Roofing contractors are carrying out repairs to the roof at Grimsby Crematorium from Friday 22 September. They erected scaffolding at the weekend ahead of repairs starting on Friday to the areas with a flat roof. It means the crematorium is not conducting services on a Monday or Friday to give the workers time to repair…
6 days ago | Births, marriages and deathsSTEPPING into the Victorian buildings at Scartho cemetery is like drifting back in time, to an era where ladies in bustling skirts and men with wool jackets and flat caps arrived at the large, wrought iron gates to say a final farewell to their loved ones. Opened in 1889, the arrival of a funeral cortege,…
2 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths
As more people consider their environmental impact, those with a leaning towards an eco-friendly ethos are looking at woodland and natural burial sites as an option for their final resting place. Accessible and close to the centre of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Council’s Woodlands Burial Area is peaceful and rustic, giving the impression of being…
3 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths
LOSING a pet can be incredibly distressing and considering how to say a proper goodbye to a much-loved family member and friend can be a difficult and emotional journey. Treasured Memories at Grimsby Crematorium is the only pet crematorium in North East Lincolnshire, offering bespoke funeral services for small animals to large dogs. The friendly,…
3 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths
THE British Heart Foundation is the latest charity to benefit from a donation of £12,000, following the sale of recyclable metals collected at Grimsby Crematorium. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) Metals Recycling Scheme has been in operation since 2014, collecting recyclable metals such as parts of the coffin and replacement implants or…
4 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL THE MARRIAGE ACT 1949 (AS AMENDED), THE MARRIAGES, CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS (APPROVED PREMISES) REGULATIONS 2005 and MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) ACT 2013, and THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS (Opposite-Sex Couples) REGULATIONS 2019 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PREMISES North East Lincolnshire Borough Council, being the Authority for the purposes of The Marriage…
5 months ago | Births, marriages and deathsPark ward voters in Thursday’s local elections will be among the first people lucky enough to see inside the recently restored Scartho Cemetery Chapels. Last week, specialist contractors finished work on the impressive Victorian chapel buildings in time for polling day on 4 May. North East Lincolnshire Council is working with its partner Equans to…
5 months ago | Births, marriages and deaths
Historic buildings at Scartho Cemetery in Grimsby move a step closer to being brought back into use with restoration works starting this week. Following the restoration of the Cemetery Gates in 2019 and first phase of conservation works to the Cemetery Chapels in 2021, the next stage of conservation works is now ready to begin….
1 year ago | Births, marriages and deaths
Police are investigating after a masked intruder broke into the new tea room at Grimsby Crematorium, only three weeks after it opened. CCTV cameras at the premises captured footage of a man breaking in during the early hours of Thursday 18 August. In the footage, which has been passed to Humberside Police, the intruder can…
1 year ago | Births, marriages and deaths
A stylish new café and function room is bringing an empty, old building back into use at Grimsby Crematorium. Named Reflections, the tea room can be found in the newly renovated Crematorium Lodge. Reflections offers refreshments and catering for people attending funerals and visitors to the cemetery and crematorium. Upstairs is a function room available…
1 year ago | Births, marriages and deaths