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BLANDFORD CEMETERY

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FEES & CHARGES as from 1 April
2008
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RESIDENTS OF BLANDFORD
FORUM
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NON-RESIDENTS OF
BLANDFORD FORUM |
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INTERMENTS
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Still born
child or up to 28 days |
No charge |
No charge |
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Child up to
16 years |
£74.00 |
£148.00 |
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Child up to 16 years
cremated remains
(half a grave space) |
£74.00 |
£148.00 |
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Adult |
£93.00 |
£185.00 |
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Adult
Cremated Remains (half a grave space) |
£93.00 |
£185.00 |
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PURCHASED GRAVES IN
ROTATION
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A single
grave (Adult or Child) |
£172.00 |
£343.00 |
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Double depth
grave (must be purchased) |
£278.00 |
£555.00 |
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Exclusive
right of burial of cremated remains in an earthen grave (half a
grave space) |
£112.00 |
£223.00 |
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PURCHASED GRAVES ON A
SELECTED SITE
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A single
grave (Adult or Child) |
£333.00 |
£665.00 |
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Double depth
grave (must be purchased) |
£553.00 |
£1,106.00 |
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Exclusive
right of burial of cremated remains in an earthen grave (half a
grave space) |
£222.00 |
£443.00 |
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MONUMENTS
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Head Stone
with first inscription |
£84.00 |
£167.00 |
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Second
Inscription on Existing Headstone |
£23.00 |
£46.00 |
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Memorial book
etc |
£84.00 |
£167.00 |
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Flush Stone
Base (not to exceed half a grave space) |
£35.00 |
£69.00 |
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Flatstone
(flush to ground) |
£45.00 |
£90.00 |
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Fixed vase or
memorial tablet with flush stone base |
£57.00 (per item) |
£113.00 (per item) |
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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Search of
Burial Records |
£13.00 + VAT |
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Administration Charges |
£20.00 + VAT |
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Overtime for
Saturday Interments |
£23.00 |
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Use of
Cemetery Chapel |
£84.00 + VAT |
CEMETERY REGULATIONS
The dignity and calm of the
cemetery should be respected at all times.
Unattended children,
together with such activities as ball games, riding bicycles and playing
radios, are prohibited and dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
Opening Hours
The cemetery will be open
for pedestrian access at all times. The Council reserves the right to
make such closures as may be necessary for repairs, emergencies or in
the interests of public safety at any time.
Burial Register
The Town Council holds a
register of all burials. Searches may be made but a charge will apply.
Interments
The hours of interment will
be between 10.00 am and 3.30 pm Monday to Friday. No interment will
normally take place at weekends or public holidays although Saturday
interments will be permitted in special circumstances. Due consideration
will be given to religious requirements which may require alteration to
the foregoing.
No interment shall take
place and no cremated human remains shall be scattered without
permission of the Town Council. Notice of interment must be given
at least 2 working days prior to any interment to the Town Clerk of
Blandford Forum Town Council. The notification must be made on the form
provided by the Town Council.
Exclusive Right of Burial
The exclusive right of
burial in a grave space may be purchased for a period until 1 Jan 2104
at the appropriate fee (of 97 years). Thereafter the
exclusive right of burial will be granted for a period of 50 years.
A renewal of the exclusive
right of burial shall be permitted for a further period of 50 years with
regard to any purchased grave. The application to renew should be
made within 25 years prior to the expiry of the initial period. Any
grave space, for which exclusive right of burial has not been purchased,
may be purchased by a member of the family there buried on the terms
mentioned in the list of fees. The exclusive right of burial will
be granted for 97 years minus the number of years the person has been
buried for.
Memorials and Inscriptions
No tombstone or other
memorial shall be placed in the Cemetery, and no additional inscription
shall be made on any memorial without permission of the Town Council.
Applications must be made on the form provided by the Town Council.
Memorials must be installed
in accordance with the current National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM)
Guidelines.
Memorials are only permitted
on graves where the exclusive right of burial has been purchased.
The appropriate application form should be submitted to the Town Clerk
with a plan showing the proposal. Kerbstones and fencing is strictly
prohibited, and replacement kerbstones will no longer be permitted.
If the request is considered to be unsuitable it will be referred to the
appropriate Blandford Forum Town Council Committee.
The right to erect and
maintain a memorial on a grave will be granted for a period of 30 years.
This period can be extended following a satisfactory inspection of the
memorial. The Council may authorise removal of memorials from private
graves where the right of burial period has expired or if the memorial
has not been maintained.
It is the responsibility of
the owner* to maintain his/her memorial in a good state of repair. In
the event of any such memorial becoming dangerous, defective or
illegible, the Town Council may, in accordance with the powers and
procedures set out in Article 16(2) and Schedule 3 of the Local
Authorities Cemetery Order 1977, give notice to the owner* requiring
him/her to repair or remove any such memorial. If, after the expiration
of the notice, the owner* has failed to repair or remove any such
defective or dangerous memorial, or if the Council is unable to trace
the owner* after taking such reasonable steps as it may consider
necessary for that purpose, then the Council will take appropriate
action to make safe and tidy.
It is the responsibility of
the owner* to inform the Town Council of any change of address in order
that contact can be maintained. Failure to do so may result in the Town
Council removing a memorial if it fails a health and safety inspection.
Floral Tributes/Trees and
Shrubs
Floral tributes will be
removed when dead or unsightly at the discretion of the Grounds and
Properties Manager. Artificial flowers are permitted but must be removed
when faded. Graves will be tidied at the discretion of the Grounds and
Properties Manager.
No tree or shrub shall be
planted in or removed from the Cemetery without the approval of the Town
Council. Applications for authority to plant or remove trees or shrubs
should be submitted to the Town Clerk of Blandford Forum Town Council.
The Council reserves the
right to prune, cut down or remove any shrubs, plants or trees at any
time when, in the opinion of the Council, they have become unsightly or
overgrown.
Seats/Benches
No seat or bench shall be
placed in the Cemetery without the permission of the Town Council.
Applications for authority to locate a seat or bench should be submitted
to the Town Clerk of Blandford Forum Town Council.
To comply with health and
safety regulations, seats may be placed in the Cemetery within
designated areas and must not be moved without the permission of the
Town Council.
Fees and Charges
All fees and charges must be
paid to the Town Clerk of Blandford Forum Town Council at the time of
giving notice of the interment/erection of memorial etc. Cheques should
be made payable to Blandford Forum Town Council.
Removal of Remains
Human remains shall not be
removed except by the Exhumation Order from the Department of the
Environment or other appropriate Statutory Authority.
Disclaimer
The Town Council cannot be
held responsible for any damage to any memorial or any personal property
taken into the Cemetery. The Town Council will not be liable for
damage to any memorial in the Cemetery caused by storm, wind, subsidence
or by any other cause.
If any damage is caused to
the Council’s land or premises by bringing in any materials,
gravestones, or monument or from any other cause, the person or persons
doing such damage will be held responsible for the same and the Council
may recover the cost of repairing such damage from such person or
persons and in addition take proceedings under Article 18 of the Local
Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977.
The Town Council reserves
the right to make alterations to the foregoing subject to due notice.
* - owner/purchaser/heirs or
successors
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