Families invited to join West Lothian Crematorium’s wave of light

A Wave of Light will be sweeping over West Lothian Crematorium next month in support of those who have experienced baby or pregnancy loss.

Anyone who is carrying the experience of baby or pregnancy loss is invited to visit the crematorium on Friday 10 October, between 6pm and 7.30pm, to take part in the event.

It has been organised in support of the annual Baby Loss Awareness Week, which has been running since 2002 and this year takes place between October 9 and 15.

Visitors to the Wave of Light event will be able to have quiet moments of reflection the crematorium’s welcoming chapel and light a commemorative candle in memory of a young life.

Light refreshments will be provided and quiet activities will be available for any children attending.

West Lothian Crematorium is part of  Westerleigh Group, one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 41 other sites in England, Scotland and Wales, and which is trusted by more families than any other provider to deliver funerals for their loved ones.

 

All of Westerleigh's locations are set within beautifully landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide peaceful places for people to visit and reflect, while benefitting from exceptional care and support from its teams.

Crematorium Assistant Eilish Thomson said: “Baby Loss Awareness Week provides a focus for grieving parents and families to commemorate their loved ones, while also raising awareness of pregnancy and baby bereavements, promoting improved care and encouraging work to save babies’ lives.

“Organising our event gives those within our local community who have been affected by pregnancy and baby loss a comforting environment in which to remember and reflect, with people who have had similar experiences to their own.

“Parents, siblings, families and friends are all very welcome to join us on October 10; no advance booking is necessary.

“You don’t need to have held a funeral service here or have a memorial in our grounds, the invitation to our Wave of Light event is open to anyone who feels they may benefit from joining us.”

 

To find out more about West Lothian Crematorium and the exceptional care it provides to local communities, visit: www.westlothiancrematorium.co.uk