Nene Valley Crematorium – donation to charity

A cheque for £385.65, funds raised for a local charity by the team at Wellingborough’s Crematorium was presented on Tuesday 1 May 2018 by the Company’s Chairperson, Councillor Barry Graves to Cheryl Smith Senior Project Manager and Office Manager Michelle Bathurst DBS Administrator of the Nene Valley Community Action charity, who offer services to front line voluntary and charitable organisations.

The raised funds will be distributed between their projects for: The Befriending Scheme, Carers Support, Purple Pet Power and The School of Life.

These funds are a result of the efforts of the crematorium team, who have been offering comfort for those who are grieving by arranging an annual remembrance service for their loved ones.

Since its opening the team have held three services of this type at the crematorium, where donations were received from attendees, in exchange for personalised messages that were put inside baubles and placed on the remembrance trees.

Similarly, further donations were received from attendees who remained afterwards to enjoy refreshments with the team.

It is the mission of the team to provide exemplary services to bereaved people within the borough and beyond. Meeting their individual need in a caring and sensitive way is of paramount importance to them. The remembrance services were structured in a way to include those of various faiths and those of none.

Cllr Barry Graves, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wellingborough Bereavement Services, responsible for Nene Valley Crematorium, said: “I am very impressed by the dedication of the team in putting on an event which has offered comfort to so many. The fact that they have also raised money to donate to charities that offer support to those locally is testament to their commitment“.

“Nene Valley Community Action are very pleased to receive this donation from Nene Valley Crematorium. We thank you for your continuing support to the work that NVCA do within the community”.

Manager for the crematorium, Tracy Lawrence, said: “I am very proud of my team for supporting this event with such devotion – we all felt very honoured to be part of it, and were particularity moved by the many meaningful compliments received from those in attendance – remembering in this way is always going to be a poignant time for all involved.”

This year the remembrance service will be held on is Saturday 1 December which, due to previous success, will again be by ticket only at no cost. When times have been confirmed, those who have requested a written signed interest to attend will be invited to reserve their tickets.

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The team at Nene Valley Crematorium have raised £12,000 for a local charity, MIND. North Northamptonshire Council’s company operated crematorium serves the community of Wellingborough, and beyond. MIND provides frontline mental health and wellbeing services. The raised funds will be utilised to allow hundreds of people to access crucial support services that can be lifesaving, including, counselling, crisis support, one-to-one support, encompassing support groups and peer support. On behalf of the Company’s Chair for the Board of Directors, Councillor Paul Bell, responsible for Wellingborough Bereavement Services, a cheque was presented on Tuesday 20 June 2023 by the Operations Director (and NNC’s Assistant Director for Regulatory Services), Iain Smith to MIND’s Business Development Director, Dion Hunt. These funds are a result of the crematorium’s membership with the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, who have adopted a recycling of metals policy via a European company, OrthoMetals.