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Win a free wedding ceremony at
Register Office open day
Couples planning to tie the knot are attend will have the chance to win
being invited to Swindon Register a free wedding ceremony in the
Office’s first ever wedding fayre on Register Office’s Garden Room.
Sunday 7 February, 11am to 3pm, As an added bonus, a wedding
which will showcase everything fashion show will also be taking Town Office
they need for their big day. place in the Council Chamber. 1 Groundwell Road, Swindon SN1 2LT
There’s a chance for prospective The Register Office at the Civic Tel: 01793 422422
brides and grooms to tour the Offices in Euclid Street has a choice Chapel of Rest
facilities, meet the friendly and of three ceremony rooms which 92 Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret SN3 4NN
experienced team of staff, and chat can accommodate up to 85 guests,
to providers of a range of wedding- along with an attractive outdoor Tel: 01793 832072
related services. area for those all-important Our family service caring for you
Every couple that attends will photographs. For details of the
be given a free glass of bubbly on wedding fayre contact 01793 A truly personal and compassionate service
arrival before they browse the many 522738 or email: LDonnelly@
stalls on offer. And couples who swindon.gov.uk available 24 hours a day, every day of the year
Included in The Good Funeral Guide
Retired gas fitter tells how he in recognition of our quality of service
fired up Swindon crematorium
• Professionally
qualified
• Pre-paid funeral
plans available
• Home visits
available
• Parking available John Pearce, centre, Tracy & David
‘Here for you when needed most’

Peter Beckett and bereavement services officer Zoe Fuller Providing peace of mind for you
in front of one of the three cremators at Kingsdown and your loved ones

With the fiftieth anniversary of the “With my apprentice we opened
opening of Swindon Crematorium it up in our mobile workshop and Our Prepaid Funeral Plans provide
approaching, a retired gas fitter made some improvements and had
from Haydon Wick has revealed it back in place quite quickly. a 100% Guarantee of our funeral
the unique claim to being the first “I just said let’s see if this works director services at today’s costs,
person to ignite the ovens. and pressed the button. It fired up
Peter Beckett, now 85, was the very nicely. Maybe I should have whilst also enabling you to record
gas board fitter who worked on the asked if a VIP wanted to do the your funeral wishes in full.
fuel pipeline to the new facility honour.”
at Kingsdown and installed the Before Swindon Crematorium was
regulator which set the pressure of built in the grounds of the recently Our Prepaid Funeral Plans start
the gas used in the crematorium. demolished Kingsdown House from £3,200, which includes £1,200
But he had to come to the rescue a which had replaced an Elizabethan contribution towards third party costs.
few days before it was due to open. Manor in 1810, families had to
Peter explained: “The mayor, and travel to Oxford or Cheltenham for For extra peace of mind, a complimentary,
councillors and building contractors cremations, a long and no doubt professionally written Will can be provided
were there for a test run and I came stressful journey. (if required).
out with my boss. The first thing The first ever cremation at The option of paying by monthly instalments
that went wrong was the trial coffin Kingsdown took place on 25 April
slid off the rails as it went into the 1966 and on Saturday 23 April is also available.
cremator so me and my apprentice 2016, residents are invited to talk To receive a £50 discount on
used a long bar we had in the van to crematorium staff, learn about these fees please contact us,
to lever it back into place. the 50 years of operations and take quoting the reference ‘Link1’
“Then one of the officials pressed tours behind the scenes.
the button to ignite the gas and There will be funeral directors,
nothing happened. There was a florists and stonemasons available 01793 832072
kerfuffle about what had gone to discuss funeral plans, and a or 01793 422422
wrong. I pointed out that the gas remembrance service will be held
fitting to the cremator hadn’t been in memory of all who have been www.pearcefuneral services.co.uk
set up correctly and after some cremated at Kingsdown. [email protected]
finger pointing they asked me to The details of the open day will be
have a look at it. published in the April Link.
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