John Gray & Co Community Assistance Programme Our pledge to help our local communities

About the Community Assistance Programme

The Community Assistance Programme is now closed for applications until 2026 – thank you for your interest, and stay tuned for further updates!

John Gray & Co Funeral Directors has been serving the community of North Down for over 60 years and was established in Central Avenue in 1961. With support from parent company, Funeral Partners, we have launched the John Gray & Co Community Assistance Programme, to benefit the local communities in Bangor and Holywood.Community Assistance Programme

We award small grants to small, local community initiatives. Our aim with the John Gray Community Assistance Programme is to connect and engage with projects in our local communities to help them develop.

Previous recipients

The recipients of the 2024 fund included:

Inspiring Yarns

Little Doves Ltd

The Link Family & Community Centre

NI Cross Community Angling

Holywood Shared Town

Bangor Sea Cadet

Rosie’s Trust

Home-start North Down

Play-a-way Preschool/Playgroup

North Down Softball Club

Strean Presbyterian Church

Bangor Chiefs inline Hockey Club

North Down & Ards Women’s Aid

News

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  • Backing Local Change-Makers: John Gray & Co. Grants Awarded

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  • Six more good causes supported by Funeral Directors’ Community Assistance Programme

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  • Community Assistance Programme helps local charities

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  • Community Assistance Programme launched to support charities and not-for-profit organisations

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Thank you so much for arranging my stepmother's funeral. It was as perfect as a funeral can be from the arrangements to the day. Special thanks to Anne Marie and Sandra in the Bangor office and Andrew on the day who was so caring and…

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From the start of our process to the very end Anne-Marie was fantastic! She showed patience, understanding and knowledge in what was a very emotional and difficult time for us on the loss of our mum, and grandma to my daughter, who had an exceptionally…

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Very dignified and friendly funeral arrangements..Sandra and Andrew deserve a particular mention for arranging everything required .Couldnt recommend John Gray &Co.highly enough.

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All staff we encountered were Amazing. The whole week was a blur for us and the staff clearly understood this and took control of the things we needed. Seamless from start to finish.

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Every member of the team we dealt with was caring, professional, communicated clearly with us and made us feel that our mum was getting the best possible care. I would like to thank Riana and Sarah and Andrew in particular.

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I arrived unannounced and without an appointment but although the parlour was short-staffed due to holidays, time was found to discuss what I wished for, quietly and efficiently and when the time came for the memorial service itself, everything had been set up perfectly.

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