![]() If you are unable to make it on the day your entry appears, our staff are more than happy to turn the book for you. There are two pages for each day of the year and the pages are turned daily by staff. The book is leather bound with the pages being made form vellum. The Book of Remembrance provides a simple and lasting memorial and is on display 365 days a year in the book of remembrance froom located at the front ot the Borough Cemetery chapel, opening times are from:. Each plot is suitable for two interments. Spaces for the interment of cremated remains are available at both the Borough Cemetery and the Lawn Cemetery situated on Johnny Watterson's lane, although spaces are now limited at the Borough Cemetery. An organ is available for use and we have a sound system complete with iTunes, we can also play any music that you may have on CD/memory stick, additionally singers or bands can be accommodated. The Lawn chapel can accommodate up to 80 seated and is wheelchair accessible. The main chapel can seat 89 people with the overflow room seating up to 45 and both are wheelchair friendly. ![]() Services can be h eld at either of the Borough Chapels, whether you want a religious service, humanist service or no service at all, staff will be happy to help with your request. In late 2014 the crematorium and cemetery underwent a major refurbishment of both the chapel and cemetery paths, with the work being completed in 2016.Ĭremation services are held on Wednesdays, Thursday and Fridays at the tollowing times:-ġ0.00am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1.15pm and 2.00pm.īurials can be held during the week between the hours of:-īurials at the Borough Cemetery are now limited to those with existing graves, all new graves are now situated at the Lawn Cemetery on Johnny Watterson's lane The provision of a crematorium was first considered in 1939 but with the outbreak of WWII no further progress was made until 1958, then, on the 12th December 1961 the Isle of Man's first cremation was carried out after the original Borough chapel had undergone the necessary changes to allow for cremations. ![]() Bereavement is a universal experience which everyone will go through in their own unique way and for over 112 year Douglas Borough Council have offered the bereaved and their families a professional and caring service when it is needed most.ĭouglas Borough cemetery was opened in 1899 with the first burial taking place on the 1st June 1899. ![]()
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