Funeral service
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Funeral service
The arrangement of a funeral service is a personal choice, and something that can be discussed with either your funeral director or the person chosen to conduct the service.
You may wish for the entire funeral service to take place at Medway Crematorium, or you may wish for a committal only service at the crematorium, with the service being held elsewhere beforehand.
Alternatively, you may not want a service at all, nor wish to attend the crematorium. To assist this we are happy to accommodate the coffin direct to our crematory.
Service time
20-minute service slots are available at Medway Crematorium East Chapel for the remainder of February.
From 1 March both chapels will run 30-minute service slots. 11am in the West Chapel and 2pm in the East Chapel will be 50-minute slots.
The first service in the East Chapel will start at 8.40am, and the last service will start at 6pm.
The first service in the West Chapel will start at 8.20am, and the last service will start at 5.40pm.
The chapels will need 10 minutes between services so they can be cleaned.
This is a short term measure and will be reviewed in April.
Music
Music is a significant part of a funeral service. Our chapels are equipped with an organ and an organist can be arranged by your funeral director.
They can play a variety of:
- hymns
- classical music
- modern music
You will be able to use our digital music system which has an online library with a variety of songs to choose from.
At our chapels you can:
- use the large screen to display photos and videos
- live stream the service through a secure website
- watch the recorded live stream up to 28 days after the service