Dedicate-a-tree for Grandparents Day

Grandparents are a vital part of family life, providing strength, comfort, wisdom and fun and they deserve a special day in their honour.

At Lasting Tribute - the UK's largest online memorial website - we see that memories of happy times with grandma and grandad last a lifetime. This is particularly true of Gloucestershire's own Lasting Tribute portal - where you can also find bereavement and in memoriam notices that have been placed in the Echo and the Citizen newspapers.

Lasting Tribute’s managing director, Elaine Pritchard, said: “We see hundreds of grandchildren - some now adults - adding loving tributes and fond memories of their grandparents online.”

So, in honour of Grandparents Day (Sunday October 4) Lasting Tribute is offering anyone the chance to dedicate a tree to the memory of a grandparent, in partnership with The Tree Appeal, for just £9.99 - half the usual price of £19.99.

This offer applies to trees ordered between now and Monday October 12, 2009. To read more and order a tree click on the Grandparents Day image at our Lasting Tribute online shop.

You can choose the county in the UK where you would like your tree to be planted and you will also receive a personalised dedication certificate.

There are more than 1.2 million tributes already on Lasting Tribute. They include more than 8,000 featured tributes to celebrities and those who have been in the public eye – including British soldiers who have died on duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Anyone can register quickly on the site and add a memory or an image free of charge. All content is pre-moderated before being published.

Here’s a few examples of messages for much-loved grandparents:

“Some of my fondest memories as a child are of Christmas at your house - no 64 - with you and Grandpa. No-one's ever made a better Christmas dinner than you. Then in the evening you'd get out cold meats and pickles, cheese and biscuits and your wonderful homemade coffee and walnut cake and we'd eat while we watched Morecambe and Wise…. Love you lots xxxxx”

“When it gets to holiday time I always remember those childhood holidays with you and nana. This week I've been thinking a lot about some of those caravan holidays where we used to play cards in the evenings and eat cheese and crackers for supper. Seemed the height of excitement to me, aged 8!! Still miss you after all these years xxxxxxxx”

“To Grandpa. We think of you often and miss you. We'll never forget you - and all that you stood for. We are very proud that you were our Grandpa.”