Waseley Hills Crematorium

Waseley Hills Cemetery & Crematorium opened in January 2022 and serves the communities of South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and North Worcestershire. It is part of Westerleigh Group, one of the UK's largest independent owners and operators of crematoria and cemeteries. Westerleigh Group operates 42 sites across England, Scotland and Wales and cares for more than 76,000 funerals every year.

In Autumn 2021, Westerleigh Group became the first crematorium authority in the UK to officially adopt the new Environmental Policy Statement introduced by the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities. Waseley Hills Cemetery & Crematorium offers cremation and burial services.

Waseley Hills Crematorium is described by families as a place where services are carried out with kindness and without any sense of being hurried, a point that comes up often in accounts of cremations and the later interment of ashes. Set in a peaceful, well-maintained landscape, the grounds themselves are repeatedly praised as a beautiful and tranquil setting in which to pay respects, with several reviewers noting how carefully the site is looked after.

Particular mention is made of Claire Montague and her team, whose compassion and support during bereavement is highlighted, while Leanne is singled out for the sensitive way she welcomed a family to a workshop for those who have suffered a loss, helping attendees to bond over shared experience. Staff generally are characterised as friendly and caring, and the arrangements for both funeral services and the burial of ashes are said to have been handled well. One practical caution raised concerned satellite navigation directions sending mourners to a nearby housing estate rather than the crematorium itself, an error reported to the mapping provider, which families may wish to check before travelling.