A new community facility in Victoria Road, Ferndown will be hosting an open day on Friday 6 October.

The facility was recently rebuilt AE Jolliffe & Son funeral directors. It has undergone a huge programme of development at the site on the town’s main crossroads.

Forming part of Douch Family Funeral Directors, which has invested heavily in the rebuild to create a facility for the future, the site included a 1930’s house and a collection of buildings erected in a piecemeal fashion.

While the house remains, it has been extended to provide reception area, offices meeting rooms and five chapels of rest where families can visit their loved ones.

Beyond that is a garden of remembrance which people can visit at any time for a moment of calmness and serenity.

There is also now a purposefully designed ceremony room for funeral services. The space can be adapted for various other events, complemented by the adjoining function area.