Bracknell

Hundreds of residents are expected to pay their respects to loved ones buried or cremated at Easthampstead Park Cemetery and Crematorium on Sunday, September 3, at the annual Bracknell Thanksgiving and Remembrance service.

The open air memorial service has been running at the Bracknell Forest Borough Council run crematorium for the past 18 years and gives residents the chance to remember loved ones through speeches, prayers and hymns.

Bracknell Forest Mayor Cllr Clifton Thompson will be doing a reading at this year's service while Father John Connell from St Paul's Church in Wokingham, Methodist minister the Reverend Libby Godden and the Reverend Tony Cunningham from St Joseph's and St Margaret Clitherow Churches will also say prayers and readings.

Iris Rhodes from the British Humanist Association will also make a non-religious reading during the 45-minute service.

All residents wanting to pay respects to their loved ones are welcome to attend the service which starts at 3pm.

Cllr Clifton Thompson, Mayor of Bracknell Forest, said: "This event is always very popular and well attended. Not only does it provide residents with time to reflect and remember their loved ones it also brings comfort and helps people remember those family members and friends who are no longer with us."

Donations made after the service will go to the Mayor's chosen charity Age Concern.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council