Burial options
Burial funerals
A burial funeral brings family and friends together for a service and the burial, in a churchyard or cemetery.
An attended burial
Our Standardised Price List calls this an attended funeral: family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the person who has died at the same time as they attend the burial.
Our funeral director's charges for an attended funeral cover:
- Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements
- Collecting and transporting your loved one from the place of death into our care
- Care of your loved one before the funeral in appropriate facilities
- Providing a suitable coffin
- Viewing by appointment for family and friends, if you would like it
- Taking your loved one directly to the cemetery at a date and time you agree with us, in a hearse
Burial fees
As well as our charges, there is a burial fee, sometimes called the interment fee, for digging and closing a new grave or reopening and closing an existing one. For a new grave you will also need to pay for the plot. Our Standardised Price List shows the typical local fee at Peterlee Cemetery, Eden Lane, and our own charges are in the attended funeral section.
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What do your charges for an attended funeral cover?
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements, collecting your loved one from the place of death into our care, care before the funeral in appropriate facilities, a suitable coffin, viewing by appointment if you would like it, and taking your loved one to the crematorium or cemetery at a date and time you agree with us, in a hearse.
Are there burial fees as well as your charges?
Yes. There is a burial fee, sometimes called the interment fee, for digging and closing a new grave or reopening and closing an existing one. For a new grave you will also need to pay for the plot. Our Standardised Price List shows the typical local fee at Peterlee Cemetery, Eden Lane.
What is a direct unattended burial?
A burial that family and friends do not attend. Our Standardised Price List describes an unattended funeral as one where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the person who has died, but they do not attend the burial itself.
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