REGULATIONS
AND FEES
Hursley
Cemetery is owned and administered by Hursley Parish Council and eligibility is
outlined in 1 below, irrespective of religious denomination.
1)
Right
of Interment.
Parishioners whose names appear
or are eligible to appear in the Register of Electors for Hursley, and any
children residing in the parish, may be interred in the Cemetery on payment of
the appropriate fee as set out in the scale of charges. Non-parishioners with a
Hursley connection may be interred in the Cemetery at the discretion of the
Parish Council.
2)
Notice
of Interment
a)
At least 48 hours notice of every intended
interment must be given to the Clerk to the Parish Council.
b)
Except in special circumstances, no notice will
be received on Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays. Such days must be
excluded from the period of 48 hours notice. An exception will be made on
production of a medical certificate stating that an early interment is
necessary.
c)
Upon receipt of a notice of interment the Parish
Council shall confirm the details.
d)
All fees in connection with an interment must be
paid to the Clerk to the Parish Council at the time that the notice of
interment is given.
3)
Certificates
a)
A Disposal Certificate of the Registrar of
Deaths, or, where appropriate, of the Coroner, must be delivered to the Clerk
to the Parish Council with the Notice of Interment.
b)
In the case of a stillborn child, the appropriate
certificate under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 must be produced.
4)
Place
of Interments
a)
All graves will be allocated by the Clerk to the
Parish Council acting for the Parish Council.
b)
The digging and mounding of graves will be the
responsibility of the Funeral Director but the work must be carried out to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Parish Council.
c)
Likewise, excavations to receive cremation
caskets will be the responsibility of the Funeral Director or person arranging
the burial and must be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the Parish
Council.
5)
Depth
of
a)
A body shall not be interred in a grave in such a
manner that any part of the coffin is at a depth less than three feet below the
level of the surface of the ground of the grave space, nor shall the cremated
remains of a body be interred in a grave in such a manner that any part of the
casket is at a depth of less than one foot below the level of the ground of the
grave space.
b)
Not more than two interments shall take place in
one grave space.
c)
The minimum depth of a grave shall be four feet six
inches for one interment, six feet six inches for two interments.
N.B. It should be noted that the above mentioned
depths are liable to be checked after digging and if found to be insufficient
the interment will not be allowed to take place. This may particularly affect
second burials if it is found that the original grave was not dug to a
sufficient depth. In such cases a fresh
grave will be allocated.
6)
Coffins
No
body will be allowed to be buried in any grave unless it is
placed in a properly constructed coffin.
7)
Hours
of Interment
a)
The hours of interments in the Cemetery will be
from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm and no interments will be allowed on Sundays and Public
Holidays, unless there are special reasons acceptable to the Parish Council.
b)
Not more than one funeral will be allowed to take
place at any one time.
8)
Covering
of
Whenever an interment has
taken place the surface of the grave will be levelled and covered with turf by
the Parish Council as soon as reasonably possible after natural subsidence of
the earth has taken place (normally 12-18 months). No mounds will be allowed on
any grave. After levelling has taken place no vases, containers or any other
memorial will be permitted in anything other than the normal headstone
position.
9)
Re-Opening
of
a)
A body shall not be interred in a grave in which
an interment has already taken place unless the coffin containing that body is
effectually separated from any other coffin previously placed and remaining in
the ground, by means of a layer of earth not less than six inches in depth.
b)
Where any grave in which an interment has already
taken place is re-opened for the purpose of making a second interment, there
shall be no disturbance of human remains already interred therein.
10)
Flowers
a)
No flowers or shrubs may be planted in any grave
space.
b)
No wreaths shall remain on a grave for more than
two weeks, after which they may be removed on the authorisation of the Parish
Council.
c)
After levelling has taken place no vases,
containers or any other memorial will be permitted on any grave space unless
mounted on or integral to the vase base of the headstone. If no headstone
incorporating a vase is erected, one flower vase will be allowed above ground
level in the normal headstone position. The Parish Council reserves the right
to remove flowers or flower containers which are unsuitable (glass jars etc.),
or which are incorrectly positioned as described above.
d)
The Parish Council regrets that no responsibility
can be accepted for the removal of or damage to flowers or vases, especially
during the grass cutting season.
e)
Artificial flowers, Remembrance Day poppies and
traditional Christmas wreaths must be removed after a period of not more than
two months.
11)
Erection
of Headstones, Crosses and Plaques
a)
A minimum period of six months should elapse
between the burial of any person to be commemorated and the erection of a
memorial.
b)
A memorial in the form of a headstone or a cross
or a stone vase, may be placed at the head only of any grave. Where a flower vase
is an integral part of a headstone this will be permitted, but no additional
memorials or flower containers will be allowed on any grave space or cremation
plot.
c)
The consent of the Parish Council, acting through
the Clerk to the Parish Council, shall be obtained before any memorial is
erected or any inscription is placed on a proposed or existing memorial.
Application must be made on a form, which can be obtained from the Parish
Clerk. Such consent will be given only if the proposed memorial or inscription
complies with the requirements of this regulation. The Parish Council will not
be responsible for the cost of removal of any memorial which is unauthorised or
incorrectly fixed. Payment of the appropriate fees as set out in the Scale of
Charges must be made in advance.
d)
No memorial shall exceed three feet four inches
in height, measured from ground level, nor shall it be more than two feet wide.
