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- 2019 -20 JuneFeatures
Cemeteries around the world – Tyne Cot
Tyne Cot, or the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing to give the cemetery its…
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13 JuneFeatures
Grief and poverty; a dangerous cocktail
Consider two facts. In the UK, 1,640 people die every day – more than half a million every year (Office…
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5 JuneFeatures
Cemeteries around the world – Waverley Cemetery
Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New…
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Apr- 2019 -25 AprilBusiness
Zaun to provide steel fencing for new burial plots
Fencing manufacturer Zaun has announced it is to provide steel fencing for a number of new burial plots being introduced…
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24 AprilBusiness
Natural Legacy celebrates 10th birthday
The world’s first patented woolen coffin brand Natural Legacy is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. In 2009 UK woollen…
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryEvents
Natural Burial Company prepares for bereavement day
The 2019 Prestwold Hall Bereavement Awareness Day will be held on Sunday 28 April, just outside of Loughborough in Leicestershire.…
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21 FebruaryCharity
Crematorium helps to support suicide survivors
A Portsmouth support group for people affected by suicide has been given a donation of £7,000 by Havant crematorium, The…
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21 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
The Bereavement Services Portal celebrates its 15th year
The Bereavement Services Portal, the UK-based directory of cemeteries, crematoria and natural burial grounds, is celebrating its 15th year of…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Co-op expresses concern to prime minister over Children’s Funeral Fund
Leaders at Co-op Funeralcare have written to the prime minister to address the company’s “concern” over what it calls “a…
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24 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
New cremation rules imposed in Mortonhall Crematorium aftermath
New rules state crematoriums in Scotland must hold on to cremated remains for at least four weeks following the Mortonhall…
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