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.
*For the
time being allocation of graves is delegated to Mr Stan Rawdon, 98 Hursley 01962 775258
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, caen or other soft stone, black (ebony)
blue or red granite, or Carrara white or similar white marble. Memorials in granite may have a polished
finish to the face and surface of any vase-base.
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 (2006/2007)
Burial of Body in Grave £230.00
(To include cost of levelling and turfing)
Burial of Cremated Remains £ 48.00
Fees for Memorials in
Hursley Cemetery (2006/2007)
Small cross of wood. £ 11.00
Small vase not exceeding 12" x 8" x 8". £ 39.00
Tablet, erected horizontally (vertical not permitted)
not exceeding 15" x 15" commemorating person cremated. £ 39.00
Any other monument £ 90.00
Adopted By Hursley Parish Council 22nd
March 2004
John Brooks
Parish Clerk
31b North End
Hursley
SO21 2JW
Tel: & Fax: 01962 775552
Email: parish@johnbrooks.co.uk
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.
