Crematorium Remembrance
New memorials for 2024
Natural Stone Plaque to be erected at the Crematorium
Each intricate customised plaque is a personal dedicated memory for your loved one. Our memorials officer is able to offer advice on the inscription and layout of your plaque offering any help you may need along the way. An ideal way to remember a loved one scattered nearby.
Streamside Plaques
Memorial Plaques located on decorative wooden plinths overlooking the brook that winds through the crematorium grounds - a beautiful natural spot in our ancient natural woodland.
Babies and Children’s Garden of Remembrance
Our Babies and Children’s Garden of Remembrance is located in a quiet area of the grounds and consists of:
- a ‘Born to Soon’ interment section.
- an area to scatter cremated remains of babies and children – this is split into four areas for children born in Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter.
- a summerhouse for parents and siblings to visit and leave mementos for their baby and to sit in quiet reflection.
Please be aware that any new memorial will need to be authorised before it can be placed in the gardens of remembrance. In failing to do so, we hold the right to remove any items which are unauthorised.
Garden of Remembrance
You can leave flowers in our beautiful Garden of Remembrance.
Please remove all plastic packaging. Any glass will be removed. Any unauthorised planting in the grounds will be moved by grounds staff.
Dogs are welcome in the grounds but must be always kept on a lead. Make sure you clean up after your dog and use the bins provided to dispose of any waste.
Fresh cut flowers can also be left in the specially provided vases in the Book of Remembrance Room.
Book of remembrance room opening hours from 2 January 2024
- Monday to Friday - 8am to 4.30pm
- Saturday - 10am to 2pm
- Sunday and bank holidays - CLOSED - except Easter Sunday, Mothers day and Fathers day (will be open 10am to 12 noon)
View The Book of Remembrance online at any time.
Please note
that the digitised book is located on an external website that is not
maintained by the Isle of Wight Council.
Important information about the The Woodland Walk
The Woodland Walk within the crematorium is a natural ancient woodland and as such has natural hazards which include a fast-flowing brook, exposed tree roots, uneven surfaces, sheer bank edges and slippery leaves and bridges after wet weather.
To preserve this ancient beauty we keep intervention to a minimum and we remind you that you enter at your own risk and that you must:
- keep to the designated pathways
- Keep away from the edges as banks can have sheer drops or be undercut
- obey any signage and warnings if the area has been closed off
- only enter by the designated routes
- always supervise children
If the Woodland Walk has been closed do not enter because it has been assessed as unsafe or there are National Weather Warnings in place. The Woodland Walk will always close in high winds or in periods of flood. The Isle of Wight Council accepts no liability for accident or injury in this area.
Please ask at the office for further information or call 01983 882288 or 01983 823310.
Memorials at the Crematorium
Our dedicated team can offer various memorials for you to remember your loved ones.
Contact the office on 01983 882288 to book an appointment and discuss your options.
The grounds are open everyday so please feel free to visit to see the different types of memorials available.