An ecumenical Christmas Memorial Service will be held at the Wenallt Chapel at Thornhill Crematorium on Sunday, December 11, at 2pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend and pay their respects to their loved ones during this Christmas period.

The service, conducted by Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, will contain a number of readings, poems and carols. Deborah Morgan Lewis will be leading the singing and the service will conclude at approximately 3pm.

Cabinet Member with responsibility for Bereavement Services, Cllr Dan De'Ath, said: "Losing a loved one is always incredibly difficult, but this time of year can be particularly challenging. This service offers people of all faiths the opportunity to come together and remember those who have sadly passed."

Every year Cardiff's Bereavement Services team support a different charity and this year a collection in aid of City Hospice will take place during the service.

City Hospice are Cardiff's local hospice offering palliative care in the community for people with life-limiting conditions, supporting them so they can live their life in their place of choice, with dignity and in comfort, and with those close to them in their bereavement.

Corporate Partnerships Manager for City Hospice, Nicky Piper, said "We look forward to our year of support from Thornhill Crematorium, especially the first event, The Remembrance Service on 11^thDecember. We know how important this type of event is in allowing family and friends to grieve and remember loved ones at Christmas."

Formerly George Thomas Hospice care, City Hospice was founded in 1984 and has cared for over 40,000 patients and their families.

Memorial tags which can be placed on one of the Christmas Memorial trees in the Wenallt Chapel Courtyard are being sold in support of the charity, for a minimum donation of £2.00, in memory of a loved one.

The trees will be placed in the courtyard by December 11^th, and will remain in situ until January 6, 2023 when they will be removed in keeping with ‘Twelfth Night' tradition.