News

August 2010. The builders are in. Work has started on our new Welcome Centre at Herongate Wood Cemetery. We do appologise for any inconveince but it is a very exciting phase for Herongate Wood. Once completed the Welcome Centre will allow up to 3 members of our Office based team to be located at Herongate Wood. The Welcome Centre will have 2 more public toilets and also a special waiting area, with coffee facilities, for family members who have arrived early for a meeting or funeral. We have been advised that compeletion is planned for end of October or beginning of November 2010.

GOLDEN CHARTER FUNERAL PLANNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009

In March 2010, we were invited to attend the Funeral Planner of the Year Award for 2009. The ceremony was taking place in the London Docklands. We were all excited and not one of the team wanted to miss the event. We were over joyed when our name was announced as the winners. We thought you would like to see a couple of the pictures we took on the day.

WE HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THE DATES FOR THE SHOWS WE WILL BE AT IN 2010.

JULY 2010

ROBIN HOOD SHOW
9.30am-5.00pm
Saturday, 3rd and Sunday, 4th July 2010
Garon Park, Eastern Avenue,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4FA.

AUGUST 2009

AZTEC SOUTHEND GARDEN SHOW
9.30am-5.00pm
Saturday, 28th, Sunday, 29th and
Bank Holiday Monday, 30th August 2010
Garon Park, Eastern Avenue,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4FA.

SEPTEMBER 2009

ORSETT COUNTRY SHOW
9.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday, 4th September 2010
Orsett Showground, Near Grays, Essex RM16 3JU

FOREST FESTIVAL
11am-4pm
Sunday 5th September 2010
Chingford Plain, London E4.
(Behind Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge)

BARLEYLANDS COUNTRY FAIR
10am-5pm
Saturday, 11th and
Sunday, 12th September 2010
Barleylands, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD

OPEN DAY AT HERONGATE WOOD-Friday, 24th and Saturday, 25th September 2010

We shall be at Herongate Wood from 10am till 4pm, ready to show you around and answer any
questions you may have. This year we have arranged for a variety of professionals to also be present
for you to meet. Including florist, solicitors, Golden Charter Funeral Plans, Local Hospices, Limousines
and Horse drawn Hearse. We are offering light refreshments.

CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL CONCERT 2010

This year the concert will be on Saturday 4th December 2010 starting promptly at 2pm. More news about it to follow.

NEW BRANCH IN BILLERICAY

We have just opened a new branch in Billericay. This is much closer to Herongate Wood than the previous branch in Chelmsford. You now have the choice of meeting us at Chelmsford, Billericay or at Herongate Wood Cemetery, which ever is most convient for you.

The new address is 19 Greens Farm Lane, Billericay, Essex CM11 2EZ
Telephone number: 01277 633085

CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL CONCERT 2009

We had a lovely concert this year and I really enjoyed meeting all our families who made themselves known to us. This year Susanna a member of the Salvation Army not only made all the introductions but also gave several beautiful solos. Our thanks are really to you as you generously donated a total of £1172, including donations from families unable to attend but wishing to support this worthy cause.

Please make a note in your diaries for next year's concert, Saturday 4th December 2010.

On a different note, we also wanted to reassure you that any items left on graves over the Christmas period will not be removed before Twelfth Night, 6th January 2010. If you would like the item back, please retrieve and take it home before this date.

NEW AWARD

We thought you might like to see a photo of us receiving an 'Excellence in Bereavement Award' from the Society of Bereavements Practitioners. This award was for our quality of service and outstanding level of care. We were nominated for the award by one of our families and supported by several others. We try very hard and we appreciate that our efforts are recognised by this award.

In the photo are three generations of Herongate Wood founders: Jackie Sawtell, daughter Isabella Sawtell, Ray Ward (Senior Partner), Tony Sawtell, Rev. Stephen Callander (Founding Director of the Society) and Tony Piper (Assistant Director).

I have left on 2009 Christmas and New Year Opening times to give you a better idea of when we will be open next Christmas.

HERE ARE OUR REVISED OPENING TIMES OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Our normal opening times are as follows:
Office: 9am till 5pm every weekday.
Cemetery: 8am till 3.30pm every weekday.
(When the main cemetery gates are closed, you can still gain access via the pedestrian gate.)

We are Funeral Directors and even when the office and cemetery are closed, we are still available on the normal telephone number: 01277 633085 .

CHRISTMAS 2009

Christmas Eve - Thurs. 24th December - Closed from 1pm

Christmas Day - Fri. 25th December - CLOSED

Boxing Day - Sat. 26th December - CLOSED

Sunday 27th December - CLOSED

Bank Holiday - Mon. 28th December - CLOSED

Tuesday 29th December - Normal Working Hours

Wednesday 30th December - Normal Working Hours

Thursday 31st December - Normal Working Hours

NEW YEAR 2010

New Years Day - Fri. 1st January - CLOSED