News Guardian – August 19, 2010 A CULLERCOATS businessman has been appointed the new regional director of the British Institute of Funeral Directors. Jonathan Ryland is a former chairman and secretary of the BIFD, and currently runs R J Ryland Funeral Services, based at Cullercoats, with his parents Edward and Brenda Ryland. The region covers […]
News Guardian – March 4, 2010 IN the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, Cullercoats-based funeral director Jonathan Ryland has been to the Caribbean island as part of an international aid team. He was based in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where he worked alongside forensic scientists, embalmers, mortuary technicians, bereavement councillors and logistic personnel. Jonathan was flown […]
A picture of North Shields Fish Quay has been presented to Adrian Pink, national president of the British Institute of Funeral Directors to mark his visit to the area. He was the guest of members of the North East and Cumbria region of the institute. The inscribed picture was handed over by jonathan Ryland of […]
News Guardian – October 4, 2007 THE new chairman and secretary of the north east and Cumbria region of the British Institute of Funeral Directors is Jonathan Ryland, of RJ Ryland Funeral Services, Cullercoats. Previously vice-chairman and secretary, he accepted the chain of office from national president Roger Clark on a tour of funeral businesses […]
News Guardian – November 24, 2005 By News Reporter Tel (0191) 251 8484 A NEW form of funeral service that can be held almost anywhere except in churches or religious buildings is being pioneered in North Tyneside. Civil funerals, as they are known, are driven by the wishes, beliefs and values of the deceased and […]
News Guardian – February 24, 2005 A CULLERCOATS funeral director has returned from tsunami hit Thailand. Jonathan Ryland was part of an international aid team based in Phuket. He was one of more than 100 people from over 20 countries who were deployed to help in relief and recovery operations. Jonathan, of R J Ryland […]
News Guardian – January 20, 2005 A FUNERAL director is in Thailand helping in the aftermath of the devastating Boxing Day tsunami. Jonathan Ryland, a fully qualified, embalmer travelled to the region last weekend to help prepare and embalm victims. The 37-year-old helps run Cullercoats based R J Ryland Funeral Services with his parents, Edward […]
