About us
Family run, providing the best of care
Breckland Crematorium Ltd, is a family run business, owned and managed by Ray and Shirley Thornalley along with their son Andrew, daughter Rachel and son in law Nathan. The Thornalley family have been established in the funeral business since April 1981.
“We are a family business which is dedicated to upholding the traditional values of respect and dignity and to providing the very best of care for bereaved families”
The Breckland Crematorium team
John Richards
Head Gardener
John, a dedicated gardener with a green thumb, also has a passion for cycling, often spending his weekends exploring scenic routes on his bike.
John Richards
Head Gardener
John, a dedicated gardener with a green thumb, also has a passion for cycling, often spending his weekends exploring scenic routes on his bike.
John Richards
Head Gardener
John, a dedicated gardener with a green thumb, also has a passion for cycling, often spending his weekends exploring scenic routes on his bike.
John Richards
Head Gardener
John, a dedicated gardener with a green thumb, also has a passion for cycling, often spending his weekends exploring scenic routes on his bike.
It has been a long held ambition of the Thornalley family to provide another Crematorium in Norfolk, and after many years considering various locations, an opportunity opened up to purchase land in Scoulton. Following that a period of design, planning and building took place and Breckland Crematorium was ready to open to the public on 1st July 2019.
The Crematorium is managed by Ray and Shirley’s daughter Rachel, together with her husband Nathan, who lead a dedicated team of staff who work with professionalism, kindness and understanding in order to assist those who are bereaved. Our team is trained to a high level of service to ensure that we give each and everyone a personal service that is second to none.
Gallery
Take a look around our crematorium
Memorials
We offer a variety of memorial options to help you create a lasting tribute to your loved ones. Our Sanctum Vaults accommodate up to two caskets with personalised granite plaques. For traditional interments, our gardens feature an area dedicated to the burial of cremated remains. Our granite memorial benches with engraved plaques are placed within the grounds and allow for one or two plaques. We also offer the option to have a metal leaf personalised and engraved, to then be placed on our unique Mulberry Memory Tree.
We provide personalised metal plaques in aluminium or bronze to be placed in our remembrance gardens or our wildflower meadow. Additionally, engraved dedicated plaques are available to be placed on the Barbican Memorial, and our Book of Remembrance features beautiful, calligraphed tributes in our peaceful garden room, ensuring lasting memories.
