Metal from coffins and hip and knee replacements have been recycled after cremations in Middlesbrough.
Recycling the metals used to construct coffins and orthopaedic implants has raised almost £4,500 for a children’s hospice.
The funds were raised after families gave consent for the recycling of metals resulting from cremations at Teesside Crematorium in Acklam.
The recycling initiative is part of a national programme organised by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management.
The Middlesbrough Bereavement Services Forum - which consists of Middlesbrough Council members and officers, partners from religious and non-religious organisations and funeral directors - agreed last year to donate proceeds from 2013 to Zoe’s Place.
The Normanby hospice provides palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants aged from birth to five years old suffering from life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
Zoe’s Place receives a modest amount of Government funding, relying on the generosity of the public to help raise the additional £1.2 million a year it needs to keep running.
A cheque for £4,411 was presented to Zoe’s Place manager Michelle Larkin at the hospice last week on behalf of the Bereavement Services Forum.
Councillor Tracy Harvey, Middlesbrough Council’s executive member for environment, said: “I’m grateful to all the families who gave their consent for metals to be recycled.
“That generous gesture at a difficult time has made possible a vital donation for an important local charity, and will make a very real difference to the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.”
For more details on fundraising for Zoe’s Place, visit http://ift.tt/1m5xgl5 or email info@zoes-place.org.uk.
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