North Wiltshire Crematorium supports fundraising funeral director

North Wiltshire Crematorium has given a £500 donation in support of a local funeral director who is raising money for Alzheimer’s Society.

Odette Drummond, from Calne-based Odette Funeral Directors, recently undertook a 26-mile fundraising trek around the Brecon Beacons and also organised a raffle in support of the charity.

Odette is a familiar face at North Wiltshire Crematorium, which is why the team there decided to support her efforts.

The donation was made from the crematorium’s metal recycling fund.

With the consent of families, metals recovered during cremation are recycled and any money raised is used to support charities and other worthy causes in the communities surrounding every crematorium and cemetery which are part of Westerleigh Group.

Westerleigh Group – which includes North Wiltshire Crematorium – is one of the UK’s largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries, with 38 sites in England, Scotland and Wales, all set within beautifully-landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide pleasant, peaceful places for people to visit and reflect.

Katie Capel, manager at North Wiltshire Crematorium, said: “Odette, just like us, supports many bereaved in our community and is a valued attendee at our crematorium.

“The Alzheimer’s Society is a charity dear to her heart as well as the hearts of everyone working at North Wiltshire.

“That made it a very easy decision to support the Odette Trek26 fund-raiser.”

“It’s an honour and a privilege for us to be able to support a friend of our crematorium in raising money for a charity which provides such valuable support for people in our local community.”

Anyone who would like to support Odette’s efforts can still visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/odette-drummond

For more information about North Wiltshire Crematorium, visit: www.northwiltshirecrematorium.co.uk