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Fees
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Swindon Borough Council - Kingsdown cemetery and crematorium fees for 2023/24
Cremation
Cremation fees include:
- Use of chapel and Obitus music system
- Medical referee fees
- Dispersal of the cremated remains in our Trees of Remembrance Area (unattended), if requested
- Certificate of cremation
- Biodegradable container for the cremated remains
- Cremation fees include any environmental levy where applicable
- Recycling of metals through a national scheme, with profits going to charity
Cremation service
Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was 18 years old or over:
- Unattended service (including one piece of music of your choice) - £275.00. (From 1 June 2023 onwards - £295.00)
- Short service (15-minute service at 9.00am or 9.15am) - £545.00
- Early Morning Service (20 minute service) 9.30am - £745.00
- 30 minutes (20 minute service) 10.00am or 3.45pm - £845.00
- 45 minutes (allowing for a 30 minute service) 10.30am or 3.45pm - £945.00
- Additional service time (40 mins) - * £360.00
Fees for a cremation service where the deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old:
- 30 minutes (allowing for a 20-minute service) - No fee
- 40 minutes (allowing for a 30-minute service) - £95.00
- Additional service time (40 mins)* - £360.00
*Additional service time can be applied to any service after 10.00am.
- Service overrun fee (exceeds five minutes over the allocated time) - £90.00
Media services
- Live webcast of service - £30.00
- Live webcast, plus further 28 days' viewing - £46.00
- DVD, Blu-Ray or USB recording - £60.00
- Additional copies of above - £30.00
Visual tributes
- Single photo (Halo) - Free
- Additional single photo - £15.00
- Family supplied tribute - £22.00
- Basic slideshow (up to 25 photos) - £45.00
- Music slideshow (up to 25 photos) - £78.00
- Themed tribute (up to 25 photos) - £96.00
- Bespoke tribute - £360.00
- Video book - £95.00
- Memory box - £130.00
- Obitus bundle - £159.00
- Additional 25 photos added to tribute - £22.00
- Copy of service/tribute or both, on DVD, Blue-Ray or USB - £60.00
- Tribute download link - £12.00
- Additional work/changes - £22.00
Other cremation fees
- Holding coffin before a service (up to 24 hours) - £30.00
- Cancelling a booking (seven calendar days before the cremation booked) - £95.00
- Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (30 minutes) - £275.00
- Use of crematorium chapel for a memorial service (40 minutes) - £360.00
- Cremated remains casket (for burial) - £88.00
- Cremated remains casket (not for burial) inc VAT - £105.60
- Witnessing burial in Lawn of Remembrance/Scattering in trees area - £30.00
- Cremated remains from another crematorium (lawn or trees) - £90.00
- Searching cremation records - £35.00
- Certificate of cremation - £9.00
- Temporary deposit of cremated remains - £33.00 (per month, fee will be charged after three months)
Memorials
Book of Remembrance
- Two-line entry - £77.00
- Five-line entry - £120.00
- Eight-line entry - £205.00
- Five-line entry with flower - £265.00
- Five-line entry with badge/emblem - £290.00
- Eight-line entry with flower - £370.00
- Eight-line entry with badge or emblem - £395.00
Black granite wall plaque
- Ten-year initial lease (includes granite plaque and inscription) - £395.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £155.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £175.00
Vase block tablet
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £425.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £230.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £215.00
- Large plaque (includes motif) for a period of ten years - £495.00
- Replacement of large plaque - £235.00
Flower room plaque
- Ten-year initial lease (includes inscription) - £170.00
- Motif (additional cost) - £22.00
Standard rose bush
- Five-year lease - £345.00
- Ten-year lease - £525.00
- Replacement plaque - £155.00
- Colour of plaque – green or blue - £22.00
- Motif - £22.00
Memorial tree scheme
A plaque placed by an existing tree.
