Between 10.30am and 12 noon on Sunday 15 June there will be an ‘Open Chapel’ at the crematorium, where visitors can spend time in quiet moments of remembrance, with reflective music playing in the background.
They will also be able to light commemorative candles and collect roses which can either be placed on a loved one’s memorial within the crematorium grounds or taken home with them.
Aylesbury Vale Crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 41 sites in England, Scotland, and Wales, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide peaceful places for people to visit and reflect.
Manager Lilly Fortune said: “Visitors are also welcome to put Father’s Day cards into our Letters to Loved Ones memorial post box. Cards will be provided by us.
"Since installing the memorial post box, we've received heartfelt feedback from the bereaved, who say that writing and sending messages to their loved ones brings them great comfort and helps them feel a continued sense of connection."
Anyone is welcome to visit the crematorium in order to remember their loved ones during the Father’s Day period, regardless of whether or not there is a memorial to their father or father figure in the grounds, or where their loved one’s funeral took place.
Neither does it matter if someone is recently bereaved, or suffered a loss some time ago, and it makes no difference where they live.
If they are near to the crematorium around Father’s Day, anyone and everyone is welcome to visit for a peaceful period of reflection and remembrance.
Lilly added: “Much like Christmas and Mother’s Day, Father’s Day can be a particularly poignant time when feelings of loss are felt more deeply. We want everyone to know they are warmly welcome to pay tribute to their loved ones at our crematorium.
“The crematorium offers lots of memorialisation options which enable the bereaved to have a long-lasting tribute to those they have lost.”
Coinciding with Father’s Day, a special offer is available until Sunday 6 July 2025 which enables families who purchase a 50-year-lease on a living memorial to receive a complimentary bronze or granite name marker (terms and conditions apply). This tribute can be dedicated to a father or father figure, as well as to any other loved one people may wish to honour.
Contact the crematorium for full details of the offer and to make an appointment to speak to a member of the team.
For more information about Father’s Day, the special offer, other events, and the services available at Aylesbury Vale Crematorium, visit www.aylesburyvalecrem.co.uk.