Funerals

If you have lost a loved one, and need help and support, please do be in touch. With organising a funeral, the first people to contact are the Funeral Directors who will then contact us after they have met with you and discussed your needs.  We will work very hard to make the process of arranging a funeral as straightforward as possible, meeting with you personally to help you through the preparations and working with the firm that you have chosen.

Arranging a Funeral
Planning a funeral can be a difficult balance between carrying out any ‘wishes’ the deceased made known and providing a service which is meaningful for those who grieve.  Helpful advice on organising or attending a Church of England funeral service can be found here.

It may be possible for your loved one to be buried, or their ashes interred, within our graveyard. Please note that we are running out of room for new burial plots, but there is still plenty of space for interments of ashes in our memorial gardens. There may also be room for burials of coffins in existing family graves. Please be aware that the PCC's policy is not to agree to reservations of plots. You can opt to have the names of loved ones included in our Book of Remembrance (Form here)

Interment of Ashes
If you wish to inter ashes in a casket we have two options:

The casket containing your loved one's ashes may be buried in the Memorial Garden at the front of the Church.  This is in a quiet area, but does not have headstones or plaques.  However, the name of your loved one will be placed in the Book of Remembrance on display in church. 

We have a second memorial garden on the north side of church, The Maurice Billington Garden of Remembrance.  Within this garden, you can inter the ashes and place a small headstone (in accordance with ecclesiastical law) in the plot where your loved one is buried. 

Further Help
If you have any queries with regard to the laying to rest of your loved one, please do not hesitate to contact the Vicar.