Deaths, funerals and cremations
Memorials at Park Wood Crematorium
Book of Remembrance
The Book of Remembrance is available to view at Park Wood Crematorium during the following times
- Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm
- Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Entries can be inserted into the Book of Remembrance in two, five, or eight-lines; floral or badge emblems are available with five or eight-line entries.
The Book of Remembrance can be viewed online: Online Book of Remembrance for Park Wood Crematorium|
For advice on prices, or to obtain an order form to insert an entry into the Book of Remembrance, please contact the administration office .
Other memorials
Other memorials include:
- memorial roses
- benches
- private garden areas
- kerbstone plaques
- tower plaques, including a memorial tower plaque specifically for infants.
For prices and application forms for plaque wording, please contact the administration office.
All the memorials at Park Wood Crematorium (excluding the Book of Remembrance) are available to lease for a period of fifteen years. After that time, you will be contacted and offered the option of renewing the memorial for a further fifteen year period.
Memorials at Park Wood Crematorium are situated in specific areas, designed to provide an attractive, landscaped, garden of remembrance. No glass or plastic vases are allowed, and no unauthorised memorabilia is permitted to be placed within the crematorium grounds.
Options available for the final resting place of cremated remains
Gardens of Remembrance
After cremation, there are a number of options available to families who are unsure as to the final resting place of the cremated remains.
At Park Wood Crematorium, the cremated remains can be strewn in the Gardens of Remembrance by our staff. We have seasonal locations for the strewing of cremated remains, which are recorded in our statutory records for the purpose of future reference. Alternatively, an appointment can be made for the family to attend while the cremated remains are strewn. There are no additional charges for this service, provided the cremation was undertaken at Park Wood.
Burial of cremated remains
For families wishing the cremated remains to be interred instead of strewn, a garden of remembrance plot which holds two caskets can be purchased, with a brass or granite plaque, at Brighouse, Rastrick, or Stoney Royd cemeteries. Alternatively, a half grave space can be purchased at any Calderdale cemetery. Please contact the administration office for advice, or fees involved in purchasing the exclusive right of burial in a grave space.
Collection
Your funeral director will advise you on the options available if you wish to collect the cremated remains for a private disposal, or if you require more time to make a decision.
