Our state-of-the-art bereavement centre has been designed to blend in naturally with the lakeside setting. Visitors will enter a welcoming area, where they will be able to see the funeral procession arrive beneath the porte cochere. From here, they move into the main multi-faith chapel. A secondary service chapel is accessed off the main hall for small ceremonies.
At the end of the ceremony, visitors will leave the main hall and make their way along a raised flower walkway which incorporates a viewing terrace overlooking the lake. A small function room and memorial gardens are available for visitors who wish to stay longer.
Bereavement centre, crematorium and natural burial area
This will include:
- a covered drop off and entrance lobby with a welcome/waiting area with toilets; a vestry and bearers' room
a 125 seat multi-faith chapel with lakeside views
- an 8-seat side chapel for smaller ceremonies (including natural burials) with views out to the landscaped setting of the site
- access to state-of-the-art digital media to give families the option to use video, and livestream services via the internet to mourners unable to be present on the day
- a covered cloistered area with adjacent flower garden where guests leaving the crematorium can gather
- a function room, a waiting room, refreshment facilities and toilets
- a natural burial area
- an electric cremator powered by green energy
- 80+ parking spaces for visitors, with separate staff parking
Pet cemetery
There are plans to provide a pet cemetery discretely located away from the crematorium. This is likely to form a later phase of the project.
Outside areas
There will be a mix of areas outside where friends and families can remember loved ones or enjoy peaceful natural surroundings.
These will include:
- a flower meadow
- elevated boardwalks and a viewing platform overlooking the lake
- gardens of remembrance
- accessible seating
- an area for memorial native tree planting
- a remembrance wall
There will also be:
- lakeside walkways, where it will be possible to walk dogs on leads
- a hide for bird watching
- seating areas
- permit fishing in specific areas away from the bereavement centre
All landscaping will be designed to protect and enhance the biodiversity of the site.
