News and Events
Upcoming Events
Heritage Morning – Priory Road Cemetery
Saturday 14th September 2024 (10am – 11am)
Huntingdon Crematorium and Cemeteries are hosting a Heritage Morning at Priory Road Cemetery and Chapel on Saturday 14th September 2024 between 10am and 1pm.
Priory Road Cemetery was established in the 1850s and the Chapel was built early 1800s. It was originally two chapels for separate non – conformist and Christian worship.
The cemetery and chapel will be open to the public in the morning for any persons who may want to trace interments of long-lost relatives, look at the cemetery records which date back to the 1850s or just have a walk around the peaceful cemetery. Help will be available for anyone searching for specific graves.
Past Events
Huntingdon Crematorium Father’s Day Service
Huntingdon Crematorium hosted its Father’s Day Service at 6pm on 12th June in Huntingdon Crematorium Chapel.
The service was well received and attendees had the opportunity to place their flowers in the memorial flower holder and watch a visual tribute with messages set to music during the service.
A big thank you to Sue Dewing who provided a lovely service.
Huntingdon Crematorium Open Morning
Huntingdon Crematorium hosted tours of the crematorium on Saturday 18th May 2024 to enable visitors to see what goes on behind the scenes. Huntingdon Crematorium’s staff provided tours of the building and answered questions to help dispel any myths or anxieties visitors may have about cremation or the burial process.
The next Open Day will be in 2026.
Mother’s Day Service 2024
Huntingdon Crematorium once again hosted its Mother’s Day service on Wednesday 6th March 2024 in the Crematorium Chapel.
We would like to thank Brenda Woods for providing such a moving service, for Jo Chapman for her lovely poem and for everyone who sent in their photos and messages
Light Up the Night 2023
Huntingdon Crematorium hosted Light up the Night once again, to support Cruse Bereavement. A well attended memorial service was held at 6pm, hosted by officiant, Brenda Woods who lit a candle to burn throughout the service. The candle was then carried over to Sapley Lodge where families placed LED candles at the remembrance tree and hung slate hangers with their own messages. Cruse were in attendance where they provided an overview during the service of the role of Cruse in bereavement support.
We would like to thank everyone who came along to the event, Cruse for their support during the evening, Karl Webb for supplying the photos (gallery below) and Brenda for the lovely service.
Contact Us
Phone: 01480 410388
Postal Address :
Sapley Road, Kings Ripton, Huntingdon, PE28 2NX
Hours:
Mon – Thurs 9am-4.30pm
Friday 9am-4pm
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