Events

Pop-up Grief Café

The first Saturday of each month 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Mortlake Crematorium in partnership with the Good Grief Trust hold a pop up Café the first Saturday of each month at Mortlake Crematorium between 2.00pm & 4.00pm in the waiting room or outside if the weather is warm enough.

Pop Up Cafés were launched in 2019 to offer a friendly place out in the community to pop along and find others who may have been through a similar bereavement.

The purpose of the Good Grief Pop Up Café is to offer an umbrella of support in local communities and raise awareness of the Good Grief Trust online database which unite bereavement services across the country.

You are welcome to walk around our beautiful grounds, have a soft drink and cake and chat to our volunteers and others.

It is hoped that it is a way to connect grieving people with their local communities.  By sharing stories and meeting and talking to others, we can hopefully help each other find a way forward.

Volunteers kindly make cakes and if there any are left over we will be taking them to vulnerable people in the community.

If you have a food allergy please let us know so we can have drinks and snacks available which are suitable.

Father’s Day

Sunday 18th June 2023, 10.30am in the Chapel (the service will also be webcast)

Father’s Day can be such a difficult day when you’re bereaved. Whether you’re a Dad who has lost a child, you’re missing your Dad, or a special person, it’s never an easy time.

Our service will take place in the Chapel and everyone is welcome.  The name of the person you are remembering will be read out during the service.

On our dedicated online place you can add a photo, and share a memory or message.  We want you to use this space to share your memories, and help to build a community, united in remembrance.

Wave of Light

Sunday 15th October 2023 – 7pm – 8pm

Baby Loss Awareness Week Finishes each year on October 15th with the global wave of light.  October 15th is also International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and is recognised across the world.  We would like to invite you to join with other families across the world and take part in the global wave of light in our Chapel.  You are welcome to bring your own candle and we will also have candles available.  Quiet music will play in the background.

Our Adults Christmas Christmas Remembrance Services will be held on Sunday 3rd December 2023 at 2.00pm

Our Babies and Children’s Remembrance Service will be held on Sunday 10th December 2023  at 11.30am

For those unable to attend you can watch the service online

National Grief Awareness week

2nd -8th December every year

It is held to raise awareness of all aspects of grief and loss on a national scale

Grief Awareness Week – Park Walk/Run

Visitors to the Crematorium, Funeral Directors and Arrangers, celebrants, staff will be able to take part in a 5k walk/run at Kingston Park Run & Gunnersbury Park Run on Saturday 2nd December 2023 08:45 for Grief Awareness Week.  If you would like to be involved please contact us.   You may be remembering someone you love; a child, mother, father, Grandad, grandmother, uncle, aunt, sister, brother, friend, colleague . #shareyourstory #strongertogether

All of those at the Good Grief Trust have lost someone they love, so they want to help you find the support you need as quickly as possible

Mother’s Day

Sunday 19th March 2023 – 10.30am in the Chapel (the service will also be webcast)

Mother’s Day can be such a difficult day when you’re bereaved. Whether you’re a Mum who has lost a child, you’re missing your Mum, or a special person, it’s never an easy time.  The service will be held in the Chapel, time at 10.30am.

The names of those you are remembering will be read out in the service, please get in touch if you would like someone remembered.

For those unable to attend the service can be watched on line:

Website:        https://watch.obitus.com

Username:     xara8040

Password:      569614

There is also a special dedicated online place to remember them.  On the dedicated page you can add a photo, and share a memory or message.  We want you to use this space to share your memories, and help to build a community, united in remembrance.