10/12/2025
Roucan Loch Crematorium has a very special ‘letters to a loved one’ post box within the Gardens of Remembrance. The post box helps remember those whom we have lost in a uniquely personal way, through writing letters, cards and messages and ‘posting them’. Every letter is treated with the utmost respect and confidentiality - it is never opened or read and will be interred in The Forest of Remembrance.
Crematorium Manager, Ruth Jardine, who devised the concept of posting letters to a loved one during the pandemic, recalls that the response was overwhelming. She said: “Grief is a very personal journey with no specific time limit. Having seen how our unique approach of helping people connect with their loved one can have such a positive impact, we have chosen to make the post box a permanent feature at Roucan Loch which is available to all, regardless of when their loved one passed away or where the funeral service took place. Recognising that Christmas can be a difficult time for many people as it magnifies feelings of loss and grief, but also reflecting that it can be a time to remember with gratitude the days shared with a loved one and to recall happy memories of times past, it is hoped that the act of writing down feelings and sharing thoughts on paper may bring some comfort to those bereaved.”
