Burials and cremation in North Lincolnshire

We are responsible for one crematorium and chapel. It is located on Brumby Wood Lane in Scunthorpe.

Woodlands Chapel

We welcome anyone who would like to use the chapel for a period of quiet reflection.

Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance can be viewed during crematorium opening hours.

Traditional burials

Woodlands Cemetery is also available for traditional burials and is located at the same site as the Woodlands Crematorium.

Administration fees

• Administration fees (per hour) – £35
• Fees for late burial paperwork** – £60 – ** late fees are applicable to any late statutory forms and certificates, etc., which are not received by this office by 3pm three full working days prior to the funeral service to reflect the need to ensure graves are prepared in a timely and safe manner. Fees will apply to where any forms and certificates are missing or incomplete.
  Please note that as we are unable to safely process documents submitted less than 48 hours prior to an arranged funeral, you will be asked to defer your service
• Fees for late cremation paperwork** – £60 – ** late fees are applicable to any late statutory forms and certificates, etc., which are not received by this office by 3pm two full working days prior to the funeral service. Fees will apply to where any forms and certificates are missing or incomplete.
  Please note that we are unable to safely process documents submitted less than 24 hours prior to an arranged funeral and you will be asked to defer your service
• Genealogy search, per contact (initial enquiry is free of charge, which is to be submitted on our genealogy form. Subsequent search(s) are subject to advertised fees) – £18

We recognise that many people may wish to personalise the funeral of loved ones so to assist with this we offer a range of additional services and features that can enhance our standard funeral arrangements. These can be found below or by downloading the Bereavement services fees and charges [PDF, 245K].

Please note we are unfortunately unable to offer any cremation service at a weekend of public holiday.

Cremation fees

• Adult – 18 years and over – to include  a 40-minute use of the chapel (to encompass entry and exit of mourners from the building), environmental and medical referee fees, music media and strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium, if requested, Monday to Friday. Saturday strewings are subject to availability and an additional fee of £35.00.  It does not include hold images or visual tributes – £715
• Child – aged 17 years and under – to include a 40-minute use of the chapel (to encompass entry and exit of mourners from the building), environmental and medical referee fees, music media and strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium, if requested, Monday to Friday.  It does not include hold images or visual tributes – £715.
  • **Please note there is no charge to the families, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
• Direct cremation – please note that a direct cremation is a cremation with no funeral service, no ceremony performed beforehand, and there should be no attendees attending our premises. This service is offered Monday to Wednesday at 8.45am and by arrangement, Monday to Friday at 9.20am. Music nor tributes are not permitted via our Wesley portal – £515.
  • Strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium is free (Monday to Friday). Saturday strewings are subject to availability and an additional fee of £35.00.
    **Please note there is no charge to the families of Children aged 17 years and under for the cremation service, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
• Simple cremation – to include a ten minute use of the chapel (appointments available Monday to Friday, 9.20am and 9:40am) (to encompass entry and exit of mourners from the building), environmental and medical referee fees, and strewing in the Garden of Remembrance at Woodlands Crematorium, Monday to Friday (if requested). Saturday strewings are subject to availability and an additional fee of £35.00. It has the option to have one piece of entry music and one piece of exit music only, webcasts are not permitted – £600.
  • **Please note there is no charge to the families of children aged 17 years and under for the cremation service, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England**
• Body parts – £66 – **Please note there is no charge for child, 17 years and under
• Chapel 20 minute extended service time – £150
• Chapel 40 minute extended service time – £200 (optional)
• Chapel over-running service – £200 – We understand attending a funeral of a loved one is a difficult time for bereaved families, however, services which over-run, impact on users of our services.
• Chapel used for 40 minute memorial service – £200 (optional)
• Late cancellation charge – applies to 72 hours prior to time of service – £150
• Organist – We no longer offer an organist; however, the organ is available should you wish to appoint your own. We encourage families to liaise with our music media provider, who may be able to meet your needs.
• Replacement cremation certificate – £18
• Consultation and help with completing forms for independent funerals – £85 (optional)

Garden of Remembrance – strewing (scattering) from another crematorium authority

• Adult – aged 18 years and over  (Monday to Friday) – £75
• Adult – aged 18 years and over  (Saturday, subject to availability) – £110
• Child – aged 17 years and under (Monday to Friday) – £75 – (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Child – aged 17 years and under (Saturday, subject to availability) – £110 – (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)

Wesley media (inclusive of VAT)

The following media services are provided by a third party and all, are optional services which can be used in conjunction when using our Woodlands Chapel. Where these have been requested, these services are chargeable.

