# 44 - Practical notes re memorial event

In accordance with our environmental concerns, Philip will be given a Natural Burial in a bush plot at Gungahlin Cemetery. This will be a private family ceremony at 11 a.m.

Philip was a registered Organ Donor and we hoped that at least his corneas could be accepted as a tissue donation; but in the end this was not possible.

A celebration and thanksgiving for Philip's life will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Margaret Whitlam Pavilion, National Arboretum (see map below for details of the road to use to access the Pavilion parking).  This is located six kilometres from the centre of Canberra, at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, off the Tuggeranong Parkway and a short distance south of Glenloch Interchange.

It would help us with catering arrangements if you could RSVP to maureen.bell@gmail.com

It would also be appreciated if able-bodied people could leave the car parking spaces closest to the Pavilion for those with mobility issues. 

For interstate family and friends coming to Canberra, we suggest that staying in Belconnen or North Canberra would be convenient. For Victorians driving and so entering the ACT from the Barton highway, the Belconnen Way Motor Inn and serviced apartments at Hawker are a possibility, or the Premier Hotel and serviced apartments in Benjamin Way, Belconnen.

For anyone coming by air, let us know and we will try to arrange for someone to pick you up from the airport. Some kind friends have offered to help in this way.

Watch this blog for any last-minute changes.

Continue to read the Tributes post, #38. I will continue to add to these.