DALSTON
PARISH COUNCIL
CEMETERY
FEES
Payments and sums set out below apply where the person to be interred or in respect of whom the right is granted is, or immediately before death was, an inhabitant or parishioner of the Parish of Dalston, Cumbria; or who, prior to moving to sheltered accommodation with members of the family or otherwise was an inhabitant or parishioner of the Parish of Dalston; or in the case of a still-born child where one of the parents is, or at the time of interment was, such an inhabitant or parishioner.
In all other cases the fees, payments and sums will be doubled, except if specifically itemised as in Part 1, 1 (iv), but those set out in Parts 1 and 3 will not be doubled where the exclusive right of burial in the grave in question, or the right of constructing the grave, was acquired at the single fee shown in Part 2.
PART
1 INTERMENT
| 1. |
The
fees include the digging of the grave and
use of grave mats. They apply only where
interment takes place on Mondays to Fridays
inclusive. For interments taking place on
Saturdays the fees will be increased by
one half. For interments on Sundays (which
shall be permitted only in emergency certified
by a coroner or Registered Medical Practitioner
that immediate burial is necessary) the
fees will be doubled. |
For
the interment of:
| (i) |
The
body of a still-born child or of a child
whose age at the time of death did not
exceed 1 month |
FOC |
| (ii) |
The
body of a child whose age at the time
of death exceeded 1 month but did not
exceed 18 years |
£75.00 |
| (iii) |
The
body of a person whose age at the time
of death exceeded 18 years |
£350.00 |
| (iv) |
The
body of a person whose age at the time
of death exceeded 18 years and lived outside
the Parish |
£600.00 |
| 2. |
For
the interment of cremated remains |
£100.00 |
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For the interment of body parts, blocks, slides |
£40.00 |
Burial
arrangements should not be made until the agreement
of the Clerk or the Councillor responsible for
the Cemetery has been obtained.
PART
2 EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF BURIAL IN EARTHEN GRAVES
| 1. |
For
the exclusive right of burial in an earthen
grave 9 feet by 4 feet |
£400.00 |
| 2. |
For
the exclusive right of burial of cremated
remains in an earthen grave 2 feet by
2 feet |
£100.00 |
The
fees include the Deed of Grant and all the expenses
thereof.
PART 3 GRAVESTONES AND INSCRIPTIONS
| 1. |
For
the right to erect or place on a grave a
headstone with a base not exceeding 3 feet
in width and 3 feet 6 inches in height |
£65.00 |
| 2. |
For
the right to place horizontally on a grave
space for the interment of cremated remains
a memorial stone 2 feet by 2 feet |
£65.00 |
The
Parish Council retains the right to remove any
additional objects other than the headstone or
memorial stone.
INSCRIPTIONS AND VASES
The
fees shown in PART 3 include the first inscription.
For each subsequent inscription or vase the fee
is £42.00
The fees shown in PART 3 include the first inscription. For each subsequent inscription or placing of vase the fee is
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£42.00 |
| The fee for a moveable vase on an un-purchased grave space is as above |
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The
size and type of headstone or memorial stone and
inscriptions should receive the approval of the
Parish Council before erection or placement and
before any work commences. The appropriate fee
must accompany the application for consent to
erect a headstone, additional inscription etc.
All memorials and their installation must comply
with the National Association of Memorial Masons
Code of Practice.
MISCELLANEOUS
FEES
| 1. |
For
searches of Registers |
£15.00/hr |
| 2. |
For
certified copy of an entry in the Register |
£10.00 |
The
cemetery is managed by Dalston Parish Council,
Council Offices, Forge Green, Riverside, Dalston,
Carlisle, Cumbria, CA5 7QG
The
Council Clerk is Mrs E Auld, Bannerdale, Unthank,
Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA5 7BA Tel: 01228
712920
For
further information about Dalston Churchyard and
Cemetery, click
here
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