Please note, that due to the nature of the internet, we are unable to guarantee live-streaming delivery of any audio and/or visual data will be uninterrupted or error free.

• Webcasting per service including seven days on demand – £50 (optional)
• Recording of service and presented as a download link – £32 (requested before the day of the service) (optional)
• Recording of service and presented as a download link with embedded tribute – £48 (optional)
• Recording of service and presented on a DVD or USB (requested before the day of the service) £48 (optional)
• Recording of service and presented on a DVD or USB, and includes an embedded tribute £64 (optional)
• Recording of a webcast (recording requests can be made up to three months after the webcast event has completed) £64 (optional)
• Visual tribute – holding image (on screen throughout the service) £15 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 25 images, no music – £40 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 26 to 50 images, no music – £64 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 51 to 75 images, no music – £87 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 25 images, including music- £71 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 26 to 50 images, including musical – £95 (optional)
• Visual tribute up to 51 to 75 images, including music – £119 (optional)
• Visual tribute slideshow (76 images and over) – price on application
• Family visual tribute (a personalised video recording made by a family member) £17 per tribute (optional)
• Visual tribute presented as a download link – £16 (optional)
• Visual tribute presented on a DVD or USB – £29 (optional)
• Visual tributes orders received less than two working days before funeral service – an additional fee will be charged to the tribute order £120
• We operate an automated scheduling music and tribute service and we have limited ability to change music at the time of the planned event. Our media provider finalises events at 5pm on the day prior to the planned funeral service.  Any same day requests for changes to music and visual media (ie. tributes, webcasts, recordings, or music), is subject to a same day amendment charge** £25

Urns and caskets (inclusive of VAT)

• Wooden casket or metal urn – £39
• Adult cardboard ashes box – £8
• Child cardboard ashes box – £2 – (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Poly urn – £12

Memorials

We offer a range of ways for you to remember your loved one, including:

Book of remembrance (inclusive of VAT)

• Two lines – permanent entry – £66
• Five lines – permanent entry – £107
• Eight lines – permanent entry – £148
• Crests/badges/motifs added ( 5 lines minimum entry) – £58
• Floral design – £41
• Reserved lines – each line (inscription done at current rate) – £13
• Miniature book – Plus first line – £69
• Additional lines to miniature book, for each extra line – £11.04

Memorial cards

• Including up to two lines (personal copy of entry in the Book of Remembrance) – £22
• Including up to five lines (personal copy of entry in the Book of Remembrance) – £32
• Including up to eight lines (personal copy of entry in the Book of Remembrance) – £38
• Crests/badges/motifs added to books or cards – £58
• Floral design – £41

Tree of Remembrance

• Tree of Remembrance Leaf – leaf plus initial five year lease – £70
• Tree of Remembrance Leaf – renewal for a further five years – £50
• Tree of Remembrance Leaf – return of leaf to applicant when item not renewed – £12.50 – Arrangements can be made for the leaf to be returned via registered mail, to an applicant when not renewed.
  • Please note there is no charge for items collected from the Bereavement Services office, however, appointments must be made in advance and as soon as possible following the expiry date. Unfortunately, the Bereavement Services office can only keep items for a limited time (as per our rules & regulations).

Rose boulder

• Rose boulder – boulder plus initial five year lease – £280
• Rose boulder – renewal for a further five years – £200
• Rose boulder – new/replacement plaque where an inscription is added (per occasion) – £25
• Rose Boulder – memorials not renewed – £25 – Arrangements can be made for the plaque to be returned via registered mail, to an applicant when not renewed.
  • Please note there is no charge for items collected from the Bereavement Services office, however, appointments must be made in advance and as soon as possible following the expiry date. Unfortunately, the Bereavement Services office can only keep items for a limited time (as per our rules & regulations).

