Cornwall Memorial Gardens
Helping to create lasting happy memories of your loved ones.
Kernow Special Memories is an independent company that supports you through a very difficult time. We can provide any combination of services or the complete bespoke arrangement.
Planning
Musical Accompaniment
Private Gardens
Funeral Services
Catering
Private Gardens
As an independant Cornwall memorial garden, we can provide you with a beautiful, tranquil memorial plot. A place where you can visit and remember happy times with your loved one in a dedicated location.
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The gardens have been laid out with a geometrical form based on grass left to grow or mown at different heights.
Natural planting ensures that the gardens blend into the surrounding Cornish countryside and make the most of the stunning natural countryside views.
These remembrance gardens are open to both people and pets.
The gardens have been built with a refined granite set and plants chosen from a professionally chosen plant list.
There is a wide selection of plot sizes and locations to choose from.
Garden Designer
Joe Kestell is an RHS Wisley trained gardener with 40 years experience.
Joe has brought his years of experience, training and local Cornish knowledge to this project to help create a truly unique memorial garden.
Planning
Kernow Special Memories can help you plan and implement the perfect, bespoke funeral service or memorial.
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Kernow Special Memories offers an hour free consultancy for each family. This gives you the opportunity to decide for yourself whether to choose a Funeral Director or to make your own arrangements.
We can advise you on how to do it all yourself or alternatively you can engage Susan to help in the role of officiant. We can advise and discuss with you the other elements, whether it be catering and venue for the wake, flowers, burials/interment sites etc.
Whatever choice you make, you will be offered support and guidance whilst you make funeral arrangements for your loved one.
Musical Accompaniment
Susan Hearn has experience and local contacts to provide live, suitable music to help make the celebration of your loved one’s life a special occasion.
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Kernow Special Memories can organise the music for your service or the wake afterwards. Having a good knowledge and connections to local performers, we can either book on your behalf, or give you the contacts of musicians who can enhance this special day.
Susan herself is a highly experienced, classically trained singer who has been performing publicly since the age of 8 years old. She has been commissioned to sing at many venues such as funerals, weddings, christenings, concerts and various other special occasions.
Prices
One song
£25 within 10 miles
£50 within 30 miles
£100 within 70 miles
Additional songs £10 each
(If one song included when employed in the role as officiant, £15 on top of price quoted. Thereafter an additional £10 each for each song.)
Hear samples of Susan’s singing here:
Time to say Goodbye
Love Changes Everything
Ava Maria
If you require accompaniment please enquire as to the availability and price for this service.
Funeral Celebrant
Susan Hearn is an experienced and empathetic funeral celebrant.
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Funeral celebrants provide an alternative, more personal lead for a non-religious ceremony. This style of ceremony centres much more on the precious memories of mourners, how the person lived life and their unique personality. In short, celebrants focus on the ‘celebration of life’ that cherishes your loved one’s precious memory.
Service Fees
For initial discussions, after the free consultation period, the charge is £15 per hour. Unless the dialogue develops into making specific funeral plans, it is unlikely for the conversation to last any longer than an hour.
Taking a 30 minutes* service within a 10 mile radius (For example at Glynn Valley Crematorium) £50
Taking a 30 minute* service between 10 – 30 mile radius (for example at Penmount Crematorium Truro) £75
Taking a service* 30 minute service between 30 – 70 miles (for example at Exeter or Barnastaple crematorium) £100
Taking a service at a venue over 70 miles away £100 plus 45p per mile
*30 minutes is the usual allotted time available for services at these crematoria. If this changes, Kernow Special Memories will adjust accordingly.
Susan is also available to take the services on designated land (i.e burials/interments) priced at the same bands as in the above section.
Full payment must be made before the service takes place (unless prior arrangements are made with a Funeral Director). Accepted payment methods include card, cheque, cash, bank transfer or via PayPal.
Catering
We are able to organise and provide the catering for the wake following the service
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Kernow Special Memories can arrange a venue for the wake. We can also arrange the catering or bake our own personalised cakes.
We regularly work with Halfway House, Westberry Hotel and Hannefore Point Hotel.
Susan has much experience of cake making for charity events, family celebrations and private sales. She regularly receives very positive feedback.
More information available on request.
Susan Hearn
Director
Susan Hearn is the director of Kernow Special Memories. Born and brought up in the area, she worked for 14 years for Dignity Funerals Ltd, successfully managing a range of roles. These included Memorial Consultant and Crematorium Manager. At that time she also worked as an independent Funeral Officiant.
