About Us

Paul joined us in the Spring of 2015 bringing with him 15 years experience in the funeral industry. He enjoys being able to support people when they need it most, offering an informed and supportive service whilst offering calm guidance and reassurance to the bereaved at a time when they are most vulnerable. Paul takes pride in creating meaningful, respectful services that truly honour each individual, and in knowing that every day he makes a difference. Outside of work, Paul enjoys motorsports in his classic Porsche and more recently Honda. He also enjoys walking with his two pugs.

Alison has been in the funeral industry since June 2013, joining Michael Gamble Funeral Directors in August 2018. Before working for Michael Gamble, she was employed by another local funeral company, working in Cheltenham initially before transferring to a Stroud branch in 2015. Prior to her work in the funeral industry, she has worked in both the NHS and estate agency. She loves helping families plan the perfect funeral for their loved ones. Funerals are so much more personal now than they have ever been and it’s wonderful to see the character of the person who has died be depicted in their funeral service. Helping a family arrange a funeral is a very rewarding role and she puts every effort in to ensuring that everything is how the family want it to be. Every family that Alison looks after is important to her and she takes great pride in her role as a Funeral Director. Alison volunteers for the Sunflowers Suicide Support, based in Stonehouse and supports their fundraising activities. Alison also works alongside the Stonehouse and District Royal British Legion, supporting them with Remembrance Sunday and providing the order of service each year. She became a member of the RBL in 2024. In her spare time, Alison enjoys spending time with her family, going to music concerts, meeting with friends, shopping and reading. Her and her husband enjoy walking their two dogs in the surrounding countryside of their home, and campervan holidays around the UK, with their dogs.

Robert joined us at the beginning of December 2018 and is Alison’s husband. He comes with 12 years experience in the funeral industry. He started his funeral journey as a Funeral Service Operative before being a trainee Funeral Director for the Heart of England in Nuneaton. He moved to Gloucestershire and worked for many years for Dignity running both Selim Smith in Cheltenham and Gloucester. Before working in funerals, he was a prototype engineer in the motor trade.

For Robert, his role has always been about being a custodian of the deceased regardless of what job I have been doing. We care for the deceased. His current role allows him to bring nearly 20 years of experience to this role and share that knowledge with others. It also plays to the engineer in him. His role allows him to problem solve and use the logistic part of his brain.

Robert is a lifelong motorcyclist and rides daily. Any journey on a motorcycle is a good journey, especially exploring the many green lanes on his trusty Royal Enfield. When he’s not racing around on bikes, he can be found either pottering in the garden or enjoying walks with his wife and dogs.

Zoe joined the team in September 2025 bringing 25 years of experience in the funeral profession to the role. She has worked for several of the professions well known brands over the years in a variety of roles ranging from Funeral Arranger, Funeral Director, Funeral Administrator and Embalmer to more recently, Senior Managerial roles within various Cremation Authorities. Zoe finds deep meaning and job satisfaction in my role as a Funeral Manager, as it allows her to support families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. She values being able to provide comfort, guidance, and reassurance, helping to create respectful and personalised services that truly honour each individual in unique and appropriately personal ways. It’s equally important to her to support her colleagues on the front line of service, offering guidance and encouragement so that they feel confident, knowledgeable and cared for in their roles. In Zoe’s spare time, she enjoys swimming, reading, spending time in nature and exploring new areas with her Labrador, theatre, skydiving, firewalking and wing-walking. She also has been a longstanding supporter of Guide Dogs for the Blind as her own mother lost her sight towards the end of her life. To date, Zoe has helped train over 20 guide dog puppies in her memory.

Amanda joined in 2022 and has been in the funeral industry since 2016. She previously worked for Dignity Funerals in Cheltenham as a Funeral Director. She most enjoys helping people at one of the most difficult times in their lives. She cannot imagine doing anything else and feel honoured to be doing the job that she does. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.