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £650.00
- Replacement of an existing plaque (does not extend lease) - £155.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £390.00
- Replacement black metal plaque (original scheme) - £60.00
Remembrance plaque (in Trees of Remembrance area)
- Ten-year initial lease (includes bronze plaque and inscription) - £330.00
- Motif (additional cost) - £22.00
- Colour of plaque - green or blue (additional cost) - £22.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £175.00
- Replacement/additional plaque (does not extend lease) - £155.00
Ashes Niches
Cremated remains are placed within a chamber. Cost includes granite plaque, up to 80 characters inscription, urns and flower vases on a permanent lease. Two designs available:
- Book - £2,100.00
- Heart - £1,900.00
- Additional photo-plaques, pictures or additional lettering - Price on enquiry
Memorial bench plaque - Crematorium and cemetery grounds
A maximum of five plaques per bench are allowed. Only available on benches where the lease has not been exclusively purchased.
- Ten-year initial lease - £495.00
- Renewal for a further ten years - £175.00
- Replacement plaque (does not extend lease) - £240.00
Cemetery
Fee pays for Right of Burial at Kingsdown cemetery for 75 years. All purchase fees are doubled when the purchaser/deceased is not a resident of the borough of Swindon.
Cremated remains plot
A cremated remains plot in the Garden of Remembrance at Kingsdown cemetery.
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £610.00
- Selected plot (end plots by path only, limited availability) - £710.00
Lawn grave - single depth plot
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,270.00
- Selected plot in second row (indicated yellow on plan) - £1,520.00
- Selected plot in first row (indicated green on plan) - £1,650.00
Lawn grave - double depth plot
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,490.00
- Selected plot in second row (indicated yellow on plan) - £1,745.00
- Selected plot in first row (indicated green on plan) - £1,870.00
Traditional grave - single depth plot
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £1,845.00
Traditional grave - double depth plot
- No selection (plot allocated by the council) - £2,060.00
Eco grave
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No Selection, no purchase in reserve, single depth only. No memorials. Inclusive of interment fee - £1,250.00
Baby grave
- Room for interment of one baby - No fee
- For a non-resident of Swindon borough - £75.00
Interment - Burial
At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over (single depth plot) - £825.00
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over (double depth plot) - £925.00
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
Interment - Cremated remains
At Kingsdown, Whitworth Road and Radnor Street cemeteries.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £310.00
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
- Additional fee for cremated remains from another Crematorium - £90.00
- Additional fee for Saturday burial (subject to availability) £320.00
Chapel use for a burial at Kingsdown Crematorium Chapel
Where the deceased was 18 years old or over:
- 30-minute slot - £275.00
- 40-minute slot - £360.00
- Use of chapel – double slot - £1,030.00
Where the deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old:
- 30-minute slot - £90.00
- 40-minute slot - £120.00
Graveside services
- Graveside service (30 minutes duration) - No fee
- Graveside service (anytime over 30 minutes up to a further 30 minutes) - £220.00
Attending burial of ashes
Fee applies when no funeral director or minister attends the burial.
- Where deceased was 18 years old or over - £85.00
- Where deceased was stillborn or up to 17 years old - No fee
Memorial permit
Fee pays for the right to erect or place a memorial on a grave.
- Flat stone/kerb stone - £380.00
- Headstone (up to three feet) - £260.00
- Cremation tablet - £120.00
- Additional inscription (added to existing memorial) - £88.00
- Vase with inscription (new base) - £120.00
- Vase with inscription (placed on existing base) - £88.00
- Baby section memorial/headstone - £120.00
Grave maintenance
- Re-turf - £895.00
- Maintenance - £105.00
- Maintenance and planting - £132.00
Exhumation
- Cremated remains exhumation from cemetery - £330.00
- Cremated remains from cemetery (baby or child) - £38.00
- Full body exhumation - Price on enquiry
Miscellaneous fees
- Certificate of entry in burial register - £15.00
- Searching register of burials - £35.00
- Transfer of grave ownership - £77.00
- Late arrival for burial fee - £88.00