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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Oct- 2019 -8 OctoberPeople
R & P Everson wins ‘Funeral Planner of the Year Award’
Funeral directors from Totland Bay, R and P Everson have been named the top funeral planner for South West London…
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3 OctoberCommunity
Wirral funeral home lays claim to UK’s first professional cat mourner
A Co-op Funeral home in Merseyside has laid claim to possessing an eight year old ginger tom cat with the…
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Sep- 2019 -13 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Industry viewpoint – Social Funeral Fund / Funeral Poverty
Back in 2011/12 we wrote and received many letters from them the minister in charge of the DWP Iain Duncan…
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Aug- 2019 -29 AugustBusiness
Average funeral cost remains steady in 2018, study finds
The cost of funeral services in the UK has remained steady in the UK over the last 12 months, according…
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1 AugustFeatures
Resomation – what will happen next?
I last spoke with Funeral Service Times in September 2018 and it is safe to say there has been some…
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Jul- 2019 -18 JulyFeatures
Cemeteries around the world: Assistens Kirkegård Cemetery
Located in the Norrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, Assistens Kirkegård Cemetery was first opened in 1760, originally purposed as a…
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9 JulyBusiness
Natural burial microchip firm ASSETtrac celebrates 20 years
Natural burial ground microchip software company ASSETtrac is celebrating 20 years since it entered the funeral trade with its grave…
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1 JulyCurrent Affairs
Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs
Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial or cremation,…
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneFeatures
How many singers does it take to change a funeral?
We know that when a client asks for live music at a funeral service a funeral director’s head might start…
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27 JuneCharity
Hilary J Grainger OBE to be next chair of Cremation Society
The Cremation Society has announced that professor Hilary Grainger OBE as been elected as its next chair. She will succeed…
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