Grimsby: Bereaved family set up 'letters to heaven' postbox

Lauren Swales, Jack Lamyman their daughter Polly raised funds to pay for the postbox

A bereaved family has set up a 'letters to heaven' postbox for people to write messages to deceased loved ones.

Lauren Swales and Jack Lamyman, from Grimsby, lost their unborn baby boy Teddy to a miscarriage in June when Ms Swales was four months pregnant.

After a fundraising campaign for the postbox, their nine-year-old daughter Polly has posted the first letter.

Ms Swales hoped the box at Grimsby Crematorium "will help other families".

Similar schemes have been brought in around the country during the last couple of years.

Polly told BBC Look North: "We hope people will use it for birthdays, Christmas, all the celebrations they'd like to celebrate with their baby or anyone that they've lost.

"I feel really proud. I don't think I've ever done anything as big as this."

Polly, nine, posted the first letter in the 'letters to heaven' postbox in Grimsby Crematorium

Mr Lamyman said: "We just wanted to do something in Teddy's name, something that would benefit the community as well.

"For some children it's hard to talk about heavy subjects like this - giving them the opportunity to write something down and post it is good for everybody."

North East Lincolnshire Council described the box as a "wonderful addition" to the crematorium grounds and thanked the family for their fundraising efforts.