Jon undertook a great deal of work to produce a diligently researched speech, as well as being willing to travel a considerable distance to speak to people who remembered the deceased. He also provided a useful pack containing the order of service and a copy of his talk, which I could therefore scan and send to some people unable to attend. I am delighted to be able to recommend him to anyone in Kent or South-East London who is looking for a celebrant.

Just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for the service yesterday. It really felt like you knew the family and you captured Mike perfectly. Friends and family commented on how beautiful the service was. Your empathy, humour and charm were just amazing. Sending gratitude and best wishes on behalf of the family.

Had the best experience with Jon helping us plan Dad’s funeral service. He was very calm, caring & sincere with everything we wanted to include in the service. He fitted our family very well & guided us with everything we wanted to include. Explained everything that would happen on the day. Wrote a beautiful eulogy & even when Mum went into meltdown, he just stayed calm & told her to make the amendments & email it back. Helped with the layout of Order of Service. In all honesty, I don’t think we could have picked anyone better than Jon. I know I would definitely use him again but hopefully not for a while yet.

Jon was professional, competent, confident, very polite and respectful. He has excellent listening skills, was open-minded and took time to understand what sort of a person my father was. There were good communications throughout. He was motivated to please, sincere and we felt he wanted to do his best for our family. Jon has a good knowledge of music and helped us to make our choices. Members of the congregation said that they had enjoyed the Service so, ‘thank you’, Jon.

Just like to say how grateful we are to Jon for producing such wonderful words during my mum's Funeral. Jon was extremely helpful and guided our family through the organising of mum’s service. There were lots of people who commented on the service and how well Jon shared some lovely memories with us all. So pleased we picked you for such an important day.

Jon provided a very professional and sincere eulogy at our Mothers funeral. He truly captured her personality and made the experience a lot easier to deal with.

I met Jon for the first after my mum passed away I was struck by his empathy and his attention to detail to ensure the service was a fitting tribute and celebration of mum’s life. His analogy of mum’s struggles with I’ll health and the Dunkirk spirit were just right. He conducted the service with a calmness that put the family at ease at least as much as you can in the circumstances. No hesitation in recommending Chartwell Celebrants - thank you Jon.

Jon is such a lovely thoughtful man. From our first meeting he listened to us chatting about my father in law and at the service mentioned things I had forgotten we had mentioned. He has such a calming manner and guided us through what was a very difficult time. He made regular contact with my brother in law to ensure we were completely happy with everything and was happy to make any changes we wanted. I cannot thank him enough for the beautiful service

Thank you very much for helping us get through this difficult day You put a lot of work into making it very special to us . You was very professional and patient .
I highly recommend you for your service you gave us . 

Jon Chilley introduced himself to us as the celebrant who would be conducting a good friend's funeral. He was very sensitive to our grief and went out of his way to guide and advise us over the phone as we do not live locally. He put together a sensitive service and it went very well. We were very pleased with the way things things went and highly recommend this gentleman.

Thank you to Jon Chilley for being our celebrant for dad's funeral. Amazing support and advise with compassion, felt at ease to share dad's life,to which you wrote a touching memorable Eulogy. Highly recommended, would not hesitate to request Jon for any future ceremonies

Caring and compassionate, Jon wrote such a beautiful service for my dad, full of love and laughter and an abundance of memories, it was just the type of service to celebrate my dads long and happy life. Thank you Jon,

Jon was very caring and attentive, navigating sensitivities and emotions with wise experience, he spent time with us to bring together what was a great eulogy and service.

Jon gave an outstanding service; everything ran smoothly. When Jon spoke it was as though he knew our Stepmother personally, he had picked up on all of the idiosyncrasies from our conversation with him. Jon took the time to get to know us and asked the perfect questions which opened up memories from long ago. He made a difficult day a whole lot easier and we had every confidence in him.

Was over the moon with Jon's service.

Jon was the celebrant for my Dad's funeral service in early August. Jon visited us in the family home and spent time with us, listening to us talk about Dad and taking an interest in our photos and stories. Jon was supportive and receptive to our feedback on his talk for the service, making the necessary changes. Jon provided us with a pack of the full transcript of the service, which was very thoughtful and greatly appreciated. I found Jon empathic and was happy with the role he played in the funeral service. Jon made a very difficult time a little easier.