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- 2012 -4 JulyPeople
Leicester Mayor opens new MBCOL resource centre
The Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire’s (MBCOL) new resource centre has been officially opened by Leicester City Mayor Sir Peter…
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3 JulyEvents
MAB’s memorial photo competition back for third year
The Memorial Awareness Board (MAB) has launched the third annual ‘Dead Art? Then and Now’ photograph competition. MAB, an organisation…
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2 July
DoH guidance for management of flu pandemic related deaths updated
The Department of Health (DoH) has issued updated guidance for management of flu pandemic related deaths. ‘Pandemic Influenza: Guidance on…
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Jun- 2012 -29 JunePeople
British artist Bob and Roberta Smith teams up with Ghanaian coffin sculptor Paa Joe
As part of Collaboration Culture, a new seven-part BBC World News series, British artist Bob and Roberta Smith will join…
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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The crypt where Elvis Presley was first buried has been withdrawn from an auction in Los Angeles.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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