Cllr Simon Jacobs unveiling Covid-19 memorial at West Wiltshire Crematorium MOURNERS are now able to pay their respects to victims of the Covid-19 pandemic at a new memorial at the West Wiltshire Crematorium near Semington. Cllr Simon Jacobs, the Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Communities, officially unveiled the memorial at a launch event on Wednesday, July 21. The Wiltshire site is run by Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, with 35 facilities across England, Scotland and Wales. Just over a year ago, Westerleigh Group announced plans to create permanent dedicated memorials within its landscaped Gardens of Remembrance at most of its sites for people to visit and commemorate loved ones who died during the pandemic.
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