We have now been open for 3 years, and have helped over 50 local families with burials. For 2024 the Association of Natural Burial Grounds (our national body) has given us this award. We are both a bit surprised and a bit proud of what we have acheived! The ANBG says: ‘These awards are different…
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Winter reflections
After 2 years and more than 20 burials it seems a good time to look back on what we have learned along the way……. Many people have never attended a natural burial, and we often hear of their surprise when they discover how calm, beautiful and appropriate it feels. An important part of this is…
2022 Tree Planting for Families
This year we will plant memorial trees together on Saturday December 3rd at 3pm. We have many families coming together after nearly two years of operation – some are newly planting while others can see the progress of the trees they planted last year. There are lots of slate memorial plaques ready to hang by…
Hackpen Family & Friends Day 11th Dec
Our first Family and Friends Day will be on Saturday 11th December from 1.30pm. On this occasion we welcome any relatives and friends of those buried here. We will be planting memorial trees, with shelter, hot drinks and cake on offer, and a moment to remember those we have lost. We also have plans for…
Hosting Burials – some thoughts from 2021
We are about to hold the 10th burial at Hackpen and it seems a good time to reflect. When we hosted the first in February this year we were hoping it would be the start of something meaningful but we had only an idea how it would feel to be burial ground custodians. Since then…
Hackpen Natural Burials…..
the journey begins! Our new burial ground on the lovely southwest side of Hackpen Hill is now available for burials, and reservations for those who wish to plan ahead. There is still work to be done on the entrance and exit gates, parking area and signage, which we would like to put in for the…