Indicative timeline and next steps

Following approval of funding in May 2025, the council has appointed a main contractor to begin work on landscaping the site and building the bereavement centre.

This process is expected to take around a year. During that time, we will organise open days for the public to visit the site.

Providing everything goes to plan the site should be open to the public in 2026.

August 2025 – work starts on site
August 2025 – first major earthworks finish on site
Autumn – work starts on foundations and main buildings
December 2025 – Phase 1 of landscaping complete on site, including work on the boardwalk
February 2026 – work in the internal building
March 2026 – main buildings visible on site
April 2026 – internal fit out of chapel
May 2026 – work finishes on the flower court and memorial garden
July 2026 – project finishes
Summer 2026 – bereavement centre opens