1. What rights are incorporated in a deed to a grace space?
2. Is a Christian service compulsory?
3. How long after the funeral are floral tributes removed?
4. Are bulbs, rose trees, plants, and so on allowed to be planted on the grass area in front of the lawn grave?
5. How many coffins are allowed to be buried in one grave?
6. How soon can I erect a headstone?
1. What rights are incorporated in a deed to a grace space?
A Deed of Grant of exclusive Right of Burial gives the deed holder, their heirs and successors, the right to bury bodies or cremated remains in the named grave space, as long as space is available. Written permission is required for each interment.
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2. Is a Christian service compulsory?
No. Any religion, creed or belief can be catered for on request. You can devise your own service, or indeed an interment can take place without any ceremony at all. The Chapels at both Cemeteries can be adapted to accommodate any type of service.
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3. How long after the funeral are floral tributes removed?
The general rule is after all shade of colour has faded, usually around two weeks.
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4. Are bulbs, rose trees, plants, and so on allowed to be planted on the grass area in front of the lawn grave?
In the lawn sections, all floral tributes should be confined to the headstone area, although crocus bulbs can be planted on application to the Cemetery Registrar. These are usually finished before the grass cutting season starts.
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5. How many coffins are allowed to be buried in one grave?
In the lawn section a maximum of three but this must be stipulated at the first interment. After the last coffin burial it is possible to inter caskets of cremated remains but all interments have to have the written consent of the deed holder.
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6. How soon can I erect a headstone?
At Haverhill on graves with continuous headstone bases and on cremation graves at both cemeteries - immediately. However, on all other graves it is advisable to wait about six months to allow the ground to settle.
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