Seasonal service at Forest of Dean Crematorium
Forest of Dean Crematorium is inviting local people to submit digital photos of their loved ones to be included in a slideshow to be shown at its annual Christmas Carol and Memorial Service.
The seasonal service takes place on Friday 29 November at 6pm and there is an open invitation for anyone to attend.
The festive gathering provides a valuable opportunity for families and friends to come together and remember their loved ones in the run up to Christmas, a time when people can particularly feel their losses.
The service will include a selection of readings and popular Christmas Carols. Refreshments will be available. Those who attend will also be invited to make a donation to Dementia UK, Westerleigh Group’s corporate charity partner.
Anyone who would like a photo of a loved one – whether they passed recently or some time ago - to be included in the memorial slideshow during the service should email it to forestofdean@westerleighgroup.co.uk by Friday 15 November, using the heading “Christmas Service Photo Slideshow”.
The event is free to attend but in order to help manage numbers, the crematorium is requesting that people who do wish to be there should email them at the same address as above.
Forest of Dean Crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 40 sites across England, Scotland and Wales, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide peaceful places for people to visit and reflect.
Manager Hannah Bain said: “Our annual Christmas Carol and Memorial Service is a lovely and meaningful way to bring people together to reflect and honour their loved ones during the festive season.
“Visitors to the event will be able to place Christmas cards into our Letters to Loved Ones memorial post box.
“We hope that everyone who joins us will find comfort in being able to pay tribute to their loved one during the service whilst being in the company of other people who are in a similar situation.
“Our Christmas Carol and Memorial Service is open for anyone and everyone who lives, works or who is visiting the communities surrounding our crematorium in leading up to Christmas. Everyone is welcome.”
