Burial
Burial continues to play a vital role in the UK’s funeral landscape, shaped by tradition, religious practice, land availability, and environmental considerations. Funeral Service Times provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of burial, including cemetery operations, grave preparation, green burial initiatives, legal requirements, local authority management, and burial space strategy. Reporting focuses on regulatory updates, service innovation, operational challenges, and investment in cemetery infrastructure—supporting funeral professionals in delivering respectful, compliant, and sustainable burial services.
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Jun- 2023 -22 JuneBusiness
Basildon and District Cemetery celebrates 25 years in business
Basildon and District Cemetery and Crematorium has completed 25 years of serving local families. Basildon and District Cemetery and Crematorium…
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14 JuneCommunity
Stroud council seeks consultation on Bisley Road cemetery
Stroud town council is exploring options for extending the operational span of the remaining plots at Stroud’s cemetery on Bisley…
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8 JuneCommunity
Newtownabbey Crematorium opens following £5m investment
Newtownabbey Crematorium, a new state-of-the-art facility on Doagh Road, opened earlier this week (5 June), following a £5m investment by…
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5 JuneFeatures
Succession: The funeral fit for a billionaire
Episode nine in season four of HBO’s hit show Succession features the funeral of billionaire media mogul Logan Roy, played…
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May- 2023 -17 MayBusiness
A.W. Lymn submits application for East Midlands Barrow site
The family funeral service A. W. Lymn has submitted a planning application to build the East Midlands’ first barrow site…
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10 MayCommunity
Harborough District Council completes cemetery extension
Harborough District Council has completed Northampton Road Cemetery’s extension and improvement works. Expanding into the grounds at the rear of…
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Apr- 2023 -5 AprilFuneral Plans
Co-op Funeralcare revenue up £7m
Co-op Funeralcare has seen its revenues jump £7m to £271m for the year ended 31 December 2022, compared with £264m…
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Mar- 2023 -23 MarchCommunity
Wildlife trust encourages graveyard wildlife initiative
The Somerset Wildlife Trust is encouraging church communities across the West Somerset region to take part in a wildlife initiative,…
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23 MarchCommunity
Pendle Council buys land to build new cemetery
Pendle Borough Council has purchased a 6.3-hectare site between Nelson and Brierfield to provide a new cemetery for the borough.…
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13 MarchCommunity
Westerleigh Group to open Arun Crematorium this summer
Westerleigh Group has announced that a brand new crematorium is being built in Yapton, West Sussex, with plans to officially…
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