Baby gardens
The 'Forget-Me-Not' Baby Garden in Warrington Cemetery and the 'Rose Bud' Baby Garden in Fox Covert Cemetery are special places for families to remember your lost child.
A life begun... but not yet completed
Each garden contains a bronze statue of a baby on a granite column. Placed on unfinished granite they signify a life begun but not yet completed.
Graves are provided within the baby gardens for families choosing to have a burial. Memorials or headstones can be accommodated within this lawned area. Warrington Borough Council now operates a Memorial Masons Registration Scheme for masons working within any of our cemeteries. You are required to use one of these masons. For further information please see below for details of how to contact us.
In the interests of maintenance and visitor safety we request that any ornaments or toys be placed on, or to the side of the headstone rather than on the grave space. We thank you for your co-operation.
An area within each garden has been dedicated to the strewing of cremated remains. Arrangements can be made so that either we carry out the strewing for you within the garden or, by appointment, family and friends can witness or undertake the strewing themselves. You may also wish to make arrangements for a minister or other ceremony to be included.
Forget-me-not
Both gardens include a raised memorial planter. Memorial plaques are available for a 20 year period and may be purchased by anyone; regardless of whether or not they have a baby buried in the baby garden.
Further help, advice and counselling
Please contact:
The council's bereavement services
Write or visit: Bereavement Services, Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Walton, Warrington Tel: 01925 267731
Fax: 01925 267732
Email: bereavement-services@warrington.gov.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care, Cruse House, 126 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1UR
Tel: 020 8939 9530 or email: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, 14 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DP
Tel: 020 7235 0965
The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society, 28 Portland Place, London W1N 4DE
Tel: 020 7436 7940
Winston's Wish (supporting bereaved children and young people)
The Clara Burgess Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Great Western Road,
Gloucester GL1 3NN
Family Line 0845 20 30 40 5
General Enquiries 01452 394377
Website: www.winstonswish.org.uk
Donation fund
Warrington Borough Council are committed to the provision of high quality bereavement services which reflects the needs of all the community. To ensure we understand more fully the needs of those who use our service, we have developed a liaison group comprising funeral directors, the clergy, monumental masons, the registrar of births and deaths and Warrington Bereavement Counselling Service. We are all committed to working together to improve the bereavement service in Warrington.
As a group we have considered facilities for the future burial of babies in Warrington, taking into account the increasing number of families seeking to trace the burial place of their babies who died as long ago as 40 or 50 years ago. It is often only now that mothers feel emotionally strong enough to make this enquiry.
It has been agreed that special areas are needed in Warrington and Fox Covert Cemeteries for the future burial of babies, enabling families to gain comfort from each other. The area within Warrington Cemetery is to include a dedicated area within the baby garden to provide a special place for families to go to remember their baby.
A number of local businesses have expressed a wish to contribute to the development of the baby areas and we are also very aware that many families may wish to make a donation.
To allow this to happen, we have established a donation fund for those who wish to contribute. A list of materials is available, should you prefer this to a financial contribution.
Names of those who have donated will be displayed at the opening ceremony.
If you wish to contribute to the fund contact the registrar at Walton Lea Crematorium for a form.
Last updated 25/01/2010 09:42:27
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