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Huntingdon crematorium & cemetery service of dedication
On Saturday 9th April, I had the pleasure of being invited to the official opening of the new site in Huntingdon.
The service was led by The Right revd Dr Dagmar Winter, Bishop of Huntingdon followed by an address by the Mayor of Huntingdon Karl Webb.
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The service was followed by a tour of the facilities by the manager Sam Smith and her colleagues, who have done a fabulous job of creating a warm and inviting space.
The site was built with sustainability and the environment in mind. The town council has also taken the opportunity to have a new depot and purpose-built glasshouse constructed at the rear of the site, with the heat recovered from the cremator used to heat the greenhouse, which will be used to propagate and grow plants for the town's flower beds and containers.
A beautiful chapel with a floor to ceiling glass wall built in to allow for the natural beauty of the outside in. The chapel had a unique feature of a secure room that could be utilised for prisoners attending family funerals. It was also nice to see the care taken to decorate the crematory with woodland scene wallpaper, an area that can sometimes be overlooked when new crematoria are built.
Light refreshments and a chance to talk to Sam and all that helped achieve the build in the Sapley Lodge, a hospitality building that will service wakes, was a lovely end to the day.
Thank you to Sam and all the team.
