Funeral hold-ups in prospect while contractors work on Grimsby crematorium roof repairs

                                                                     

Repairs could take as long as 16 weeks

CONTRACTORS start work this week on repairs to the roof at Grimsby Crematorium.

They erected scaffolding at the weekend ahead of repairs starting on Friday to the areas with a flat roof.

It means the crematorium is not now conducting services either on a Monday or Friday while the works are in progress

There will also be some restricted access to the crematorium building at weekends.

The works are expected to take 16 weeks to complete.

Regrettably this will lead to funeral delays, but North East Lincolnshire  says it will  seek "to keep disruption to a minimum".

The Grimsby News says: If the crematorium is leaking or unstable ,it clearly needs to be repaired. But should the project really take as long as 16 weeks?  That will cause significant inconvenience to many grieving families. Urgency is required. The council and its contractors need to step up their game