About me...
After a 20 year career in banking and a few years running my own domestic cleaning business in the South East I moved to Plymouth in 2016.
I often walk my dog through my local cemeteries. I find them really tranquil, a quiet, calming place to be. It used to upset me seeing seeing how many graves were looking overgrown and neglected. Obviously there’s a reason behind each one, people move out of the area or are unable to tend to them due to illness or disability, or just the fact that their lives are so busy.
In 2019 I had a bit of a 'life begins at 50' moment and was looking for a new venture so having identified that there seemed to be a need for this type of service, I decided to start Elite Memorial Cleaning. I spent a lot of time researching products and cleaning methods to ensure that I could confidently clean the memorials without damaging the stone in any way.
I love what I do and get so much satisfaction seeing the end result. I treat every job with the respect and care it deserves.
This is me volunteering with a local community group helping them clean the memorial in Wantage Gardens, Plymouth.
Volunteering...
In the summer of 2020 I was asked to provide a quote for a customer on a memorial in the Baby Garden section in a local churchyard. Despite three visits and directions from the customer, I just could not find the grave.
As you can see from the photo, its no wonder... unfortunately it had been left to get very overgrown.
I couldn't leave it like that so set about clearing all the brambles and weeds that had totally taken over the area. Whenever I had some spare time I would pop back over to clear some more and gradually managed to clear the entire area.
To my surprise I ended up uncovering 7 memorials.
Unfortunately i'm not able to clean the actual memorials without the families permission so I just concentrate on keeping them tidy and ensuring the area never gets overgrown again.
Would you like to start a Grave Cleaning business ?
I provide training and support for people across the UK who are looking to start their own grave tending business.
Please click here for further details.