The Bereavement Services at Eden hold the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) charter, which is the national standard for maintenance and care of cemeteries.
Cemeteries
We operates and maintains five cemeteries in Eden at Alston, Appleby, Garrigill, Nenthead and Penrith.
The Bereavement Service Office is located at:
Chapel Building, Cemetery,
Beacon Edge, Penrith. CA11 7RZ
Telephone: (01768) 862152
Bereavement Service Office Opening Times
| Month |
Day |
Morning |
Afternoon |
|
April to October: |
Monday to Thursday |
8.30am to 9.30am |
4pm to 5pm |
| Friday: |
8.30am to 9.30am |
3.30pm to 4.30pm |
|
November to March: |
Monday to Friday |
8.30am to 9.30am |
3pm to 4pm |
Funerals
Most interments are arranged by a Funeral Director (see list) but you may make arrangements for an interment directly with the Cemetery Office by contacting the office initially and then completing and submitting an Interment Notice to book the interment.
Hours of Interment
| Month |
Day |
Time |
|
April to October: |
Monday to Thursday |
9.30am to 3pm |
| Friday |
2pm |
| Saturday |
9.30am to 12noon (additional fee payable) |
|
November to March: |
Monday to Thursday |
9.30am to 2.30pm |
| Friday |
2pm |
| Saturday |
9.30am to 12noon (additional fee payable) |
Penrith cemetery has a special area for cremated remains.
A Woodland Burial Area and a specially designed Children's Burial Area has been created at Penrith Cemetery and is now available for use.
Memorials
New memorials these may be placed on any grave for which the Exclusive Rights have been purchased. Please refer to the Cemetery Regulations for restrictions.
Applications for new memorials and additional inscriptions should be made via a Memorial Mason. Garden of Rest plaques may also be ordered and installed by the Council, please contact the cemetery office.
Memorial safety
The Council carries out regular inspections of the memorials in all the cemeteries it manages. Recent inspections have highlighted a number of unstable memorials, especially in Penrith Cemetery, which have been 'made safe' by either laying them flat or supporting them with posts. The Council appreciates that visitors to the cemeteries may be distressed by the sight of memorials being laid flat but hopes that people will appreciate that this action has been carried out in the interest of safety.
Owners of memorials that have been laid down or supported are asked to contact the cemetery office and arrange with a memorial mason to have their memorials repaired. The responsibility for the repair and maintenance of memorials remains with the owner of the grave, their successor or representative.
Purchasing a Grave
Graves are usually purchased at the time of an interment but graves may also be purchased for future use. Please contact the bereavement services office for details.
Family Searches
Records for all five of the Councils cemeteries are kept at bereavement services office. Members of the public are welcome to visit and inspect these records but please make an appointment if you wish to visit outside of the cemetery office hours or if your search is for more than one name/grave( Please be aware that a charge is levied on searching the records).
