People will be able to celebrate their loved ones on Mothering Sunday via a crematorium’s online service this year instead of a traditional ceremony.
Gedling Crematorium will broadcast a Mothering Sunday service on its website on Sunday, March 14, from 11am because lockdown restrictions prevent people from attending this event.
The service is taking place at the newly-opened Sirhowy Valley Crematorium in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, and will be broadcast on websites belonging to all sites within the Westerleigh Group, who manage Gedling Creamtorium on Catfoot Lane.
Over the Christmas period, around 11,000 people viewed their festive service of remembrance which was made available digitally because pandemic restrictions prevented people from attending the ceremonies in person like they usually do.
The services is expected to last around 45 minutes and will include prayers, hymns and readings.
Amanda Carr, regional manager for Westerleigh Group, said: “Mother’s Day can be a particularly poignant time for those who have lost loved ones.
“Lockdown restrictions will prevent many people from being able to remember their mothers in the way they would wish to, and families will not be able to gather together as they may have done otherwise.
“That’s why we wanted to provide this Mother’s Day service, to bring some comfort to people and to enable them to feel that they are honouring their lost loved ones in a special way.
“Our festive services of remembrance, which were streamed on-line in December, proved extremely popular and we had some very positive feedback, so we hope people will be equally as pleased with our Mother’s Day service.”
The service can be found by visiting www.gedlingcrematorium.co.uk and following the link.
It will also be available to view afterwards on the Westerleigh Group’s Youtube channel.
