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Crematorium

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Fees
Cremation fees £
Adult (for services before 9.40am, deduct £25)

405

Cremation service for two adults (for services before 9.40am deduct £50)

700

To view a coffin being committed to the cremator immediately following a service (for services after 9.40am)

20

Child - over five and under 16 years old

95

Child - over one month and under five years old

45

Stillbirth

0

Body parts, blocks and slides

85

Temporary storage of remains per month (minimum of three months)

25

Receiving ashes from elsewhere

45

Witnessing strewing (for up to two deceased, add £5 per person thereafter)

25

Additional polytainer

12

Metal urn (with cremation)

12

Additional metal urn

18

Packaging and forwarding of cremated remains in the UK (for elsewhere, the fee depends on the destination)

40

Additional chapel time or use of chapel for memorial service

100

Additional or replacement certified extract, label or other proof of cremation

25

Crematorium organist

30

Service overruns and cancellations

*

Weekend cremations

*

* Price on application

The cremation fee includes:

  • a contribution to the environmental fund, polytainers and medical referee fees;
  • the use of chapel and music system;
  • the storage of cremated remains for up to three months
  • the strewing of ashes within the grounds of the crematorium.
Book of Remembrance (includes one swipe card) £
Two-line entry

50

Five-line entry

100

Eight-line entry

125

Five-line entry with picture

140

Eight-line entry with picture

165

Additional screens of text, pictures etc (cost per screen)

25

Swipe cards for existing users and for additional cards (for each card)

10

Book of Remembrance for babies (includes one swipe card)  
Charge per line

13

Charge for motif

40

Memorial plaques  
Standard  
Single plaque   - dedicated to one person

110

Double plaque - dedicated to two people

140

Replacement plaque - single plaque extended to a double plaque

50

Standard plus  
Single standard with one line of inscription

130

Double standard with one line of inscription

150

Replacement plaque - single plaque extended to a double plaque with one line of inscription

50

Inscription  
Client's choice of wording spread over five lines (maximum 26 letters per line).

155

Alterations to plaques

45

For further information contact:
email icon Email : crematorium.cemeteries@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 861639
Mail icon Write to :

Medway Bereavement Services
Medway Crematorium
Robin Hood Lane
Chatham
Kent ME5 9QU

Minicom icon Minicom :

01634 333111


Related A-Z index
Bereavement services complaints | Managing critical incidents in school | When adoption is not a good idea | Registration of deaths | Post mortems | Inquests | Information collected at registration | Map of the grounds | Books of remembrance | Memorials | Looking after the grave | Memorials | Buying a new grave | Bereavement Services | Review of bereavement services | Cemeteries | Coroner's office | Crematorium

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