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WEDNESDAY 20 June 2012
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Crematorium on track Phillip Rollo
Gibbons Construction workers Rewai Coe, Gary Bainbridge, Rex Bishop and Steve Haines work on the privately owned crematorium next to Gardens of the World in Hope. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
has been high. The only current crematoriums in the Nelson/ Tasman region are in Motueka and Wakapuaka. Waimea’s lack of a crematorium is part of the reason why it was so sought after. Francis Day says it is progressing well, but an official completion date was yet to be announced. “It’s all on schedule and that’s all we can really say. There have been no setbacks or holdups so it’s all going to plan,” he says. Building began at the beginning of April. Francis would not disclose the figure of how much construction of the crematorium will cost but hinted that it will be the best crematorium in the Nelson and Tasman region.
A privately owned crematorium could be opened in Hope as early as October as its construction remains firmly on track. The crematorium is being built by Gibbons Construction on a site next to Gardens of the World. It will be owned by the Day family, who run the Waimea Richmond Funeral Services. The Day family also own Gardens of the World, however the crematorium will be an entirely different entity. Public interest in the project, which will make it the only crematorium in the Waimea region,
news in BRIEF ON THE HUNT: The Wakefield Annual Boar and Stag Hunt is being held this week. Weigh in will be on Saturday at 4pm followed by a meal and prizegiving. There will be cash prizes for average weight, heaviest boar, longest tusks, heaviest stag as well as children’s categories. For further information please phone the Wakefield Hotel on 541 8006.
SCHOOL SHOW TO THANK SUPPORT: Salisbury School is putting on a public show next Monday night from 6-7pm to say thank the community for the amazing support. ‘The rhythm of life’ is a dance and drama show which takes a brief journey through the history of New Zealand. The five ‘body rhythms’ are represented in each scene and are linked with various life stages.
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