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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Jul- 2013 -5 July
Great Wyrley Cemetery opens as ‘peaceful place’ for remembrance
A cemetery that will eventually deliver enough burial plots for the next 50 years has been officially opened in Great…
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2 July
Service of dedication at Lichfield Crematorium
The service chapel at Lichfield crematorium was officially opened with a dedication service led by the Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill,…
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2 July
Lucy Siegle presents UK best award to South Downs Natural Burial Site
The South Downs Natural Burial Site at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon, Hampshire, has been awarded Best Natural Burial…
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Mar- 2013 -28 MarchEvents
Ed Brunskill becomes LAFD western district chairman at committee’s AGM
Jim Golding handed the LAFD western district chairmanship to Ed Brunskill at the committee’s recent AGM at the Quintin Hogg…
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26 March
Memorial tree planting takes place at natural burial ground
Friends and families alike were in attendance at Deerton Natural Burial Ground’s recent Tree Planting Day. Held annually, Tree Planting…
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6 March
Reuse of graves in Suffolk “needed” say experts
Experts have called for the reuse of graves in Suffolk to prevent the county running out of burial space. Cemetery…
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Feb- 2013 -22 February
Historic east London cemetery’s records added to online portal
All 420,000 records for the Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium in east London have been digitised by Deceased Online ready…
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Jan- 2013 -30 January
Repatriation issue arises as body lies in mortuary for 18 months
The body of a Ghanaian national, who worked on a trawler in Northern Ireland, is still in a Belfast mortuary,…
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23 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
‘Paupers’ funerals’ reach record levels in Leeds
The number of public health funerals in one of the UK’s biggest cities has risen to record levels over the…
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18 January
Memorial service held for Ned Kelly
Descendants of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly have commemorated him at a memorial service, 133 years after he was hanged for…
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