A day in the life of Haycombe Cemetery and Crematorium is the revealing subject of the next Bath Science Café (7.30pm Monday 8 February in the Raven pub, Queen Street).
Rosemary Tiley, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bereavement Services Manager, will give a behind the scenes insight to the cremation process.
The talk will explain what happens when someone is cremated and discuss Haycombe’s state of the art equipment. The crematorium is one of the first in the country to install technology to prevent mercury emissions contained in dental fillings from polluting the atmosphere.
Rosemary, who has worked at the Crematorium for 14 years, said: “I’ll be explaining day to day life at the crematorium – to give people a clear understanding of what the council does and how it all works.
“I’ll also talk about the new green technology the Council is using and our plans to bring in green composting bins for flowers and foliage in the cemetery.”
Haycombe Crematorium is the only crematorium within the Bath & North East Somerset area and it holds about 2,000 cremations a year. Nearly 90% of deaths in the local area are followed by a cremation, compared to approximately 72% nationally.
The talk will be held in The Raven pub in Queen Street in the centre of Bath. No tickets or reservations are required – just turn up at 7.30pm for an 8pm start.
Organisers will ask for a small voluntary donation to cover travel costs for the speaker.
To register for email alerts about forthcoming Science Café events, contact Rod Scott at R.J.Scott@bath.ac.uk.