Vale Royal Crematorium donates £5,000 to local hospice
A hospice which provides valuable palliative care to local people has received a welcome £5,000 cash boost from Vale Royal Crematorium.
Nearly 85% of the care provided by St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice is funded through donations, fundraising, a lottery and charity shops.
Vale Royal Crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, with 37 sites in England, Scotland and Wales, all set within beautifully-landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide pleasant, peaceful places for people to visit and reflect.
The money was raised through Vale Royal Crematorium’s metal recycling scheme.
With the consent of families, metals recovered during cremation are recycled and any money raised is used to support charities and other worthy causes in the communities surrounding every crematorium and cemetery which are part of Westerleigh Group.
Vale Royal Crematorium Site Manager Dave Haslam said: “St Luke’s Hospice supports people in ways which go far beyond the scope and funding of the NHS.
“The charity provides a huge range of support, from end-of-life care to supporting carers, from helping children to cope with grief to helping patients return to work after an illness.
“We’re proud to be able to donate money to help them continue to make such a positive difference to lives of so many local people, when they need it the most.”
