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| 1. |
Heathlands Cemetery is provided for the internment of residents of the Civil Parish
of Yateley only. Ex-parishioners with a strong connection to Yateley may be permitted with the express
consent of the Town Clerk. In such cases the fees are trebled. |
| 2. |
At the discretion of the Town Clerk the ashes of non parishioners may be interred in the
Garden of Remembrance if it is intended that the plot will, in due course, be used for family members who are
Residents of the Civil Parish of Yateley. In such cases the fees are trebled. |
| 3. |
Notice of an intended interment shall be given to the officers of the Town Council; at least
two clear days prior to the interment exclusive of weekends. Notice shall be given on the printed form available
from the Town Council Offices. |
| 4. |
All fees shall be paid at the time of the notice of interment. Fees for the erection of monuments
shall be paid for before the work is commenced. |
| 5. |
All burials shall be in strict rotation and no person shall be allowed to purchase the right of burial in anticipation. |
| 6. |
A register of all interments in the Cemetery and Garden of Remembrance is kept at the Town Council Offices,
where at reasonable times a search may be made. |
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| The Graves |
| 7. |
The necessary arrangements for the conduct of the burial service and the digging of graves (if any) shall be
made by a representative of the deceased. Undertakers are responsible for ensuring that gravediggers work in a responsible and
safe manner and observe all Health and Safety legislation in force at the time of the excavation. |
| 8. |
The first interment in any grave space shall be at a minimum depth of 2.1m (7'), except by special arrangement. |
| 9. |
The Town Council's Policy is to maintain a lawn type cemetery, except in the Garden of Remembrance. A lawn-type
cemetery means that ONLY a headstone or other memorial at the head of a grave is permitted.
| a. |
No edging, fencing or chippings are permitted |
| b. |
No footstone is permitted |
| c. |
No planting on the grave is permitted |
| d. |
Once the initial funeral flowers have been removed, any new flowers and plants or other paraphernalia
shall not extend more than 1’ from the headstone |
| e. |
The planting of bulbs is not permitted |
| f. |
No wind chimes or lights (solar or otherwise) or any other item which may disturb the peaceful nature
of the cemetery is permitted |
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| The Town Council reserves the right to remove any item which has not gained the necessary
permission and/or does not comply with the rules and regulations set out. |
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| 10. |
Council Groundsmen will as part of their duties remove dead flowers from the graves. |
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| Monuments in the Garden of Remembrance |
| 11. |
In the Garden of Remembrance only slab type memorials are permitted, they should be no longer or wider than 56cm (22”)
and no higher than 10cm ( 4”). No edging, chippings or other items may be placed on or around the grave. |
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| Monuments in the Main Cemetery |
| 12. |
All gravestones, tablets, monuments, wall plaques, memorials and inscriptions are to be subject to the approval of the
Town Council and a copy of the inscription and drawing showing the form and dimensions of the proposed memorial to be erected shall be
sent to the Town Council for this purpose. Nothing of the nature referred to shall be placed within the cemetery without the permission
of the Town Council, nor shall any erection be removed, or replaced without consent. The Town Council reserves the right to remove any
item which has not gained the necessary permission and/or does not comply with the rules and regulations set out. |
| 13. |
Bath, Caen or other soft stones will not be sanctioned for headstones or other memorials. |
| 14. |
The grave section and number must be lettered on the headstone before or during erection. |
| 15. |
Headstones shall be set on a plinth of concrete, the surface of which must be at least 2.5cm (1") below turf and to be 15cm (6")
clear all round for grass cutting purposes. If the concrete plinth is wider that the base of the memorial it should be sunk slightly deeper to
allow the concrete to be covered with topsoil and grass seed. |
| 16. |
The visible, above ground base of the headstone shall not exceed 76cm (30”) in length and 61cm (24”) in width. |
| 17. |
The height of the headstone shall not exceed 1m 22 cm (4’). |
| 18. |
The rear of the headstones must be 2.75m (9') from path or carriageway. |
| 19. |
Any damage caused by the bringing in of materials, gravestones or monuments shall be made good by, or at the expense
of person or persons in whose order the said materials were supplied. All turf must be replaced immediately after interment and excess
earth removed. Protective sheeting must be used to protect turf in proximity to an excavated grave. |
| 20. |
The surface of newly filled in graves shall be raised to a height not exceeding 23cm (9"). |
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| General |
| 21. |
Every person who wilfully destroys or injures any building, wall, fence or footpath in or belonging to the Cemetery, or damages
any tree or shrub, or puts up any bill therein, or defaces any tree or shrub, or who commits any nuisance whatsoever within the grounds of the
cemetery shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £250. |
| 22. |
Due to occurrences of nuisance and vandalism the main cemetery gates will remain locked and access only permitted for
funeral cars and council vehicles. The cemetery will remain open for pedestrians at all times via two kissing gates, one of which is suitable for
wheelchairs. |
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