A guide to Cemetery Services A guide to the The Council’s The cemeteries are a cemeteries and cemeteries place of quiet cemetery service contemplation and East Hampshire District reflection. As such, any This leaflet provides Council has five person creating a some general cemeteries: disturbance, interfering information that with a burial or grave Alton, may be required by (including memorials, Old Odiham Road relatives at the time of mementoes and plants) bereavement. It is one Catherington, will be required to of a series of leaflets to Catherington Lane leave the cemetery and help you at this difficult legal action may be time. Petersfield, Ramshill taken against them. Your funeral director West Liss, Church Street will be able to offer a Fees and charges comprehensive service, Whitehill, including sensitive Hollywater Road These are set out in a advice and information, separate leaflet. All of the cemeteries but you are welcome are open 24 hours, to contact the Cemetery although the Council Manager for any other New graves does reserve the right help, information or to close them from time New graves are reassurance that you to time. However, in available at all need. this unlikely event, cemeteries. If the grave The Cemetery Manager notices will be is likely to be visited is available during displayed. regularly by someone normal office hours and who has difficulty Dogs are permitted is based at East walking, please let us within the cemeteries Hampshire District know when booking but for the benefit of Council, Penns Place, the funeral. We will all visitors, do please Petersfield, Hampshire then try our best to keep them on a lead GU31 4EX ensure that the grave is and ensure that any easily accessible from a Tel: 01730 234285 fouling is cleaned up. path or road. E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 01730 234330 Information is also available on the internet at www.easthants.gov.uk Catering for Pre-purchase of Following all faiths, Exclusive Rights a burial religious and of Burial cultural needs Around 2/3 weeks after Subject to availability, the funeral, all the We aim to avoid burial plots may be flowers, wreaths and discrimination against reserved, for which other items will be anyone because of race, there is a fee. removed from the religion, disability, grave (unless you creed or belief. The request otherwise Cemetery Service aims Other forms in writing). to meet the needs of of memorial East Hampshire’s The soil within the At the discretion of the diverse community by grave will naturally Cemetery Manager, providing a service that settle over time. The other forms of respects religious and contractor will inspect memorials may be cultural requirements. for settlement and top considered, e.g.: trees, the grave up if Please do not hesitate bird boxes, benches and necessary. After the to discuss with your birdbaths. settlement has finished, Funeral Director, or the contractor will with us, any needs that Petersfield turf/seed the grave. For you may have Chapel further details, please regarding the burial. refe r to the leaflet Petersfield Cemetery Exclusive Rights of includes a Grade II Burial - Reopening graves listed Churc h of Your Rights and Responsibilities. Graves may contain up England Chapel which to three full burials, or is available (there is a charge). two full burials and 6 Unpurchased ashes interments. This is graves dependant on ground water and soil If you choose to conditions arrange a burial in an unpurchased grave you do not have the right to erect any memorial or leave any mementoes as the Council owns the exclusive right of burial. Car parking and safety. Whitehill and West Liss Cemeteries have designated car parking areas. Please do not try to drive beyond these areas. In Alton and Petersfield, there is a small network of access roads. If you wish to use these, please drive slowly and carefully. You must remain on the roadway when turning your vehicle or you may be in danger of driving over graves. At Catherington Cemetery, there is no specific provision for car parking, however, there isaparking area on the other side of Catherington Lane. In all cases, we would strongly advise you to ensure vehicles are locked and anything of value is kept out of sight. The Council does not accept responsibility for any theft or damage caused to or by vehicles within 0514 s the cemetery. service y cemeter o t e guid.