It shall have a thickness of not less than three inches or more than six
inches, except in the case of slate, which may be thinner, but not less than
one and a half inches in thickness. An exception may be made in the case of the
proposed erection of a stone cross, which may vary in thickness while
conforming to overall dimensions as stated, a detailed
application to be made to the Clerk to the Parish Council. Any vase base to be
no more than 26 inches wide, 4 inches high and 15 inches front to back.
e)
Every memorial shall be fixed firmly in
undisturbed ground on an approved foundation which shall be wholly below ground
level. Details of the foundation and fixing shall be provided at the time of
seeking consent.
f)
Memorials must be of natural stone but not bath,
g)
No memorial shall be removed from the Cemetery
except with the consent of the Parish Council, acting through the Clerk to the
Parish Council.
h)
Inscriptions should be reverent and incised or in
relief and may be painted in accordance with the Appendix hereto. Other colours
or methods of inscription may be allowed exceptionally at the sole discretion
of the Parish Council. Additions to
inscriptions may be made at a later date following a subsequent interment in
the same grave but the lettering, wording and layout must be consistent with
the original.
i)
The Parish Council can accept no responsibility
for damage to memorials
j)
Kerbs or stones must not be placed around the
grave or memorial.
k)
A plaque or memorial in the Cremation Casket area
shall not exceed 15” by 15” overall and the regulations concerning material and
inscriptions shall apply as above.
l)
No picture or photograph shall be incorporated in
any memorial.
12)
Conveyance
and Removal of Materials etc.
At no expense to the Parish
Council all equipment, materials and any surplus soil shall be removed from the
Cemetery immediately on completion of the erection of a memorial and at the end
of the day while the work remains unfinished. Care must be taken to avoid
cutting up or injuring paths or grassed areas in the Cemetery. All work in
connection with memorials and any necessary reinstatement arising therefrom
shall be done to the satisfaction of the Parish Council.
13)
Removal
of Rubbish and Surplus Material
Every person engaged in any
work or labour in or upon any grave or memorial in the Cemetery shall,
immediately upon completion thereof, clear up and remove from the Cemetery any
rubbish or surplus materials, including soil, remaining after completion. If
any person, after receiving one days notice from the Parish Council, neglects
or fails to comply with this requirement, the rubbish or surplus materials will
be removed by the Parish Council and any person who so neglects or fails shall,
on demand, pay the Parish Council the costs incurred of the removal.
14)
Children
and Dogs
Children under the age of
twelve years shall not enter or be taken into the Cemetery except under the
charge of a responsible person. Dogs will not be permitted within the curtilage
of the Cemetery.
15)
Memorial
Plantings
The Parish Council reserves
the right to remove diseased trees or plants donated as a memorial.
16)
Visiting
Time
During
daylight hours.
17)
Revision
of Regulations
a)
A review of regulations and charges shall be made
annually or as deemed necessary.
b)
These regulations supersede all previously issued
regulations.
Fees for Burials in Hursley
Cemetery (2011)
Burial
of Body in Grave £266.00
(To
include cost of levelling and turfing)
Burial
of Crema
Fees for Memorials in
Hursley Cemetery (2011)
Small cross of wood. £ 12.00
Small vase not exceeding 12" x 8" x 8". £ 45.00
Tablet,
erected horizontally (vertical not permitted)
not
exceeding 15" x 15" commemorating person crema
Any other monument £ 104.00
John Brooks
Parish Clerk
31b Main Road
Hursley
SO21 2JW
Tel: & Fax: 01962 775552
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APPENDIX
PAINTED INSCRIPTIONS
(With acknowledgements to the
Diocese of Winchester: Directions concerning churchyards)
The prime intention of painting onto cut
lettering should be to make the inscription adequately legible when there is
otherwise little or no contrast between the incised stone and its general
surface.
The sympathetic use of a colour other than
black or white may also enhance the appearance of the memorial.
The painting must not be vivid. It is for this
reason that gold lettering is not permitted
It is also to be taken into account that some
stone surfaces when damp can change their general tone to that of the
inscription and hence have illegible letters whilst possibly remaining sufficiently
contrasting in dry conditions. Colouring is thus helpful here.
A subtle approach to the design is required
with the colouring that blends and also has a different tone, but is not a
harsh contrast to the colour of the memorial material
Black and white frequently give
too harsh a contrast. This is usually so when used with a gloss finish.
It is recommended that
an inscription would be acceptable if painted in the following colours and
stone combinations:
SILVER particularly with granites and slates
Different shades of GREY with most
stones
(made up in accordance
with
above_design_lines)
Medium to dark GREEN with most
stones and green slates
eg: British Racing Green, Olive,Khaki) but not granites and blue slates)
Dark (Chocolate) BROWN with most
stones but not granites
and
Slates
BLUE with most
stones but not green
(eg: Wedgwood, Grey Blue, Navy Blue) slate
A strong RED with
many stones but not
sandstone or some granites
The desired effect with this painting should be
to give the appearance of a matt finish. It is accepted, however, that it is
customary to use gloss paints with these colours. These do tend generally to
dull down unlike gloss black and white which normally retain their severe
brightness.