People in Ashfield are being invited to take part in a memorial service to honour dads who have died. Mansfield Crematorium, which serves Ashfield, is hosting the 45-minute service in its Thoresby Chapel on Father’s Day – Sunday 16 June – at 11.00 am.
This will be the first Father’s Day memorial service held at the crematorium. It follows a Mother’s Day service earlier this year which was attended by more than 100 people.
The service will be led by Colum O’Shea, a civil celebrant. Two other civil celebrants, Katie Trinder and Cheryl Cooper, will give readings, as will funeral director James Smith from WS Ingham and Sons, and Nada Colclough, the crematorium manager and registrar.
“Father’s Day can be a particularly poignant time for those who have lost their father or father figure”, Mansfield District Councillor Andy Burgin, the portfolio holder for environment and leisure, said. “Every year, we welcome many families to our grounds who come to lay flowers and commemorate their loved ones around Father’s Day. We hope that families will find comfort in their visit to us again this year.”
During the service, photos of dads who have died will be shown on screens. People who want to remember their dads in this way are asked to send a photo by email to before 11 June.
As well as the memorial service, the crematorium’s Book of Remembrance will be open on Father’s Day from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm; and the crematorium grounds will be open for members of the public to lay flowers outside.