Susan soon developed a reputation for being empathetic, compassionate and enthusiastic: providing a first-class service. Having lived all her life in SE Cornwall, she has useful local contacts and knowledge, ensuring that her clients get the best service possible.
Although there are many Civil Celebrants Susan believes that her unique experience, positive drive and determination to provide the best, sets her apart from everyone else.
Our Team
Kernow Special Memories is able to offer the whole arrangement if requested, making a difficult time simplified and less stressful for all concerned. Susan can be on hand from the beginning to the end of the process to assist you: A friendly sympathetic face when you need it most and someone to assist you with your needs. (This could include liaising with a Crematorium directly, on your behalf, sorting arrangements if, as a family you are wanting to conduct the whole service yourself.)
Susan understands very clearly how important family is having 3 children herself which keeps her busy and she has felt the pain of bereavement losing her beloved dad to cancer.
In addition to setting up Kernow Special Memories, Susan also manages another family business: A shop on a thriving caravan park, part owned by her mother. This has given her experience and expertise in business planning as well as an excellent work ethic. Susan says that, by using her past experience, knowledge and expertise, she wants to help people navigate through a challenging situation, at one of the most difficult times in their lives. She believes that she will be able to give sound advice right from the early stages of bereavement and then enable them to proceed with the complex arrangements that are required.
Karen Brown
Florist
Karen’s love of nature and gardening encouraged her to re-train as a Bespoke Florist.
Having been in the care of the elderly sector and learning much about compassion and understanding, a chance meeting with Susan started a friendship that has developed to encompass their mutual care and respect for the families of the loved ones to whom they must say a final farewell.
Karen has created a variety of floral tributes from traditional to modern and themed. Rest assured that whatever you require Karen will create your personal tribute with care and compassion for you all.
Chris Howarth
Funeral Musician
Chris Howarth has much experience arranging music for funeral and memorial services.
Chris gained his music degree from Exeter University and teaching qualifications from Leeds and Oxford Universities. He has worked in a range of roles, most recently as a freelance musician, teaching and performing.
Chris lives locally and is the Musical Director of the East Cornwall Bach Choir and St Martin’s Church Liskeard. As a part time crematorium organist and church musician, he regularly works with families, celebrants, clergy and funeral directors arranging music and musicians for services.
He has good, local connections and a wide experience of music making.
What Our Families are Saying
Penadlake Gardens of Remembrance
The Gardens are located just off the B3359 near Lanreath
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Contact Us
Kernow Special Memories
PO Box 149, Bodmin, PL31 9BT
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cornwall Memorial Gardens
Basic Info
Can you visit me at my home?
Yes, I am happy to visit you at your home, you can come to my office or we can meet in a public location
How much experience do you have?
I have 14 years experience working in the funeral profession and have arranged many bespoke services.
Can you give me a script of the funeral afterwards?
Yes, all parts of the service are written down and given to you afterwards.
When can I contact you to discuss funeral arrangements?
At any time.
Service Info
How much does burial space at Penadlake Gardens cost?
Please enquire with us directly as to prices and availability.
How much do you charge per celebration?
1 Hour Free Consultancy
I offer an hour free of consultancy for each family. This gives you the opportunity to decide for yourself whether to choose a Funeral Director or to make your own arrangements. I can advise you on how to do it all yourself or alternatively you can engage me to help in the role of officiant. Also, I can advise and discuss with you the other elements, whether it be catering and venue for the wake, flowers, burials/interment sites etc. Whatever choice you make, I will gladly offer my support and guidance whilst you make funeral arrangements for your loved one.
Service Fees
For initial discussions, after the free consultation period, the charge is £15 per hour. Unless the dialogue develops into making specific funeral plans, it is unlikely for the conversation to last any longer than an hour.
Taking a 30 minutes* service within a 10 mile radius (For example at Glynn Valley Crematorium) £50
Taking a 30 minute* service between 10 – 30 mile radius (for example at Penmount Crematorium Truro) £75
Taking a service* 30 minute service between 30 – 70 miles (for example at Exeter or Barnastaple crematorium) £100
Taking a service at a venue over 70 miles away £100 plus 45p per mile
*30 minutes is the usual allotted time available for services at these crematoria. If this changes, Kernow Special Memories will adjust accordingly.
Susan is also available to take the services on designated land (i.e burials/interments) priced at the same bands as in the above section.
How do you take payment?
Full payment must be made before the service takes place (unless prior arrangements are made with a Funeral Director).
Accepted payment methods include card, cheque, cash, bank transfer or via PayPal.
Can you provide flowers?
Yes, our florist Karen Brown will be pleased to discuss your needs.
