People invited to visit crematoria this Mother's Day
People can visit the New Forest, Test Valley and Wessex Vale sites to remember lost loved ones.
Visitors can post messages and Mother's Day cards in memorial post boxes.
The Westerleigh Group, which owns 41 crematoria and cemeteries in the UK, is offering peaceful spaces for reflection at each site.
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Each crematorium has its own arrangements, with some hosting memorial services.
Visitors can write personalised messages on memory tags, light commemorative candles or decorate pebbles, which can be placed on memorials or taken home.
Many sites will also provide flowers to lay at memorials or take home.
The Westerleigh Group's chief executive officer, Debbie Smith, said: "Our Mother's Day invitation is open to anyone, whether or not there is a memorial to their mother or mother figure at any of our crematoria or where their funeral took place."
She added that people are welcome regardless of when their loss occurred or where they live.
Between Monday, March 3 and Wednesday, April 30, the Westerleigh Group is offering free personalisation, worth up to £500, for families who buy new granite memorials or EverWith personal jewellery.
This includes hand-designed artwork, engravings or plaques.
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