Honouring Fathers at Westerleigh Crematorium
Westerleigh Cemetery & Crematorium is inviting anyone who is missing a father or father-figure, including parents bereaved of a child, to visit to honour their loved ones on Father’s Day.
A Memorial Service is taking place in the crematorium’s Waterside Chapel on Sunday June 21, between 10.30am and 11am.
Visitors are being invited to send a photo of their father/father figure to be screened as part of a video montage during the service.
Anyone who wishes to do this should email the photos to shaun.chapman-young@westerleighgroup.co.uk
During the service, those in attendance will be able to write a message onto a tag which can be hung on a memorial tree.
After the service, refreshments will be available in The Willow Tree Café, which will be open on the day between 10am and 2pm.
Visitors can also deposit Father’s Day cards, personalised messages and tributes in the crematorium’s Letters to Loved Ones post box.
Westerleigh Cemetery & Crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 42 sites in England, Scotland and Wales, and which is trusted by more families than any other provider to deliver funerals for their loved ones.
All Westerleigh's locations are set within beautifully landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide peaceful places for people to visit and reflect, while benefitting from exceptional care and support from its teams.
Manager Shaun Chapman-Young said: “Over the Father’s Day period, we are holding in our thoughts all those missing their father, a father-figure and fathers who are bereaved of a child.
“They are all warmly welcome to join us on Father’s Day for some quiet reflection in our comfortable chapel and beautiful grounds.
“We understand that comfort means different things to different people, and we are here to support you in whatever way feels right.
“We also know that the bereaved can take great comfort from posting personal messages in our white memorial post box, which helps them maintain a feeling of connection with those they have lost.”
The invitation is open to anyone to visit the crematorium in order to remember their loved ones on Father’s Day, whether or not there is a memorial to their father or father-figure in the crematorium grounds, and regardless of where their funeral took place.
Whether a loss is recent or from some time ago, they are equally welcome.
Shaun added: “Father’s Day is one of those annual occasions when a loss can be felt more and we want to ensure people know that they are very welcome to take comfort in paying tribute to their loved ones at our crematorium.”
