Bereavement Services
General Information on Bereavement Services
What we do:
Bereavement Services provides an all encompassing service to help you in the event of a bereavement The section provides advice carries out public interments. It maintains grass and plants in churchyards and cemeteries. There is a headstone restoration programme - headstones are surveyed for stability and re-instated to make safe where necessary and there is a rolling programme for a period of time after burial to maintain a level surface on the grave. Graveyards cannot go on indefinitely - Bereavement Services has to identify and procure new land for interments. It also keeps burial records.
Contact:
By e-mail: Contact Bereavement Services
By phone: Galashiels (01896) 753856
By fax: Galashiels (01896) 753782
By letter: Cemeteries Office, Scottish Borders Council, Heatheryett Cemetery, Galashiels TD1 2JL
Useful links:
Burial; information on finding a funeral director, coffin, mason, or home burials and graves.
Arranging a burial without a funeral director.
Fees and charges for burial services.
Useful information such as support organisations and governing bodies.
When somebody dies; guidance on what needs to be done.
FAQ; Frequently asked questions about Burials, Cemeteries and Funerals.
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