To the players, ex-players, friends and families or those, who ran the line, of the Old Cooperians Rugby Club.
 
Following the sad passing of Jim Britten, his loving wife Eunice and sons Stephen and Gareth, would like to invite you to a celebration of his life on Friday 28th August.

Please pass this invitation on to anyone in the club who you think may wish to attend who may inadvertently have been missed.
 
If you are planning to attend, it would assist to send a reply by email or text to indicate this, to either gareth.britten@mac.com or to 0776 245 2991 so we have an idea of numbers.
 
The immediate family will escort Jim from his home in the Fairway to a service at Upminster Methodist Church which he has regularly attended since moving to Upminster in 1959. We would ask all his many family, friends and acquaintances to attend from here.
 
Following the service we would ask you to follow the funeral hearse the 10 minute drive to the local crematorium for a short service.
 
The wake will follow at Upminster Golf Club, a drive back the way you came, past the church and a quarter mile further on your right, where we will celebrate his amazing life.
 
James Edward Britten, 6th March 1935 - 6th August 2026
 
10:30am Upminster Methodist Church, 2 Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 1AE
Please arrive 10-15 minutes before the service. Parking is available at the rear and sides of the church but if full, paid parking is available in adjacent roads, at the railway station or behind M&S in the High Street.
http://www.upminstermethodistchurch.org/home.html
 
11:30am South Essex Crematorium, South Chapel, Ockendon Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2UY
Parking is available. There are two chapels and we will be using the larger South Chapel.
https://southessexcrematorium.co.uk/
 
12:00pm Upminster Golf Club, 114 Hall Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 1AU
Parking is available, approach the barrier and it will lift. A code is required for exiting which is provided in the clubhouse. If parking is full, free parking is available in the thatched Tithe Barn car park, which is adjacent.
https://www.upminstergolfclub.co.uk/
 
Floral Tributes
These should be sent prior to 28th August to the funeral directors BF Mulley & Son, 254 St. Mary’s Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 3DH. https://www.bfmulleyson.com/our-funeral-homes/
 
Charitable Donations
Alternatively, you may wish to make a charitable donation, which we would encourage, and ask it be made to a local charity, supported by Jim, which is First Step.
 
This is an excellent local charity, founded by family and friends from the church some 35 years ago, The charity works tirelessly to support the families of children who have special needs and or disabilities.
 
Donations can easily be made through their website https://www.firststep.org.uk/