The fees and charges set out below apply where the person to be interred was a resident of the Parish of Burnham on Sea & Highbridge, or the Parish of Burnham Without.
In all other cases the fees will be doubled, except for the persons who were resident in any of the above parishes until they moved out of the area into institutions because of circumstances over which they had no control.
Exclusive Right of Burial
In an Earthen Grave and includes the Deed of Grant – confers rights to use the grave for a period of:
| 50 Year Lease | |
| Standard Grave over 4ft | £725 |
| Cremated Remains Grave | £270 |
| Childs Grave – no fee payable up-to age 18 | Nil |
| NVF, Stillborn or child under 1 year of age | Nil |
| Transfer of Grant | £60 |
| Copy of Grant Deed | £10 |
| Grave record searches (1st one free then per name search-payable in advance) | £30 |
Interments
FOUR working days’ notice is required for an interment,
THREE working days for the burial of cremated remains.
Fees include the digging and filling of grave
| Fee | |
| New adult double grave to 6’6″ | £455 |
| Re-open or new adult single grave to 4’6″ | £395 |
| A child burial up to 18 years old | £190* |
| NVF, Stillborn or child under 1 year of age | Nil |
| Cremated remains of an adult – if a double casket, still a single fee | £220 |
| Cremated remains of a child up to 18 years old | £90* |
Exhumation
| Fee | |
| Of a body | £1000 |
| Of cremated remains | £500 |
Memorials
No memorials over 2 feet in height from the ground level shall be erected until six months from the date of the Interment. The lease for the permit is for the duration of the grave lease. All monuments must be installed to NAMM or BRAMM Standards
| Fee | |
| A Headstone or Cross not exceeding 4ft in height, base not exceeding 3ft (120cm x 90cm) | £195 |
| A Tablet for the Garden of Rest, Open Book or Heart-Stone tablets must be erected with the shortest measurement at the head and foot of the plot. The base plinth must not exceed 24″ x 18″ | £160 |
| Brent Road Cemetery Garden of Rest – New Section. The base plinth is already installed measuring 24″ x 24″. A Tablet must not exceed 18″ x 18″. A Vase, Angle, Book etc. not exceeding 12″ in height including Plaques | £80 |
| A Vase or other monuments over 12″ and under 2ft | £100 |
| A Memorial for a child’s grave not exceeding 2ft in height. Only 8″ x 8″ flat stone to be laid on an NVF grave | £75 |
| The fees above include the first inscription. For additional inscriptions there is an administration fee to have the details added to the records | £60 |
*Charges do not apply to parents. The Town Council will claim these fees directly from the Ministry of Justice.
| The Rose Garden | Fee |
| For dedication of a Rose and a Granite Memorial for 10 years | £260 |
| Renewal fee for additional 10 years | £85 |
The Rose Garden offers an opportunity for a maintenance free memorial to be inscribed with the name and date of 1 person and placed in the garden with a rose. This service includes the scattering of Ashes in an unmarked section by the Caretaker, a stone memorial plinth to be placed near to a rose for a period of ten years, renewable.
Exclusive Rights of Burial: Due to the shortage of grave spaces in Highbridge Cemetery, no exclusive rights of burial will be granted except at the time an interment is arranged. Interments will be restricted to residents on the Electoral Register for the Highbridge Ward, except for those already purchased. This does not apply to the interment of cremated remains.
Exclusive Rights of Burial can be sold back to the Burial Committee, if not used, for the fee paid, less a 10% administration fee
Interments
Interment can take place:
For Bodies Monday to Thursday – between the hours of 10am and 2.30pm For Bodies Friday – between the hours of 10am and 1.30pm For Cremated Remains Mon to Thurs – between the hours of 9.30am and 4pm For Cremated remains Friday – between the hours of 9.30am and 3pm
An Additional charge of £40 per hour, or part thereof, is payable should the times above be exceeded.
No interment may take place on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
Memorials
Only Tablets and memorials not exceeding 12” in height will be permitted in the Garden of Rest. No other Memorials are permitted.
N.B. No vases, pots, cherubs, candles or any other keepsake be placed on or added to a memorial or outside the Plinth area.
Grave Record Book research – The first search is free of charge, then £30 per name search – payable in advance.
This does not apply to a search for a grave space when arranging an interment.
Payment
Cheques
Cheques to be made payable to: Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge Town Council or
B.A.C.S.
B.A.C.S: NatWest Bank Sort Code: 600412
Account No: 56092431
Please use surname or grave section and number as the payment reference.
You can contact the Burials/Cemeteries office at: The Old Courthouse, Jaycroft Road, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1LE. Tel: 01278 795111
e-mail: burials@burnham-highbridge-tc.gov.uk