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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Feb- 2017 -17 FebruaryEvents
‘How Do We Live with Death?’ Festival asks the big questions
On 4 and 5 March speakers will be tackling the big issues surrounding death and mortality at the Southbank Centre,…
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Jan- 2017 -6 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Highgate Cemetery’s records now available online
Records for historic Highgate Cemetery are now available on a specialist family history website. All 160,000 burial records between 1839…
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Dec- 2016 -1 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Funeral Planning Services commissions website for classic coach’s journey home
A fully restored classic 1950s Bedford OB coach, which is being gifted back to the Shetland Islands next June by…
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Nov- 2016 -8 NovemberCurrent Affairs
SAIF responds to funeral television show
In response to ITV Tonight documentary, Funerals: A costly undertaking?, Terry Tennens, chief executive of SAIF, commented: “Adam Shaw’s programme…
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1 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Hollyoaks funeral taken by Volkswagen Funerals
Volkswagen Funerals transported a Hollyoaks character to her final resting point. The TV soap featured ‘Ernie’, a VW Split screen hearse,…
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Oct- 2016 -24 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral cost plan for children needed, says Labour
Labour has asked the government to help bereaved families to cover funeral costs for children who die under the age…
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19 OctoberCurrent Affairs
SAIF responds to the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index Report 2016
Terry Tennens, chief executive of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), which represents 870 independent funeral…
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19 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Families face ‘postcode’ lottery for funeral costs
Beareaved families are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on funeral costs, according to the 2016 Royal London National Funeral Cost Index.…
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6 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New private burial ground opens on Adlington Hall Estate
Businessman Mark Simpkin and his wife, actress Tricia Penrose, have officially opened their private burial ground within the Adlington Hall Estate, Cheshire.…
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3 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Natural Legacy Woollen Coffins and Caskets gain FFMA Certification
Yorkshire based coffin manufacturer, Natural Legacy, is proud to add The Funeral Furnishings Manufacturer’s Association (FFMA) Certification to its range of Woollen…
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