Work due to start on new Wyre Forest Cemetery and
Crematorium
Work is due to start next week (7th
June) on the new £4.2m cemetery and crematorium to serve the Wyre
Forest District. The facility is scheduled for completion in spring
2011.
Located on Minster Road between Stourport-on-Severn and
Kidderminster, the new cemetery and crematorium will be set in 23
acres of landscaped gardens and will have full burial and
crematoria facilities with a chapel of rest. The striking modern
buildings will be set in a tranquil green landscape with wild
flowers and grasses, rockeries and a pond with a wooden bridge.
Access to the buildings will be through a tree lined avenue.
The new cemetery and crematorium is the result of a partnership
between Wyre Forest District Council who have contributed £1.25
million and Dignity plc. The project will be managed by Parkwood
Consultancy Services. Once completed, the facility will be
managed by Dignity plc on behalf of the Council.
Designed to meet the different needs of the bereaved regardless
of faith or belief, the chapel can be adapted to ensure that a
fitting environment will be provided for any type of funeral.
Councillor Tracey Onslow, Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet
Member for Community & Partnership Services said:
“We are pleased to work with Dignity plc on this project and we
are happy that we are able to provide a crematorium as well as a
cemetery and chapel. I am sure that families will appreciate
the thoughtful design and careful planning that has gone into this
development.”
Date of issue - 1 June 2010
