A NEW memorial postbox which allows people to send ‘Letters to Heaven’ to their loved ones has been installed at Waseley Hills Crematorium.
The move follows the success of a similar scheme at Gedling Crematorium, one of the operator’s sister sites in Nottingham, which proved very popular with more than 100 letters and cards being posted within the first few weeks.
With Mother’s Day approaching, the installation of the postbox will enable people to send cards, letters and other notes to their maternal loved ones.
The Letters to Heaven postbox was the brainchild of nine-year-old Matilda, daughter of Gedling Crematorium’s Memorial Advisor, Leanne Handy, whose father passed away in 2003 and mum died in 2017.
Leanne said: “It all came about because Matilda was always saying she wished we could send mamma and grandad birthday and Christmas cards for them to read.
“She was four when my mum died, and never met my dad.
“Now the postbox is in place, I am so pleased local people are using it and taking some comfort from it, as another way of feeling connected to their loved ones.”
Waseley Hills Crematorium is inviting local people to visit on March 18, the day before Mother’s Day, between 10.30am and 2pm to create a personalised keepsake.
The event is being run in conjunction with Creative Arts Bromsgrove. Admission is free and refreshments are complimentary.
Joy Edgington, Waseley Hills Crematorium site manager, said: “Having seen the response to the first memorial postbox at Gedling Crematorium, I am pleased to have installed something similar here at Waseley Hills, enabling our bereaved communities to have access to this wonderful asset too.
“Feedback has shown the process of writing a letter, or perhaps a birthday card, to a lost loved one has already brought therapeutic comfort to many people.”
