Construction work has started on a new crematorium in Shirebrook.

Named Roseland Park & Crematorium, the £9.6 million complex is expected to be complete in spring 2025.

It will include a main crematorium building, wake facility, florist kiosk and take away refreshments, car parking and both formal memorial gardens and informal parkland that will grow into a beautiful landscape to enhance the biodiversity of the site.

Situated next to the existing cemetery in the town, the building work is being carried out by Dragonfly Development Ltd and is a partnership with Shirebrook Town Council.

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Council Leader, Councillor Steve Fritchley said: "It's been a long time in preparation, but I am delighted to see work starting on site. This is partnership working at its best, as the town council have donated the land and our own company, Dragonfly Development Ltd are building it, for the benefit of local people.

"Shirebrook is a great central location for this type of facility and it will save travelling times and enable family and friends to celebrate the lives of their loved ones without feeling rushed. This is the latest in a long line of ambitious projects we have that will help enhance the facilities available to residents of Bolsover District."

Roseland Park and Crematorium is aiming to achieve BREEAM 'excellent' accreditation - an environmental accreditation for environmental efficiency.