Advice during the Corona Pandemic
Government guidance for managing a funeral during the coronavirus pandemic – What you need to know (published 19 April 2020)
Advice designed to assist people who are involved in managing or organising a funeral related to a death from any cause during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Rules Relating to Cemetery Monuments
Cemetery regulations are necessary to comply with the law, to enable contractors to carry out their duties safely and efficiently and to maintain a suitable environment for the bereaved to lay to rest their loved ones and to continue to pay their respects in a peaceful setting.
All designs for memorials and inscriptions thereon must conform to Cemetery Regulations and must be approved by the Parish Council at a public meeting.
Please click here to view full Cemetery Regulations.
Burial Fees (2019/20)
A fee is charged every time a grave is opened for an interment and the level of the fee depends on the depth to be opened and the scale of the fees applicable at the time.
PLEASE NOTE: This applies to double depth graves.
| Parishioner | Non-Parishioner | |
| Burial of still born/Internment of Ashes | No fee | £250.00 (please see full Cemetery Regulations for New Advice 2019) |
| Burial of child under 18 years/Internment of Ashes | No fee | £250.00 (please see full Cemetery Regulations for New Advice 2019) |
| Burial (over 18 years) | £250.00 | £1000.00 |
| Purchase of EROB* for burial plot | £150.00 | £600.00 |
| Interment of Cremated Ashes | £130.00 | £520.00 |
| Purchase of EROB* for cremation plot | £100.00 | £400.00 |
| Erection of headstone | £150.00 | £300.00 |
| Additional inscription | £100.00 | £200.00 |
- Exclusive Right of Burial (EROB): The registered grave holder may in his/her lifetime, within the specified 60 year period, bequeath or transfer the Exclusive Right of Burial to some other person. A transfer of Exclusive Right of Burials will not be recognised by the council until the Council records have been updated. Once the transfer has been made an Exclusive Right of Burial will be issued in the new registered grave holder’s name.
Natural Burial Area Fees (2019/20)
Burial in this area is strictly limited to residents of West Dereham or persons with a family connection or residential links to the village. Each application will be considered individually by the Parish Council.
See Regulations Natural Burial Area Note(s) in Cemetery Regulations
| Burial | £1000 | To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker |
| Burial and Interment of Cremated Ashes (Simultaneously on one occasion but may include more than one casket of ashes) | £1000 | To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker |
| Interment of Cremated Ashes (On one occasion but may include one or more caskets of ashes) | £1000 | To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker |
| Interment of Cremates Ashes (To existing grave at later date) | £300 | |
| Burial of child under 18 years | £150 | Nominal Fee – To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker (please see full Cemetery Regulations for New Advice 2019) |
| Interment of Cremated Ashes Child Under 18 years | £150 | Nominal Fee – To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker (please see full Cemetery Regulations for New Advice 2019) |
| Stillbirth | £150 | Nominal Fee – To include EROB, tree, maintenance, oak plaque and electronic marker (please see full Cemetery Regulations for New Advice 2019) |
| Reservation of plot | £500 | non-refundable (deposit) |
