Bartholomew and Sons Funeral Directors

Thank you to everyone who has created an online remembrance candle to help honour the memories of your loved ones this Father’s Day. Below, we have the final candles that were submitted.

Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted a remembrance candle so far. The opportunity to create a candle will come to an end today (Sunday 16 June).

Candles submitted before 5pm today will be shared on our page on Monday 17 June.

https://gbnf.online/301226

Thank you to everyone who’s submitted a memorial candle so far.

If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/301226

Thank you to everyone who’s submitted a memorial candle so far. We’ve now started to create your personalised digital candle posts, and they’ll begin to appear on our page shortly.

If you don't see your candle, please don't worry, we’ll share it soon. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/301226

Remember your loved ones this Father’s Day. From 3 until 17 June, we’ll be posting remembrance candles as a special token to those who can’t be with us this Father’s Day.

If you would like to create a virtual candle, please click the link below where you can choose a design and write a short message to a loved one.

Your candles will be posted to our page throughout the period.

https://gbnf.online/301226

We know how important it is to remember the special people in our lives who are no longer with us.
That’s why we’re pleased to offer you the opportunity to create virtual remembrance candles with our Light a Candle campaign for Father’s Day.
We’ll post the memorials on our page between 3 and 17 June for you to see and share.
There is no cost for you or your family to get involved. Look out for updates...

MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS TREE
Our Christmas memory tree is now in place at our Moorgate funeral home. This is open to anyone to come and place a message of love to relatives, friends, colleagues whom you would like to be remembered at this time of year. There is no charge for this, however if you would like to leave a donation all proceeds this year will be given to The Lost Chord charity based in Maltby who do amazing work with people living with dementia.
It would be lovely to see you and to fill our tree with messages of love. If you are unable to come in person please feel free to message us and we will write a message on your behalf.
Kind regards from all at Bartholomew and Sons

Nightingale Close is being resurfaced outside our Moorgate office tomorrow (26th Oct) and Friday (27th Oct). We are open as normal however our car park will be inaccessible between 8am and 5pm, if you need to come in to see us then please call 01709 363706 and we will advise accordingly. Many thanks

Christmas Memory Tree
Our Christmas memory tree is now in place at our Moorgate office, this is open for anyone to come and place a message of love to relatives, friends, colleagues you would like to be remembered at this time of year.
There is no charge for this, there is a collection for a local Rotherham charity if you wanted to leave a donation but it is in no way essential. It would just be nice to see you and to fill our tree with messages. If you are unable to come yourself please let us know and we will write a message on your behalf.
Thank you in anticipation from all at Bartholomew and Sons.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Thanks to our funeral director Matt Mulcahy for the hand painted tributes.

This life mattered.

Ready or not, someday it all comes to an end.
There are no more sunrises, no more minutes, hours or days.

All the things collected, treasured or forgotten, pass to someone else.
Wealth, fame and temporal power shrivel to irrelevance.

It matters not what was owned or owed.
Grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies finally disappear.

Hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists expire.
Wins and losses that once seemed so important fade away.

It no longer matters where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived.
No matter whether you were beautiful, or brilliant
Gender and skin colour are irrelevant.

So what matters?
How is the value of our days measured?

What matters is not what we bought, but what we built; not what we got, but what we gave.

What matters is not our success, but our significance.

What matters is not what we learnt but what we taught.

What matters is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate our example.

What matters is not our competence, but our character.

What matters is not how many people we knew, but how many people will feel a lasting loss when we are gone.

What matters is not our memories, but the memories that live in those who loved us.

What matters is how long we will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.

It's not a matter of circumstance, but a matter of choice.

Yes my friends. This life that we remember mattered.

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Bartholomew and Sons Funeral Directors updated their information in their About section.

Christmas Memory Tree
Our Christmas memory tree is now in place at our Moorgate office, this is open for anyone to come and place a message of love to relatives, friends, colleagues you would like to be remembered at this time of year.
There is no charge for this, there is a collection for a local Rotherham charity if you wanted to leave a donation but it is in no way essential. It would just be nice to see you and to fill our tree with messages. If you are unable to come yourself please let us know and we will write a message on your behalf.
Thank you in anticipation from all at Bartholomew and Sons.

