Flitton Cemetery, in High Street, Flitton is managed by Flitton & Greenfield Parish Council.
Located in the heart of the village, the Cemetery is well cared for and has a quiet reverence and peaceful atmosphere. Visitors to the Cemetery are encouraged, but also respectfully asked to behave in a quiet orderly manner so as to preserve this tranquility.
The Scale of Charges for burials and the related Rules and Regulations, plus applications for Memorials and our Safety policy is available by clicking on the links at the foot of this page or from the Clerk to the Council who will be happy to provide help or advice as required.
Email the Clerk
Health and Safety in the Cemetery
As a result of recent legislation, the Council has to have a risk register for all of its areas of responsibility and this includes the cemetery in Flitton. We need to ensure that there are no dangers to visitors or contractors working there. A major part of the risk that we have to assess, relates to the stability of the headstones. We use the Ministry of Justice 2014 Guidelines ‘Managing the safety of Burial Ground – Memorials- Practical advice for dealing with unstable memorials’
Please see our Safety Policy document below, to understand how we deal with risk and safety in the Cemetery, whilst noting that it is the plot owners responsibility for upkeep and maintenance of the grave including the headstone.
If you suspect you have a headstone which is not stable you must get a NAMM/BRAMM stonemason in to check this, but if you would prefer the Council to lay it flat straight away, rather than having to re-instate or secure the headstone, then please let us know and we will arrange for the work to be done. We will only allow this work to be done by an registered stonemason.
Please note that this risk assessment is now an ongoing duty on the Council and so regular checks of headstone stability will have to take place and plot owners will need to comply with this safety issue.
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