Chase and District Memorial Park celebrates opening after 5-year delay
The Chase and District Memorial Park in Burntwood has opened its Crematorium, providing affordable resting places, funeral and cremation services, from July 2022 after a five-year delay.
The independently-run Memorial Park is situated within nine acres of grounds and offers a range of cremation services available for both individuals and through funeral directors.
The Chapel offers an intimate space for up to 35 attendees to hold services, including the Obitus sound system and live streaming technologies. The newly-relocated Crematorium provides the option of laying loved ones to rest on site, or having ashes returned within 48 hours so families can proceed with further special arrangements or life celebrations.
The grounds offer a number of burial choices from pre-selected individual or family plots that can be purchased prior to need, mixed burial spaces plus tree memorials and dedicated spaces to reflect religious sensitivities.
John Connell, director of The Chase and District Memorial Park, said: “I’m delighted that after many years of struggle, what was previously dubbed the ‘Crematorium that never opened’ is now fully operational and run by a passionate team of dedicated people to help those during their time of need.
“The relocation of the Crematorium was required, and whilst this delayed our opening by five years and required significant additional investment, it has absolutely secured the operation of the park for years to come and truly demonstrates my personal dedication to providing an independent, high-end service to the local community and respect to the land itself.”
He added: I have huge plans for our Memorial Park over the coming years and I’m committed to ensuring that we maintain investment and I’m passionate about making Chase and District the best it can possibly be.”
