Join The Co-operative Funeralcare for a memorial walk in Heanor
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 16/09/2016
Heanor and Ilkeston families who have lost a loved one are being invited to attend a special memorial walk at 10am – 12pm on Saturday 17 September at Shipley Country Park, Heanor.
The Co-operative Funeralcare on Holbrook Street, Heanor and The Co-operative Funeralcare on Lower Stanton Road, Ilkeston are inviting families to come along to the memorial walk to join together in remembrance. The memorial walk will give families the opportunity to include personalised tribute to their loved ones, as everyone will receive a memory balloon to release at the end of the walk.
The cost is £3.50 per person and includes a bottle of water and a memory balloon.
David Clarke, Funeral Director, said: “We feel it is important to support our families, beyond the funeral to help them through the grieving process. We hope that by holding a memorial walk to celebrate the lives of those that have been lost, we can give our families some solace and comfort.”
Anyone wishing to attend the memorial walk can contact the team at The Co-operative Funeralcare, Heanor on Tel: 01773 713089 or The Co-operative Funeralcare, Ilkeston on Tel: 0115 932 7687.
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About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. The company’s funeral business consist of over 120 funeral homes across 16 counties, 10 florists, masonry production and administration, Bretby Crematorium and Terry Smiths coffin factory.
Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store and funeral home development programme for 2015/16.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
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