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The Funeral of Dr John Bertalot

Name: The Funeral of Dr John Bertalot
Start: 2026-03-14T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-14T12:30:00+00:00
Location: Blackburn Cathedral

14th March at 10:30 am

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Date: 14th March 2026

Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Venue: Blackburn Cathedral

The funeral of Dr John Bertalot, Organist Emeritus of Blackburn Cathedral will take place on Saturday 14th March 2026 at 10.30am.

All are warmly invited to attend the funeral service which will be followed by a reception in the Cathedral Crypt.

This service will be streamed live on our website, can be watched below and will also be featured on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.

The Order of Service can be viewed here.

The committal will follow at 1.30pm at Pleasington Crematorium, Tower Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 5LE to which all are also invited to attend if they so wish.

This service will also be available to watch online both live and afterwards here.

Viewers will need to use the following credentials to access the stream:

Username: maki6445 password: 757127