Borders Crematorium recycles metals to help local groups
MORE than £2,000 was given to two Borders groups during the Christmas holiday, thanks to fundraising by a local crematorium. With permission from families, the Westerleigh Group – which operates the Borders Crematorium – raised the funds by recycling metals recovered during cremation across its 34 crematoria and cemeteries around the UK. In December, the Borders Crematorium, near Melrose, donated almost £1,400 to the Haining Estate, in Selkirk, as part of the estate's Merry Meander event. "The generous donation from the Westerleigh Group enabled us to bring a little light into a...
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