Price list for all bereavement services in Northumberland
Type of cremation
2024/2025 Resident Fee
2024/2025 Non Resident
Baby under 1 year (Medical Referee fee will apply)
£20
Child under 18 years (Medical Referee fee will apply)
Cremation (includes a Medical Referee and Mercury Abatement charge)
£920
Direct cremation (8.45am only) 1 per day (Monday to Friday)
£635
Fee for cancelled cremation arrangements
£284
To extend a cremation service
£142
Containers available
VAT
Urns- wooden - (not supplied as part of cremation package) - Cremated Remains Container
Plus VAT
£82
£99
Urns- metal - (not supplied as part of cremation package) Cremated Remains Container
£47
£56
Scatter tubes - (not supplied as part of cremation package) Cremated Remains Children
£0
Scatter tubes - (not supplied as part of cremation package) Cremated Remains Adult
£23
£27
Options for memorials
Supply & install a bronze memorial plaque to be placed in the Garden of Remembrance (includes 10 year lease)
£729
£875
Memorial plaque in the book of remembrance room at Blyth Crematorium (includes 10 year lease)
£364
£437
Entry in the book of remembrance at Blyth Crematorium. Permanent inscription.
Book of remembrance - 2 line entry
Book of remembrance - 3 line entry
£105
£126
Book of remembrance - 4 line entry
£116
£140
Book of remembrance - 5 line entry
£121
£146
Book of remembrance - 6 line entry
£143
£171
Additional illustration - Flower, Coat of Arms or Badge (only available with a minimum of four line entry in the book of remembrance)
Book of remembrance - incorporating illustration/badge
Book of remembrance - incorporating coat of arms
£135
£162
Miniature book of remembrance - (for family to keep at home)
Miniature book of remembrance - 2 lines
Miniature book of remembrance - 4 lines
£128
£153
Miniature book of remembrance - 6 lines
£139
£167
Memorial Cards - 2 lines
£30
£36
Memorial Cards - 3 lines
£37
£45
Memorial Cards - 4 lines
£55
Memorial Cards - 5 lines
£59
£71
Memorial Cards - 6 lines
£67
£80
Additional line (Book of rem, cards and mini book)
£33
£39
Additional illustration - Flower, Coat of Arms or Badge (only available with a four line plus entry )
Charges for Audio & Video Recordings of a Service
Visual recording supplied on DVD or USB - (First or only copy)
£49
as above with visual tribute
£64
£76
Subsequent Copies
£25
£31
Downloadable MP4 Video file
£40
£48
Downloadable MP4 Video file with Visual Tribute
£50
£60
Charges for the Preparation of Visual Tributes
Single still image (on screen throughout service)
£18
£22
Slide show up to 25 images & NO music (played on a continous loop during service)
£41
for every additional 25 images & NO music (played on a continous loop during the service)
£66
Slide show up to 25 images WITH MUSIC (played once as a moment of reflection during the service)
£74
£89
for every additional 25 images WITH MUSIC (played once as a moment of reflection during the service)
£100
£120
Family video file
URGENT SERVICE order for tributes received after the 48hr cut-off period are subject to an additional fee
£124
£149
URGENT SERVICE order for Web-cast received after the 24hr cut-off period are subject to an additional fee
Charges for Webcasting a Service
Webcast Setup & Administration
DVD Containing webcast (First Copy Only)
Weekday Burial
Stillborn
Child under 18 years
£278
Adult Grave - single depth
£1,079
£1,294
Adult Grave - double depth (by request and only if available)
£1,159
£1,391
Adult Grave - triple depth (by request and only if available)
£1,191
£1,429
Cremated remains of any person
£318
£382
Body parts
Scattering of ashes- accompanied (by appointment)
£182
£218
Fee for a cancelled burial after grave preparation (also applies to cremated remains graves)
£342
£410
Use of any NCC chapel (prior to burial) per 20 minutes service
Saturday Burial
£211
£253
£401
£481
Adult grave - single depth
£1,627
£1,952
Adult grave - double depth (by request and only if available)
£1,750
£2,100
Adult grave - triple depth (by request and only if available)
£1,869
£2,243
£439
£527
Scattering of ashes - accompanied (by appointment)
£227
£273
Use of any NCC chapel (prior to burial) per 45 minute slot
Cowpen Cemetery Only
Burial of Cremated remains including bronze memorial plaque
£1,047
£1,257
Burial of Cremated remains including bronze memorial plaque (Saturday burial)
£1,168
£1,402
WOODLAND BURIAL - Only Available at Fairmoor Cemetery
Adult Fee Burial only - single depth (Woodland Burial only)
Adult Fee Burial only (Saturday fee) - single depth (Woodland only)
Adult Grave single depth (includes purchase of exclusive right of burial for 50 years).
£2,218
£2,661
Purchase of Excl. Right of Burials (50 years)
Stillborn/Baby under 1 year
£465
£471
£565
£1,139
£1,367
Adult Grave - double depth - (if available)
Adult Grave - triple depth by request - (if available)
£1,338
£1,606
Cremated Remains of any person
£421
£506
Cremated Remains Grave out of rotation
£522
£627
Grave out of Rotation (any depth excluding cremated remains grave)
£1,408
£1,690
Right to construct a vault grave 4ft width
£2,580
£3,096
Exclusive Right of Burial Deed transfer fee
Types of memorials
Additional inscription
None
£88
£106
Replace or renovate existing memorial (with no amendments)
Replacement memorial with amended/added inscription Permit Fee
Memorial permit fee for graves without concrete foundation plinths
£38
Memorial with foundation base
£526
Vase 6" x 6" Permit Fee - no base
Vase 6" x 6" Permit Fee - with base
£127
Vase foundation Permit Fee (Vase not exceeding 12" in height and 18" sq base)
£254
£305
Half kerb set Permit Fee
£110
£132
Kerb set full grave Permit Fee
£219
£262
Supply & install a bronze memorial plaque (includes 10 year lease)
Memorials - Miscellaneous
Memorial bench including plaque and 10 year lease (Recycled Plastic)
POA
Sandringham Memorial bench including plaque and 10 year lease
Additional memorial plaque on memorial seat (10 year lease)
Memorial plaque on communal memorial seat (10 year lease)
Renewal of all 10 year leases (seats, trees, roses, wall plaques)
£293
£352
Refurbishment of a bronze memorial plaque
Search of cemetery or crematorium records
Certified extract from register of cremations
£57
Certified copy of an entry in register of burials
Request for probe of an existing grave
£68
Definition of Resident/Non Resident Resident fees & charges apply to anyone permanently residing within the boundaries of the county at the time of their death e.g. in their home or in a residential/nursing home. Non Resident fees & charges apply to anyone who wanted to be buried or cremated in a county council premises but who, at the time of their death was living at a permanent address external to the county boundaries. The Head of Neighbourhood Services has the authority to apply discretion when necessary in cases that do not fit easily into the above case.
Northumberland County Council South East area are responsible for:
Bereavement Services Cowpen Cemetery Cowpen Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 5SZ
01670 620405
Northumberland County Council Castle Morpeth area are responsible for:
Bereavement Services Coopies Lane Depot Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6JT
01670 621250
Northumberland County Council North Northumberland Area are responsible for:
Bereavement Services Northumberland Road Berwick upon Tweed TD15 2AS
01670 620490
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