The Salvation Army Grief & Loss Seminars

Posted 4 May 2012

The Salvation Army will host two free seminars in May on behalf of Creightons Funeral Service, which will shed light on the complex and emotional grieving process.

The first seminar, Understanding Grief & Loss, will be held on Tuesday 22 May and is for members of the public who have recently lost a loved one, or who are supporting someone who is grieving. “The death of a loved one whether anticipated or not, is one of the most stressful experiences that one will encounter during life. Grief is our response to this loss and is a normal, natural and healthy response,” said The Salvation Army Counselling Service’s Margaret Welch, who will be hosting the event.

In addition to the public seminar, The Salvation Army will host an event on Tuesday 29 May designed to assist professionals who often work with recently bereaved people (including clergy, nurses, social workers and school counsellors) to guide people under their care through the grieving process.

Both the public and professionals seminars are free to attend:

Public Seminar:
Tuesday 22 May - 10am to 11.30am
Greenway Chapel and Memorial Gardens

Professionals Seminar
Tuesday 29 May - 10am to 11.30am
Greenway Chapel and Memorial Gardens

RSVPs are requested by telephone on 02 4324 1533, or by email to lynp@palmdalegroup.com.au

Mother’s Day at Palmdale

Posted 4 May 2012

Mother’s Day marks a day of celebration to honor our mothers and celebrate motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. This also marks a busy day at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park, as families come to remember and pay tribute to those women in their lives who they have lost.

This Mother’s Day on Sunday 13 May, Palmdale will be offering free pancakes, tea & coffee to all visitors to the park from 8am to 12pm. Volunteers from North Gosford Rotary will be preparing and serving the refreshments and the Palmdale Group are pleased to have their ongoing support on this day each year.

Please join us this Mother’s Day for morning tea and a light refreshment and make it a special day to remember.

Anzac Day Services at Palmdale and Greenway

Posted 29 March 2012

With Anzac Day just around the corner, why not consider spending your day with us. The serene natural environments of Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park at Ourimbah and Greenway Chapel & Memorial Gardens at Green Point are fitting settings to commemorate and pay respect to the memory of our fallen service men and women.

There will be full memorial and wreath laying services conducted at both Palmdale and Greenway by local celebrant Mr Graham Crossing. All are welcome to join us for this significant national event.

Details of services:
Monday 25 April 2012
9am
Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park
Palmdale Rd
Palmdale (Ourimbah)
11am
Greenway Chapel & Memorial Gardens
460 Avoca Drive
Green Point
Complimentary morning tea will follow each of the services.

Community Business Card Wall

Posted 29 March 2012

Creightons is pleased to announce that they will be launching a business community wall in their function centre at Palmdale. The community wall is designed to give a number of local organisations an opportunity to promote their business via business card swaps.

Lyn Parkes, Funeral Services Manager at The Palmdale Group, said “we have personally targeted a number of supporting organisations that we felt our customers would be interested in.”
“The community wall initiative we developed earlier this year has provided us with the opportunity to build great relationships with local businesses and our walls have been growing quite quickly,” she added.

Some of the Central Coast businesses to participate in the community wall include Caravan & RV Accessories, The Mobility Centre, Nurses Now, Drummond Golf, Aussie Home Loans, Guaranteed Rent, Rapid Clean, Ultra Tune and Retirement Village Lawyer.

Central Coast Burns Survivor Support Group celebrates their one year Anniversary

Posted 06 March 2012

The Central Coast Burns Survivor Support Group (CCBSSG) is celebrating their first Anniversary of providing important support for local burns survivors and their families.

Creightons Funeral Service is delighted to offer their assistance once again as the support group's official sponsor, donating $10,000 in celebration of the milestone.

“Without the support from Creightons our group would not have been able to achieve so much in our first year. We are extremely thankful for what they have provided us with,” said Keith King CCBSSG Founder.

“It is because of their generous donations that we have been able to send our members to Camp Phoenix, a national support camp for children that have survived varying degrees of burns, and hold inspirational meetings each month for our members and their families,” added Keith.

CCBSSG hold monthly meetings at Mingara Recreation Club on the first Thursday of each month, providing burns survivors and their families an opportunity to share their stories, meet with people in a similar situation and gain access to relevant information and services available to them.

“We are so proud to be associated with such a valuable support group and it is great to see our contribution making a difference in the lives of Central Coast families that have been effected in such a horrific way,” said Lee Caddis, General Manager of The Palmdale Group.

Justice of the Peace available

Posted 06 March 2012

To assist our local community, we are pleased to announce that we now have a Justice of the Peace available free of charge five days a week.

Our friendly, helpful JPs will be available to the public to certify documents, witness signatures, administer oath declarations, take statutory declarations and affirmations.

The service is available to all members of the community Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm at Palmdale and Greenway offices.

For more information on this great service, contact the Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park on (02) 4362 1203 or Greenway Chapel and Memorial Gardens on (02) 4369 2013.

Tranquility is key for Palmdale

Posted 09 February 2012

Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park has introduced a new premium burial lawn, Tranquility, which has been designed to maintain a private and peaceful atmosphere for the commemoration of loved ones. Close to the calming creek, Tranquility is separate from Palmdale's main burial lawn areas and is immaculately landscaped with a majestic camellia hedge at its entrance. Every burial site in this premium burial lawn features a bronze plaque placed on a black granite base, with beautiful iceberg roses blooming at each end of beams. The burial lawn offers a serene and undisturbed setting in which family and friends can reflect quietly and remember those closest to them and is a welcome edition to Palmdale's picturesque gardens. If you enjoy the beautiful gardens offered at Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park and Greenway Chapel and Memorial Gardens, make sure you like the Palmdale Garden Club page on Facebook! Just search 'Palmdale Garden Club' and click like or click here and stay up to date with our garden news and tips!