Funeral - cost information
Payment can be made in the following ways:
Go to the reception office in person. Do not send cash in the
post.
You can send a cheque to:
Bereavement Services,
Vinters Park Crematorium,
Bearsted Road,
Maidstone,
Kent,
ME14 5LG.
Please make cheques payable to 'Maidstone Borough
Council'
Please note: with effect from July 1, 2011 we will no longer
accept cheques as a form of payment at Vinters Park Crematorium and
will only accept debit or credit cards.
You can pay by credit or debit card by filling out the
details on the application form or by telephoning the office at
Vinters Park Crematorium. We accept Delta, Mastercard, Visa and
Switch.
Burials at Maidstone Cemetery
General Section Grave
Adults |
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
| Standard Single Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£465 |
£1250
£465 |
| Standard Double Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£550 |
£1250
£550 |
| Standard Triple Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£725 |
£1250
£725 |
| Vault |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
POA
POA |
POA
POA |
Lawn Section Grave
Adults |
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
| Standard Single Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£465 |
£1250
£465 |
| Standard Double Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£550 |
£1250
£550 |
| Standard Triple Depth |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£625
£725 |
£1250
£725
|
Cremated Remains Grave
|
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee |
£325
£130 |
£650
£130 |
Child Grave
|
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
|
Stillborn to 4 years
5 - 15 Years
|
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee
Exclusive Rights
Interment Fee
|
Not Issued
No Charge
Not Issued
£205
|
Not Issued
£74
£100*
£205
|
| NOTE: Exclusive rights fees for residents do
not apply to single depth child graves. |
Unpurchased Grave
|
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
| Single Depth only |
£395 |
N/A |
Pre-Purchased Grave
|
£.p
Resident |
£.p
Non-Resident |
| The price is determined by adding the cost for the
appropriate exclusive rights to the cost of an indicator stone
(£30.00) |
| |
£.p |
| Transfer of Exclusive Rights (Admin Fee) |
£70 |
| Copy of Deed of Grant |
£40 |
Other Burial Related
Fees
|
£.p |
| Re-open Grave |
Single
Double
Treble
Vault
Cremated Remains |
£465
£550
£725
POA
£130 |
Non-Standard Grave
(additional fee where the coffin lid exceeds 26" wide and
or 82" long) |
£95 |
| Exhumation of Cremated Remains |
£185 |
| Exhumation of Buried Remains |
POA |
| Witness Service - Cremated Remains Burial |
£34 |
Monument Permit Fees
|
£.p |
| Headstone (Including Cremated Remains Section) |
£85 |
| Kerb Stone (General Section only) |
£85 |
| Headstone with Kerb Stone (General Section only) |
£170 |
| Desk/Flatstone - Cremated Remains Section |
£85 |
| Tablet (12"x12" max.) |
£85 |
| Vase |
£85 |
| Additional Inscription |
£85 |
| Any Other Monument |
£85 |
| Note: The monument permit fees are reduced
by 50% for under 16 years |
| |
| Ashes Casket (To purchase - no nameplate supplied) |
£45 |
| Ashes Urn (To purchase - no nameplate supplied) |
£30 |
Cremations at Vinters Park Crematorium
| |
£.p |
| Stillborn Child and Non-Viable Foetus |
No Charge |
| Child under 5 years |
£89 |
| Child 5 - 16 years |
£102 |
| Adult (16 years +) |
£490
|
|
Medical Referee's Fee (Not applicable for Non-Viable Foetus)
|
£20 |
| Environmental Surcharge |
£55 |
|
Use of the Chapel (Extra 30 minutes)
|
£93
|
| Use of the Chapel Organ |
£7.50 |
| Saturday Morning supplement fee (Services times at 9.30am and
10.15am) |
£270 |
| |
|
| Containers for Cremated Remains |
|
| Polytainer (Green Plastic) |
£13.50 |
| Urn (Bronze Coloured Metal) |
£30 |
| Casket (Light Oak) |
£45 |
| Baby Urn (Burgundy Coloured Plastic) |
£12.50 |
| |
|
| Other Related Services |
|
| Temporary deposit of remains (First month Free Of Charge) |
£6.50
|
| Exhumation of cremated remains (Excludes Container) |
£185 |
| Disposal from other Crematoriums |
£52 |
| Burial in individual plot |
£36 |
| Witness Service (By Appointment 10.00am - 3.00pm, Weekdays
only) |
£34 |
Memorials and commemoration fees
Book of Remembrance - A permanent
commemoration
(First line Surname and
Christian/Forenames only) |
| 2 line basic entry |
£85 |
| 5 line entry with floral emblem/crest |
£225 |
| Extra lines (each) |
£42.50 |
Folded Remembrance
Card
(A replica of the Book of Remembrance entry
- price per card) |
| 2 line basic entry and card |
£52.50 |
| 5 line entry with floral emblem/crest and card |
£162.50 |
| Extra lines (each) |
£21.50 |
Miniature Book of
Remembrance
(A replica of the Book of Remembrance entry - price per
book) |
| 2 line basic entry and book |
£90 |
| 5 line entry with floral emblem/crest and book |
£218 |
| Extra lines (each) |
£33.50 |
Fees for other forms of commemoration
|
Memorial Leather Plaques
New Plaque
Initial 5 year dedication (renewable after 5
years)
|
£26
£70
|
|
Shrubs in a bed or shrubbery
Plant and memorial marker
Initial 5 year dedication (renewable after 5 years)
|
£140
£90
|
|
Standard Rose in bed
Rose and perspex plaque
Initial 5 year dedication (renewable after 5
years)
|
£125
£105
|
| Standard rose in own plot
Rose and perspex plaque
Initial 5 year dedication (renewable after 5 years)
|
£160
£130
|
| Specimen Tree
Tree and perspex plaque
Initial 10 year dedication (renewable after 10 years)
|
£20.50
£183.50
|
|
Memorial Wall Flower Vase
Vase and teak-effect plaque
Initial 1 year dedication (renewable after 1 year)
|
£7.50
£55.50
|
|
Stone Effect Plaque
Plaque mounted on kerb block
Initial 10 year dedication (renewable after 10 years)
|
£52
£146.50
|
|
Memorial Stone Vase Block with Bronze
Plaque
Vase and stone-effect plaque
Initial 1 year dedication (renewable after 1 year)
|
£11
£64
|
|
Hardwood Seat
Seat and stone-effect plaque
Initial 5 year dedication (renewable after 5
years)
|
£52
£205
|
|
Cloister Wall Tablet
Cloister Tablet: Single - Single inscription
Initial 10 year dedication / 10 year renewal
Cloister Tablet: Double - Single inscription
Initial 10 year dedication / 10 year renewal
Cloister Tablet: Double - Double inscription
Initial 10 year dedication / 10 year renewal
|
£136
£125
£158
£176.50
£266
£176.50
|
|
Lettering
Cloister Wall Tablet - Refurbishment
Gilded - per letter
Initial 10 year dedication / 10 year renewal
|
£3.60
£3.60
|
|
Perspex Plaque - up to 60 letters
Extra letters up to 100 maximum - per letter
|
£0.34
|
|
Cloister Wall Tablet - up to 60 letters
Extra letters - per letter
|
£3.60
|
Additional Inscriptions - Details for additional inscriptions to
existing Memorials are available on request.