Oak Hill Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces

Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd MBE said:

“I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Oak Hill in achieving a Green Flag Award.

Oak Hill is a vital green space for the community in Welwyn Hatfield and staff do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award. Everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”

Recently, Executive Member for Community & Leisure, Max Holloway, along with other councillors, had the opportunity to visit Oak Hill to tour the grounds, including the newly built crematorium and gardens, which is expected to open in September.

“Oak Hill is a very special place, and we are delighted that we will soon be able to provide a wider range of cremation and burial options to meet the needs of our communities”. He added “We will shortly be announcing details about Open Days in September for residents to see our new facilities and meet the new, dedicated on-site team”.   

Notes to editors

The Green Flag Award Scheme is run by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful, Keep Wales Tidy and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

Keep Britain Tidy is a leading environmental charity. We set the standard for the management of parks and beaches, inspire people to be litter-free, to waste less and live more sustainably. To find out more about Keep Britain Tidy, our campaigns and programmes visit.