Cemetery Regulations
1. Navenby with Skinnand Parish Council is the burial authority for Navenby with Skinnand Parish. These rules set out the Council’s policy with regards to the operation and maintenance of the Cemetery.
2. The Cemetery is an open space available for all to visit. It is a place for remembrance, peace and quiet reflection and the Council endeavours to ensure that it remains so.
3. Burial in Navenby Cemetery is usually only permitted to persons who reside, or who have previously resided, within the parish boundary of Navenby with Skinnand. Burials of individuals who have not lived within the parish boundary within the last 5 years will be charged fees at a non-resident rate.
4. If you have not previously lived within the parish boundary of Navenby but have an immediate family member buried in Navenby Cemetery, or if you have a special relationship to the village, permission may also be granted, and fees charged at non-resident rate. .
5. Grave plots cannot be reserved for unborn children or un-nominated persons.
6. Arrangements can be made with the Clerk to the Council for ashes to be interred in either the designated area or in a full sized grave plot, with a memorial stone or plaque if required.
7. Navenby Cemetery is a lawn type cemetery to allow ease of maintenance and will be mown regularly by the Parish Council.
8. Whilst there are a number of very old graves with flatstones, kerbstones, fencing or other forms of enclosure or border, these are no longer permitted. Nor is trenching, gravelling or any other form of boundary marking.
Potted or planted trees or shrubs are not permitted on or near graves.
Windmills, chimes or other similar ornaments are not allowed on graves or cremation plots. The Parish Council reserves the right to remove these additions.
NB. By exception, and with the permission of the Parish Council, exceptions to this rule may be made in the case of child burials.
9. Natural floral tributes are preferred; all wreaths and flowers, when past their best will be removed, as will unsuitable, faded or broken artificial flowers.
10. The above rules are made so that a tranquil and dignified atmosphere can be maintained, and we ask for your cooperation.
11. The selection of plots for graves shall be determined by discussion with and at the discretion of the Parish Clerk.
12. Memorials may only be erected or placed on graves with the prior approval of the Clerk to the Council. The design of, and wording upon, such memorials must be approved by the Council and must be within the following dimensions:
a Headstone on a single grave plot must not usually exceed 3 feet (91cm) in height above ground level, 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) in width and 4 inches (10 cm) in thickness.
b A headstone relating to two adjacent plots must not usually exceed 3 feet (91 cm) in height, 5 feet in width (152 cm) and 4 inches (10 cm) in thickness.
c Memorials or plaques over cremated remains must not usually exceed 12 inches (30 cm) in height and 18 inches (45 cm) in width.
13. The Parish Council reserves the right to tidy up neglected or untended graves.
14. The Council shall be indemnified by persons carrying out any work in the cemetery against any claims arising from all works. The Council accepts no liability for claims arising from work carried out by third parties.
15. The Council accepts no responsibility for damage or loss howsoever caused.
16. On at least an annual basis, Navenby Parish Council will conduct safety checks on memorial headstones. If any are found to be unsafe, the family of the deceased will be contacted to promptly arrange the securing of the headstones in the interest of public safety. In cases where a family cannot be contacted, or there is a delay in action, and the memorial is considered to be very unsafe and a danger, the Clerk to the Council will arrange for the memorial to be laid down with respect and sensitivity.