Chance to remember a lost loved one with Hartlepool funeral directors’ remembrance tree

Masons, in the town’s Park Road, has unveiled a display featuring love hearts and poetry remembrance cards.

The poignant display will give people a chance to remember a loved one who has passed away.

Members of the local community and customers of the funeral home can request a card to write a message for their loved one which will be displayed on a special remembrance tree.

Julia Masshedar, funeral service arranger at Masons Funeral Directors, said: “Valentine’s Day may be a day for some people to remember their loved one – a wife or husband, a girlfriend, boyfriend or a partner – who has passed away.

“The team at Masons have decorated the windows with hearts and there will be poetry cards to take away ahead of Valentine’s Day on February 14.

“There will be a remembrance tree with heart tags which people can write a message for their loved one, if they wish.

"This will be on display in the reception area. We are inviting people in the local community to come along and write a message on a card and we will place this on the tree for them.”

The funeral directors previously helped people pay tribute to their dads ahead of Father’s Day by writing a message for a father who is no longer around on a dedicated memorial tree.

It came after the great response Masons received for its similar campaign for Mother’s Day.