Hartshill Cemetery
Hartshill Cemetery is a beautifully maintained Cemetery in Hartshill, Nuneaton.
The Cemetery is owned and maintained by Hartshill Parish Council and is open ONLY to residents of the village who wish to be buried there. (Applications for burial plots from outside of the village will not be considered due to the size of the cemetery and remaining burial space)
The Parish Council is a Burial Authority and has direct responsibility for the operation and maintenance of Hartshill Cemetery under the published Rules & Regulations of Hartshill Cemetery, Memorial Safety Policy and Memorial Benches Policy.
The Parish Council holds corporate membership of the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) and the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM).
Fixing of new memorials and the re-fixing of memorials that have failed the safety test can only be carried out by Stone Masons that have been approved by the Council. A list of approved masons is available from the Parish Council.
It is the responsibility of families / funeral directors to arrange for graves and cremation plots to be dug prior to burial.
You are advised to obtain estimates for any re-fixing works as prices do vary. The Parish Council does not benefit financially from the Memorial Safety Programme nor has any influence or control with regard to costs of re-fixing charged by stone masons. The Parish Council will not be liable for repairing fallen or damaged memorials, nor for any damage to or loss of any memorial howsoever caused whether from theft, vandalism or third party negligence or anything beyond its reasonable control. Grave owners are strongly advised to obtain insurance for their memorials.
The Parish Council will remove anything which has been erected or placed on a grave or within the Cemetery outlined in the Rules & Regulations adopted 2020. Animal feeders of any kind are not permitted within the Cemetery,
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Memorial Testing
Following guidance to all Burial Authorities from the Ministry of Justice memorial tests will now consist of a hand-test only, which is simply where an officer will test the durability and movement of the memorials in accordance with the new guide-lines.
Hartshill Parish Council has a duty of care to public safety in the cemetery. If any memorial is unstable and does not meet the Health & Safety Executives current safety standard, the Council will temporarily make safe the memorial by use of a wooden post placed at the rear of the memorial. This post will be banded to secure the memorial. A visible notice will be placed on the memorial advising families to contact the Cemetery Manager for further advice.
It is the responsibility of the memorial owner to ensure that any unstable memorial is made safe. Re-fixing of memorials that have failed the safety test can only be carried out by qualified Stone Masons. Unofficial re-fixing is not permitted. A list of masons approved to work in Hartshill Cemetery is available by contacting the cemetery manager. Please make sure adequate insurance is taken out on any memorial you place in the Cemetery. Hartshill Parish Council is not liable for any damage caused.
You are advised to obtain written estimates for any re-fixing work.