Ashes to Glass

Price on application – please contact us for prices

Tower plaques (including baby barbican)

• Tower plaque – plaque plus initial five year lease – £180
• Tower plaque – renewal for a further five years – £130
• Tower plaque – added inscription (per occasion) – £65
• Motifs – £25
• Photograph – £70
• Tower Plaque – memorials not renewed – £75 – Arrangements can be made for the plaque to be returned via registered mail, to an applicant when not renewed.
  • Please note there is no charge for items collected from the Bereavement Services office, however, appointments must be made in advance and as soon as possible following the expiry date. Unfortunately, the Bereavement Services office can only keep items for a limited time (as per our rules & regulations).

Sundial plaques (inclusive of VAT)

• Plaque – five year lease – £235
• Plaque – renewal for further five year lease – £150
• Photograph – £75
• Motif – price on application
• Sundial Plaque – memorials not renewed – £75 – Arrangements can be made for the plaque to be returned via registered mail, to an applicant when not renewed.
  • Please note there is no charge for items collected from the Bereavement Services office, however, appointments must be made in advance and as soon as possible following the expiry date. Unfortunately, the Bereavement Services office can only keep items for a limited time (as per our rules & regulations).

Military barbican

• Plaques – £250
• Badges, emblems and similar items – contact us for prices

Memorial seats (inclusive of VAT)

• Dedication of whole seat for initial five year period – £800
• Dedication renewal of whole seat for a further five years – £300
• Dedication of one third share for initial five year period – £300
• Dedication renewal one third bench for a further five years – £116
• Dedication of one sixth tree seat (available at Woodlands Memorial Park only) share for initial five-year period – price tbc
• Dedication renewal one sixth tree seat (available at Woodlands Memorial Park only) for a further five years – price tbc
• Seat plaque dedications not renewed – £12.50 – Arrangements can be made for the plaque to be returned via registered mail, to an applicant when not renewed.
  • Please note there is no charge for items collected from the Bereavement Services office, however, appointments must be made in advance and as soon as possible following the expiry date. Unfortunately, the Bereavement Services office can only keep items for a limited time (as per our rules & regulations).

Ash vaults (inclusive of VAT)

• Ten year lease of Ash vault, to include a maximum of 80 characters – £750
• Ash vault renewal further ten years – £325 (optional)
• 20-year lease of Ash vault, to include a maximum of 80 characters – £1,250
• Ash vault renewal further 20 years – £650 (optional)
• Extra characters over 80 – £2.50
• Additional inscription added to an existing vault (maximum 80 characters) – £215
• Photograph – £80
• Motifs and badges and any additional designs at manufacturer’s costs  – price on application
• Additional casket placement into an existing vault (per item) – £50
• Additional placement of any other item into an existing vault (per opening) – £17.50

Purchase of exclusive rights for burial (grave) and interment of cremated remains

Unfortunately, we are unable to reserve graves for a period of no longer than four weeks before an exclusive right of burial must be purchased

• Adult – 18 years and over – full lawned grave – burial rights for 50 years –  £997
• Child – aged 17 years and under – full lawned grave – burial rights for 50 years –  £997  (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• To purchasing of unused full lawned grave Exclusive Rights of Burial years – £22 per added year (please note you are not permitted to hold any years more than 50 years at any one time)

