Remembering Mothers at Barham Crematorium
Barham Crematorium is inviting people to visit during the period around Mother’s Day and take time to remember and reflect on beloved relatives they have lost.
On Mothering Sunday – 30 March – visitors will be able to collect a wooden pebble from outside the chapel which they can personalise with a message to a loved one.
These pebbles can either be placed on a memorial within the crematorium’s grounds or taken home with them.
Barham Crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 41 sites in England, Scotland, and Wales, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide peaceful places for people to visit and reflect.
Manager Remy David said: “We will also provide cards which people can write personal messages on and then deposit in our Letters to Loved Ones memorial post box.
“We know, from feedback we’ve had since the memorial post box was installed, that the bereaved can take great comfort from posting messages to loved ones, and it helps them maintain a feeling of connection with them.”
Anyone is welcome to visit the crematorium in order to remember their loved ones during the Mother’s Day period.
It does not matter whether or not there is a memorial to their mother or mother figure in the crematorium grounds, or where their funeral took place.
Neither does it matter if someone is recently bereaved, or suffered a loss some time ago, and it makes no difference where they live.
If they are near to the crematorium around Mother’s Day, anyone and everyone is welcome to visit for a peaceful period of reflection and remembrance.
Remy added: “Mother’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.
“It can equally be a particularly difficult time for mothers who are bereaved of a child, and they are also extremely welcome to visit us.”
Special days like Mother’s Day can also be a time when people think more about purchasing a memorial in honour of someone they have lost and Westerleigh Group is running a special offer between March 3 and April 30.
Families who buy a new granite memorial or EverWith personal jewellery from the crematorium, can get free personalisation, up to the value of £500.
This can include hand-designed artwork transferred directly onto the memorial, such as portraits, club crests, animals, hobbies, places or interest, a picture of loved one transferred onto a plaque which is then placed on the memorial or engraving of names or images on selected EverWith jewellery items.
Anyone interested in taking up this offer should visit the crematorium’s website or call and speak to a member of the team there for more information.
