Hedon Town Council
Table of Charges – Cemetery
The following charges were agreed at a Meeting of Finance & General Purposes Committee dated 26th June 2014, to commence 7th November 2014.
Interments Residents Non Residents14 / 15 / 14/ 15
A / Purchase of Exclusive Rights of Burial in an earthen grave for a period of 99 years
Pathside / £460
£590 / £2500
£4000
B / Interment / £230 / £900
C / Purchase of Exclusive Rights of Burial in the Garden of Repose / £230 / £1300
D / Burial of Urn or Cremated Remains in existing Grave or Garden of Repose / £175 / £900
E / Renewal/Transfer of Deed
(additional charges may apply in this case) / £25 / £25
Seat / £750 cost of seat + 10% / £750 cost of seat + 10%
Tree - Planting
- Plaque
- Tree / £45
£35 + engraving
At cost / £45
£35 + engraving
At cost
Memorials and Monumental Inscriptions
A / Right to erect or place a headstone
(not exceeding 4 ft. in height) / £90 / £90
B / Inscription After the first on a monument or memorial / £60 / £60
Additional Fees will apply for transfer of Right of Burial from resident to non-resident of a useable plot.
Ownership Registration and Transfer
Definitions – Hedon Resident:-
(a) Upon Initial Purchase At the time of applying for the purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial the applicant must, to qualify for the
Hedon resident’s price, either currently live within the boundary of Hedon or have lived in Hedon and left the Town to go into “care” or be cared for by relatives – subject to provision of formal proof if requested by the Town Council.
(b) Upon Death At the time of death the deceased person must, to qualify for the Hedon resident’s fee for interment either have lived within the boundary of Hedon and left to go into “care” or be cared for by relatives – subject to provision of formal proof, if requested by the Town Council
It is a requirement that the interment form supplied by the Hedon Town Council have all relevant details re the deceased entered on the form and that it be sent immediately to the Hedon Town Council at the following address for record purposes:-
Town Hall, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire HU12 8EX
Telephone – 01482 898428
1. In the case of interments, the Table of Charges includes administration costs and a payment to the Cemetery Supervisor of £42.00 for his services to the Council in connection with the burial and a retainer fee of £420.00 per annum.
No interments on Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and all other Bank Holidays unless certified by a Coroner or Medical Practitioner that immediate burial is necessary. The fees will be doubled for such interments.
Arrangements concerning the above should be made in the first instance with
The Cemetery Supervisor, Mr. C. Everingham, Telephone No. 01482 898416 or with:
The Town Clerk’s Office during the hours 9.30am to 3.00pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Telephone No. 898428.
Out of hours contacts:
Town Clerk – Mrs. Joanna Richardson Tel: 01964 671166 – Mob: 07771566448
Asst. Town Clerk – Mrs. Joanne Irvin Tel: 01482 812096 – Mob: 07804031147
I hereby certify that the foregoing Table of Fees was adopted by the Hedon Town Council, acting as the Burial Authority for the Parish of Hedon, at a Meeting of the Council duly convened and held on the 26th July 2012
J. M. Richardson (Mrs.)
Town Clerk
Town Hall, Hedon
HULL HU12 8BW
East Riding of Yorkshire