Great news for the Isle of Sheppey!
As this year’s Baby Loss Awareness Week draws to a close, we are delighted to announce that we are creating a Baby Memorial Area in the heart of Sheerness. Our charity opened the unique Ashford Baby Memorial Garden in 2013 and over the years we have created four small memorial areas – each with nametile boards – in Faversham, Canterbury, Sittingbourne and Margate. Today we are pleased to announce our latest area will be in the Beachfieldsseafront garden, next to the Sheerness Swimming Pool.
We are grateful to Swale Borough Council staff and councillors for its support, and to local volunteer Sarah who is helping us (thank you, Sarah).
Cllr Hannah Perkin, chair of Swale Council’s Housing, Health and Communities Committee, said:
“We are incredibly proud to be partnering with this amazing charity again to install the third baby memorial garden in Swale, creating a space on Sheppey for families to remember their special babies.
The tiles for the new Sheerness memorial board (or for any of the other areas) can be ordered for £40 from our website here is link to the order form.
The next order will be going in on 15 November and further orders at three monthly intervals afterwards.
The photo below shows the approximate location of our new, special area - it will be roughly where the word ‘Adventure’ appears. It is next to the new Golf attraction on the seafront and there is parking right next door.
Over time, we would like to create more of these local memorial areas, so if you have any suggestions for suitable locations, please get in touch!
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