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Rainsbrook Crematorium has made a £10,000 donation to the Freddie’s Wish charity, with the money raised through the recycling of metal and orthopaedic implants following cremations.
The crematorium has chosen to pass the proceeds to Freddie’s Wish, a charity founded by Rugby-based Charlotte Jolliffe after the death of her son Freddie in a car accident in 2014, when he was 13 months old.
Since its launch, the charity has raised more than £320k to provide bereavement support for parents who have lost a child, as well as paediatric first aid training for people who care for children.
The cheque presentation was attended by the mayor of Rugby, councillor Barbara Brown, and councillor Andrew Last, West Northamptonshire Council cabinet member for HR, corporate and regulatory services.
Jolliffe said: “We are blown away by the generosity of the donation from Rainsbrook Crematorium and we want to thank them and all the wonderful families that have supported the recycling scheme to enable this donation to be possible.
“This donation will make a huge difference to a small charity like ours by enabling us to continue providing invaluable counselling support to parents who have lost a baby or child and helping them to navigate their life after loss.”
Brown added: “The crematorium can only recycle the metal and orthopaedic implants thanks to the kindness of the next of kin, so I hope the bereaved relatives can take a degree of comfort from the fact the money raised has gone to such a wonderful charity as Freddie’s Wish.”
Rainsbrook Crematorium was built by Rugby Borough Council and the former Daventry District Council, and opened in spring 2014. Daventry District Council became part of West Northamptonshire Council when the authority was formed in 2021.