Thank you to Janet at Clarksons memorials for the hand painted tribute. Lest we forget

Update from Barnby Moor Memorial Park

Following the government announcement, we at Barnby Moor Memorial Park and Crematorium have made the below changes that will come into effect from 19th July 2021.
Limit on attendees – There will be no limit on the number of people who can attend a service. If you are expecting a large service, please book a double slot to avoid services overrunning their allotted time slot. The time between services allows our staff to perform a full and extensive clean down of all public areas.
Face coverings – It will no longer be mandatory for people to wear face masks while inside the chapel, but we do ask people to be sympathetic towards others who still wish to wear a face mask. We would highlight the continued guidance that emphasises wearing a face covering reduces the transmission rate.
Social distancing – All seating will be back to normal, and there will be no social distancing rules within our facilities. We do however ask people to be mindful of others while attending services.
Ventilation – To help reduce the rate of internal transmission, we will continue to open windows in our chapels where we can.
Foyer – The foyer is still for chapel attendants and funeral directors use only. Doors can kept open and speakers on for larger services.
Singing in the chapel - will be allowed but hymn books will not be used just yet.

Update from Rotherham Crematorium and also applies to Grenoside Crematorium regarding the lifting of restrictions.

From Monday 19th July we are pleased to announce that there will be no restrictions on those attending services
Waiting rooms will reopen for families
Seating will be reintroduced into chapels to serve the fuller capacity
We are also pleased to confirm that some of the positive practices introduced due to COVID-19, will remain in place, including:
Health and safety measures will remain in place to continue to protect visitors and staff, including:
Sanitisation of chapels and public areas
Hand sanitising stations will remain
While not mandatory, we politely request that anyone attending our crematoria wear a face covering or mask.
We want to ensure the crematorium is COVID-19 secure for all visitors and families who visit so encourage funeral directors, suppliers and the public to take good care when moving around our site. As always, the latest guidance is displayed on information boards located at Rotherham at the crematorium.

CURRENT RESTRICTIONS UPDATE

From the 1st June Rotherham Crematorium will allow the speakers outside the chapel to relay the service if more than 70 people are in attendance, social distance will still apply.
Thank you to the crematorium office manager Clare for keeping us informed as changes are happening.

We had to share this photo of some cupcakes that a family sent us this week, they were not only beautiful and delicious they also incorporated our logo into the design. We also had delivered 9 boxes of thorntons continentals from another family as a thank you. It doesn’t do much for our waistlines but it is really appreciated.

CURRENT RESTRICTIONS UPDATE

As restrictions have been eased over the last week at funeral services, before hopefully been lifted completely in the near future, we would like to give an update on current service restrictions.

Rotherham crematorium have increased to 70 mourners allowed in the chapel, the outside speakers are still not in use and webcasts are now charged at £25.

Barnby moor crematorium have increased to 60 mourners allowed in the chapel, the outside speakers are in use there for people to stand outside, their webcast facility is £35 with the option to view it up to 28 days after the service.

Grenoside crematorium have only increased to 46 and 30 mourners in the North and South chapels respectively.

Services in church are still down to the individual churches to specify numbers as it depends on the size of the church and their own risk assessments.

Face masks must still be worn at services unless exempt.

Take care

A cold but beautiful day at Barnby Moor Memorial Park, set in lovely grounds surrounded by open countryside, this is a facility that more and more families that we deal with are choosing to use. It is only a twenty five minute drive in a cortège from our Maltby chapel of rest and fifty minutes from our Moorgate branch.
They currently still offer one hour for the service when other crematoriums are restricting times to half an hour. When restrictions are not in place you can also have a two hour service allocation for almost the same price as some other local crematoriums charge for forty five minutes. It is a beautiful, relaxing setting for a service. They have facilities to stream services, display video tributes and slideshows can be played for a small charge. A photo can be displayed on screen or projected in the chapel free of charge. They also have traditional burial grounds and cremated remains memorials set around a fountain.