Bereavement services

Our Services and fees

Click on the following links for lists of fees and charges for burial and cremation, correct as of April 2007:

Burials at Maidstone Cemetery;

Cremations at Vinters Park Crematorium;

Memorials and commemoration fees.

Payment can be made in the following ways:

Go to the reception office in person. Do not send cash in the post.

You can send a cheque to 'Bereavement Services, Vinters Park Crematorium, Bearsted Road, Maidstone, Kent. ME14 5LG. Please make cheques payable to 'Maidstone Borough Council'.

You can pay by credit card by filling out the details on the application form. We accept Delta, Mastercard, Visa and Switch.

Burials at Maidstone Cemetery

General Section Grave Adults		£.p Resident	£.p Non-Resident
Standard Single Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	450.00 365.00	900.00 365.00
Standard Double Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	450.00 470.00	900.00 470.00
Standard Triple Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	425.00 550.00	900.00 550.00
Vault	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	550.00 POA	1,100.00 POA

Lawn Section Grave Adults		£.p Resident	£.p Non-Resident
Standard Single Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	450.00 365.00	900.00 365.00
Standard Double Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	450.00 470.00	900.00 470.00
Standard Triple Depth	Exclusive Rights Interment Fee	450.00 550.00	900.00 550.00

Cremated Remains Grave		£.p Resident	£.p Non-Resident
Exclusive Rights Interment Fee		230.00 110.00	460.00 110.00

Child Grave

£.p
Resident

£.p
Non-Resident

5 - 15 Years

Stillborn to 4 years

Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee

Not Issued

199.00
Not Issued

No Charge

98.00*
199.00
Not Issued
72.00

NOTE: Extra charge for non-resident children but does not constitute purchase of Exlusive Right of Burial which is non-applicable in child graves.

Unpurchased Grave		£.p Resident	£.p Non-Resident
Single Depth only		336.00	N/A

Pre-Purchased Grave	£.p Resident	£.p Non-Resident
The price is determined by adding the cost for the appropriate exclusive rights to the cost of an indicator stone (£26.00)

Woodland Burial		£.p
		810.00
Transfer of Exclusive Rights (Admin. Fee)		60.00
Copy of Deed of Grant		35.00

Other Burial Related Fees		£.p
Use of Chapel and Organ		81.00
Organist Fee (paid direct to the Organist)		32.50
Re-open Grave	Single Double Treble Vault Cremated Remains	365.00 470.00 550.00 POA 110.00
Non-Standard Grave (additional fee where the coffin lid exceeds 26" wide and or 82" long)		88.00
Exhumation of Cremated Remains		164.00
Exhumation of Buried Remains		POA
Witness Service - Cremated Remains Burial		32.00

Monument Permit Fees	£.p
Headstone	77.00
Kerb Stone (General Section only)	77.00
Headstone with Kerb Stone (General Section only)	154.00
Desk/Flatstone - Cremated Remains Section	77.00
Tablet (12"x12" max.)	77.00
Vase	77.00
Additional Inscription	77.00
Any Other Monument	77.00

Note: The monument permit fees are reduced by 50% for under 16 years

Ashes Casket (To purchase - no nameplate supplied)	40.00
Ashes Urn (To purchase - no nameplate supplied)	24.50

Cremations at Vinters Park Crematorium

Service Charges	£.p
Stillborn Child and Non-Viable Foetus	No Charge
Child under 5 years	£84.00
Child 5 - 16 years	£99.00
Adult (16 years +)	£406.00
Medical Referee's Fee (Not applicable for Non-Viable Foetus)	£18.50

Use of the Chapel (Extra 45 minutes)	£87.00
Use of the Chapel Organ	£6.50
Saturday Morning supplement fee (Services times at 9.30am and 10.15am)	£230.00

Containers for Cremated Remains
Polytainer	£12.50
Urn (Bronze Coloured Metal)	£24.50
Casket (Light Oak)	£40.00
Baby Urn (Burgundy Coloured Plastic)	£11.50

Other Related Services
Forwarding of cremated remains (UK Only, Other destinations POA)	£38.00
Temporary deposit of remains (First month Free Of Charge)	£6.50
Exhumation of cremated remains (Excludes Container)	£174.00
Disposal from other Crematoriums	£50.00
Burial in inpidual plot	£33.00
Witness Service (By Appointment 10.00am - 3.00pm)	£32.00

Memorials and commemoration fees

Book of Remembrance - A permanent commemoration (First line Surname and Christian/Forenames only)
2 line basic entry	£68.00
5 line entry with floral emblem/crest	£204.00
Extra lines	£34.00

Folded Remembrance Card (A replica of the Book of Remembrance entry - price per card)
Card Purchase	£8.00
2 line basic entry	£38.00
5 line entry with floral emblem/crest	£130.00
Extra lines	£19.00

Miniature Book of Remembrance (A replica of the Book of Remembrance entry - price per book)
Book Purchase	£19.50
2 line basic entry	£54.00
5 line entry with floral emblem/crest	£170.00
Extra lines	£27.00

Fees for other forms of commemoration

Memorial Leather Plaques New Plaque 5 Year Dedication Period	£21.50 £63.50
Azaleas & Rhododendrons* 5 Year Dedication Period	£97.00
Standard Roses (in beds)* 10 Year Dedication Period	£197.00
Specimen Tree* 10 Year Dedication Period	£190.00
Individual Standard Roses (own plots)* 10 Year Dedication Period	£259.00
Shrubs in Shrub Bed* 10 Year Dedication Period	£167.00
Memorial Wall Flower Vase New Plaque Annual Dedication Period	£8.00 £52.00
Bronze Memorial Plaques** New Plaque 10 Year Dedication Period	£32.50 £137.00
Memorial Stone Vase Block with Bronze Plaque** New Plaque Annual Dedication Period	£10.00 £60.00
Hardwood Seats (Includes Bronze Plaque)** Seat with Plaque 10 Year Dedication Period	£137.00 £190.00
Cloister Wall Tablet New Single Tablet, up to 60 letters 10 Year Dedication Period New Double Tablet, up to 60 letters 10 Year Dedication Period New Double Tablet, up to 120 letters 10 Year Dedication Period	£132.00 £116.00 £153.00 £163.00 £258.00 £163.00

Notes

*Perspex Plaque Included - Additional letters over 60 up to a maximum of 100 - 32p per letter

**Bronze Plaques - Additional letters over 60 up to a maximum of 100 - 56p per letter

Bronze Plaques - Plaque Refurbishment - Clean, Repaint & Re-varnish - per plaque. £17.00

Additional Inscriptions - Details for additional inscriptions to existing Memorials are available on request.