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- 2012 -28 June
GreenAcres chosen to represent the UK
GreenAcres Woodland Burials will represent the cemetery sector and the UK at this year’s European Business Awards. The company, formerly…
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25 June
Elvis Presley crypt pulled from auction
The crypt where Elvis Presley was first buried has been withdrawn from an auction in Los Angeles. A devoted 10,000…
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20 June
Cornwall burial right fees set at £500
Cornwall Council is introducing a new single rate fee of £500 for burial rights. The county’s unitary authority is introducing…
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13 JuneTrade Organisations
Plans to create national woodland burial leader unveiled
Woodland Burial Parks has changed its name to GreenAcres Woodland Burials and is planning to create a nationwide network of…
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8 June
Headstones that tell a story
Whilst the process of burial may not have changed substantially over the centuries, gravestones can now provide a digital link…
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1 June
Fundraising success for burial ground staff
Staff from a woodland burial ground near Poole, Dorset, have raised £1,253.70 to help local children. Funeral director Dawn Jones…
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May- 2012 -31 May
Elvis Presley’s crypt to be auctioned
The private mausoleum crypt that was the initial resting place of Elvis Presley is to be sold at auction. Included…
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3 MayPeople
WinterWillow on the move
WinterWillow, part of Wintercomfort for the homeless, has announced that it is relocating. The move from Overstream House to 44…
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1 MayCurrent Affairs
Parliamentarians discuss funeral issues
At the latest All Party Parliamentary Funerals and Bereavement Group meeting in Westminster, one of the key topics under discussion…
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Apr- 2012 -27 April
Speakers announced for London Funeral Exhibition
This year, the Chiltern Woodland Burial Park in Buckinghamshire will host ‘If you go down to the woods today’, a…
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