Another ‘post box’ to heaven has been installed in an Ipswich crematorium, to give grieving relatives a link with their loved ones. 

Seven Hills Crematorium has added one of the distinctive white post boxes to its grounds after seeing an article in the Ipswich Star. 

Back in March, Kesgrave mum Christina Aquilina called for Ipswich funeral directors to help her implement the post boxes in churchyards and cemeteries around Ipswich. 

Friends and relatives can post their letters and cards to those they have loved and lost.  

The posted letters would not be read, but would be collected and turned into a compostable pulp. 

Wildflower seeds would then be added to create ‘seed bombs’, which can be scattered in memory of those who have passed away. 

Now, a postbox has been installed in the grounds of Seven Hills Crematorium for the past two weeks and has already received three letters. 

“We hope that it can help people in their time of grief,” said Celia Davidson, manager at Seven Hills. 

“People do often leave their cards and letters in the woodland area in our grounds. Now, they have somewhere where they can post them.” 

She said that the postbox might bring comfort to people at times when their thoughts turned to their departed relatives, such as birthdays, Christmas and anniversaries. 

The idea of postboxes to heaven went viral in February, when Nottingham schoolgirl Matilda Handy, asked for a postbox to be installed in Gedling Crematorium after the death of her grandparents. 

“Although the original postbox was created with children in mind to help them process their grief, adults are more than welcome to use our postbox,” said Ms Davidson. 

“We hope it can bring them some comfort.” 

If you are a funeral director and are interested in sponsoring a post box to heaven, email abygail.fossett@newsquest.co.uk