If you have recently been bereaved our deepest sympathies are with you, and we would like to do all we can to help.
Some information is detailed below but you may find it helpful to look at the website Church of England Funerals where you can also light a virtual candle for whoever has died.
The first step is to contact a funeral director, and the funeral director will arrange the date with the deanery/church administrator and explain the fees to you.
Funerals in Church
You do not have to be a member of the church to have your funeral in Holy Trinity Coleford, St Andrew’s Holcombe or St Peter and St Paul Kilmersdon. You may have a service in church, followed by either a burial in the churchyard or cemetery, or followed by a cremation. There is no time limit on a church funeral, although if it is followed by a cremation we need to time that to fit in.
Funerals at the Graveside
If you prefer, you may have your funeral service by the graveside.
Funeral at a Crematorium
The nearest are Mendip, near Shepton Mallet, and Haycombe, just this side of Bath. We usually have about 30 minutes for the service.
Burial of Ashes
Can be arranged in a churchyard or cemetery.
Fees
There will be no fees charged if the funeral is for someone who has died aged under 18. The fees we have to charge will be included in the bill given to you by your funeral director who will discuss them with you. However, it may help you to know what the fees are. For 2024, the funeral service charge is £228, wherever the funeral is. The burial in a churchyard will be between £366 and £473, depending on when the burial is. If we take a service in a crematorium the fee is £228.
These fees are set by the Church of England.
In addition, there are a few extras for a funeral in church, which are as follows:
Organist: normally £70 – £90
Verger: £25
Heating: £35 (it will be up to us to decide whether we need to charge this – always in winter, usually in spring and autumn and occasionally in summer)
Headstones
Sometimes headstones need to be updated or repaired. If so, please contact [email protected]