£12,000 WINDFALL FOR ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY THANKS TO GRIMSBY CREMATORIUM TEAM

                                                                     

That money will come in very handy - all smiles from the bereavement services team and Cllr Swinburn (centre)

North East Lincolnshire Council’s Bereavement Services team has donated £12,000 to the local branch of Alzheimer’s Society.

The charity is the latest to benefit from a fundraising scheme started by Grimsby Crematorium in 2014.

Proceeds for the donations come from the sale of recyclable metals such as parts of the coffin and replacement implants or joints that can be salvaged following a cremation.

Relatives of the deceased are asked to give their consent before the cremation so the collection of the metals can go ahead.

The metals are then sold for recycling and the income from these sales is put towards the charity fund.

Donations made from this scheme have been given to charity since 2014, with a cheque handover occurring twice a year.

Since the scheme started, more than £87,000 has gone towards supporting local and national worthy causes.

There are an estimated 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK, including around 13,000 in Lincolnshire and more than 76,000 across Yorkshire and Humber.

Says Melanie Fullbrook, Dementia Connect Local Services Manager for Alzheimer’s Society:"We are very grateful for this generous donation. 

"The money we receive from fundraisers enable us to support people affected by dementia through the  services we provide."

Cllr Stewart Swinburn, portfolio holder for environment and transport at North East Lincolnshire Council, is delighted.

"It is fantastic that we can do this,"he enthuses. "We are very happy to support the local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society with this tremendous donation."

Alzheimer’s Society’s local team can be contacted on 01472 359247.