Nelson’s Journey Fundraising, Anonymouse Project and Talks in the Community

This year was the 25th anniversary of child bereavement charity Nelson’s Journey and we pledged to help raise money to celebrate this. Part of this involved a challenge day where Christian and Charmaine pushed themselves out of their comfort zone in the HillTop challenge day where fundraising ideas were also exchanged. On June 3rd, several members of Rosedale took part in a 25-mile coastal walk raising £1670 which exceeded their target of £1500.

There was more fundraising with a very successful bingo night in Suffolk raising over £700 for a local charity, Clinks Care Farm. Several members of Rosedale also took part in the Norfolk Churches Cycle Ride, covering many miles to reach as many churches in the areas that we serve as possible. This was one of the hottest days of the year, making it even more of an achievement.

Several talks were given including at the Breckland Crematorium open day and with Time Norfolk at Colney Woodland Burial Park. Emily gave very well received talks at the NAFD and the University of East Anglia. We also donated bereavement resources to local schools to ensure they had access to information to help their children.

We also ran our inaugural Cyber Crime event with local computer experts RedDune and financial advisors from Beckford and Lewis. This came off the back of realising how vulnerable people were to being targeted by criminals and how there were such easy ways to reduce the risk of falling foul.

Anna and Ashley both took part in the Anonymouse Project, creating a miniature version of the shop. The was part of a scheme in Harleston where shops and businesses were encouraged to take part to encourage people to shop locally.

Always looking for ways to make Rosedale more environmentally friendly, in 2023, we were pleased to be able to offer LifeArt coffins, traditional in shape and colour, but up to 87% more environmentally friendly. These have been popular, and is just one of the ways that a funeral can be ‘greener’.