Burial of cremated remains

• Adult – 18 years and over – cremated remains lawn grave – burial rights for 50 years – £578
• Child – 17 years and under – cremated remains lawn grave – burial rights for 50 years – £578  (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• To purchasing of unused cremated remains lawn grave – Exclusive Rights of Burial years (please note you are not permitted to hold any years more than 50 years at any one time)
• Adult – 18 years and over, full traditional grave burial rights for 50 years – £1242
• Child – 17 years and under, full traditional grave burial rights for 50 years – £1242 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• To purchasing of unused full traditional grave – Exclusive Rights of Burial years (please note you are not permitted to hold any years more than 50 years at any one time)- £26.50 per added year
• Adult – 18 years and over, cremated remains traditional grave burial rights for 50 year – £700
• Child – 17 years and under, cremated remains traditional grave burial rights for 50 years – £700 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• To purchasing of unused cremated remains traditional grave Exclusive Rights of Burial years (please note you are not permitted to hold any years more than 50 years at any one time) – £15.50 per added year
• Fee for the Exclusive Rights of Burial transfer of ownership – £70 – Please note that any transfer of ownership of Exclusive Right of Burial will be subject to the production of satisfactory evidence and title and the approval of the council. The transfer/arrangement fee includes such transfer be registered in the records of the cemetery and the Deed of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial endorsed at the Bereavement Services office
• Exclusive Rights of Burial refunds – The council may be able to buy back the plot and issue you with a refund of the original purchase payment, less the years of ownership and an administration fee. The formal date of surrender is when the Bereavement Office receives your letter of surrender instruction together with the Deed of Grant(s). When received, the Bereavement Services Office will calculate the refund owing for purchased remaining years on the Exclusive Right of Burial. Any calculations prior to the formal date of Surrender will be approximate refund figures only.

Burial fees

• Adult – 18 years and over – full size grave – £822
• Child – 17 years and under – full size grave – £822 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Body parts – £82 **Please note there is no charge for child, 17 years and under

Burials, Saturday, where available. Excluding Christmas and Easter public holidays

• Adult – 18 years and over – full size grave – £1533
• Child – 17 years and under – full size grave – £1533 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)

Burial of Cremated Remains

• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of single cremated remains – £140
• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of two sets of cremated remains in the same plot, at the same time as each other – £200
• Child – 17 years and under – burial of single cremated remains – £140 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority – £148
• Child – 17 years and under – the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority – £148 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)

Burial of Cremated Remains – Saturdays only, where available. Excluding Christmas and Easter public holidays.

• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of single cremated remains – £204
• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of 2 sets of cremated remains in the same plot, at the same time as each other – £265
• Child – 17 years and under – burial of single cremated remains – £204 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Adult – 18 years and over – the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority – £204
• Child – 17 years and under – the burial of single cremated remains from another Burial and Cremation Authority – £204 (Please note there is no charge to the public, these charges are claimed for from the Ministry of Justice Children’s Funeral Fund for England)
• Excavation of a grave space subsequently not use – £375

Exhumation

• Exhumation (this does not include any additional Exclusive Rights of Burial or re-burial costs)- £1000
• Exhumation of Cremated Remains (this does not include any additional Exclusive Rights of Burial re-burial costs) – £350

Grave Plaques – Woodlands Memorial Park Sections A & B

• New grave plaque (to include plinth and legs) including 50 characters – £456
• Existing plaque – additional inscription up to 50 characters – £318
• Refurbishment of existing plaque – no re-lettering – £225
• Refurbishment of existing plaque, to include re-enamelling a max. of 150 characters – £325
• Additional characters over the 50 in items 100 and 101 (if space permitting) – £6
• Butterfly baby plaque (or similar) – £100

Cemetery Memorial Fees

• Permit to erect a single memorial, vase and/or kerb edging (submitted as one single application)* – £135
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases.

Please note that no work should be carried out on a memorial without:

• • The authority of the person holding the Right of Burial to the grave
  • Your memorial mason submitting the application form and fee to the Council before commencing works
  • The Council granting a permit

Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within ten workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.

• Permit to erect a double memorial, vase and/or kerb edging (submitted as one single application)* – £243
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases.

Please note that no work should be carried out on a memorial without:

• • The authority of the person holding the Right of Burial to the grave
  • Your memorial mason submitting the application form and fee to the Council before commencing works
  • The Council granting a permit

Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within ten workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.

• Permit to Erect a memorial retrospectively – £389 – This fee will be applied when it is noted that the memorial has been fitted and no permit application made. Please note that you may be requested, at your own costs, to remove the memorial until such a time that the permitted is granted.
• Permit for additional inscription to an existing memorial, where a previous permit has been issued – £85 – Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within ten workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.
• Permit for additional plaque/tablet within existing kerb set, where a previous permit has been issued – £85
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases as not all graves will be permitted to erect kerb edging to graves.
  Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within 10 workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.
• Permit to subsequently erect new kerb edging where a permit has not been previously granted – £85
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases as not all graves will be permitted to erect kerb edging to graves.
  Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within ten workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.
• Permit to remove existing kerb edging and replace with a new memorial only – £85
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases.
  Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within 10 workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.
• Permit to replace an existing memorial with a new memorial – £85
  *Please refer to the cemetery and crematorium rules and regulations as to the permitted sizes and types of memorials which are acceptable within our local authority managed cemeteries before committing to purchases.
  Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within 10 workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.
• Permit for professional cleaning and or refurbishment of existing memorial only (this does not include for changing memorials and/or any added inscriptions which are to be applied for separately) – £25
  Please note that our aim is to process all permit applications within 10 workings days from receipt in this office. However, if errors are found during any process of the application, there may be delays in its granting.

Gov.UK has a step by step guide on what to do when someone dies.

Age UK has lots of useful information on arranging a funeral.

Gov.UK has some useful guidance for preparing a funeral during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Burial and cremation

We are designated as a burial and cremation authority which means we provide cemeteries and the crematorium. Although we do not provide these services as a funeral director.

The options currently available are:

Burial

• Traditional grave – with an option to install a memorial or plants over the entire grave
• Lawn grave – headstones only are allowed plus a limited space in which to put a plant

Cremation

• Strewing (scattering) of cremated remains – permitted on lawns and under trees in the crematorium grounds (some areas are restricted)
• Cremated remains plots – these are available in most of our cemeteries and in some churchyards (you will need to talk to the vicar of the church)
• Collection of cremated remains for strewing or burial elsewhere

Help with funeral costs

If you are on benefits and you are using a funeral director, you may be able to get a one-off funeral payment to help pay funeral costs. For further information on funeral payments please visit Gov.UK.

Repatriation to another country

Some countries require an official document before they will let a body into the country for burial. The document is called a ‘cadaver certificate’. It confirms that no epidemic or infectious disease had occurred in the area for three months before the death.

Obtaining a cadaver certificate is usually handled by the undertaker making the arrangements. This is done on behalf of the relatives. However, anyone can apply for the certificate.

The funeral director will help with anything requested by the Coroner. They will also help with the requirements of the authorities in the overseas country where the deceased is going. Some of these requirements may also apply for burial in another part of the UK.

The certificate is issued by an environmental health officer from the local council in the area where the person died. This officer will also issue the certificate if the deceased is to be exhumed for reburial elsewhere.

If you need to contact an environmental health officer in North Lincolnshire, please contact environmental.health@northlincs.gov.uk or call 01724 297000.

Repatriation of a deceased body from abroad to England or Wales

If a death occurs abroad, the death will need registering according to the local regulations of that country. Visit Gov.UK for more information.

You need to apply for a licence to remove human remains from the ground.  For further information and to apply for a licence visit Gov.UK

The Bereavement Services office has the statutory registers and plans for the cemeteries in North Lincolnshire that we are responsible for. The cemeteries are:

• Barrow
• Barton
• Brigg (and Cemetery extension)
• Brumby (Scunthorpe)
• Crosby (Scunthorpe)
• Frances Street (Scunthorpe)
• Scawby
• Winterton
• Wrawby-cum-Brigg (in Brigg)

By law, members of the public are allowed to look (search) only in the Burial Registers. This can be done during normal opening hours at the Bereavement Services office. This is free of charge. Please contact us to make an appointment.

For information about graves in other cemeteries in North Lincolnshire, you will need to contact the relevant church or town or parish council.

Alternatively, you can contact us to request a search to be carried out on your behalf. There will be a charge for this. See fees and charges information above.