PITSEA Cemetery is facing a grave problem.
It is rapidly running out of burial space with just 24 plots left, which will last for around six months.
This means new burials would move from the Basildon Council-run cemetery to one at Basildon crematorium, owned and run by the Westleigh Group – or to other council run cemeteries at Wickford or Great Burstead, which have spaces for more than another 20 years.
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25/2/2011 The Mail understands that Bretby Crematorium could be sold for £7.5 million following a secret meeting to discuss the deal.
Protesters were out in force yesterday at the Geary Lane site, which is jointly owned by East Staffordshire Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council. They vented their anger and opposition to controversial proposals to sell the facility to a private operator.
Das Rad wird im Klimaschutz in Dortmund nicht neu erfunden. Dennoch verbergen sich im mehrere hundert Seiten dicken Energieeffizienz-Katalog einige zündende Ideen. Sie könnten noch in diesem Jahr umgesetzt werden. Eine davon: Die Europaschule in Wambel könnte mit der Abwärme des städtischen Krematoriums geheizt werden.
Spending fall of £2.7m backed by Worcester councillors
A budget which will see spending next year fall from £13.6m to £10.9m has been approved by Worcester councillors.
Leader of the Conservative-controlled city council Simon Geraghty said it had tried to protect "wherever possible frontline public services".
The sale of Bretby Crematorium will be determined by just one man, it has been revealed.
A secret meeting of Tory-controlled East Staffordshire Borough Council decided that Richard Grosvenor, leader of the controlling authority, will determine the outcome of the controversial plan to privatise the site.
Sinsheim-Reihen. Bahnt sich im Krematoriums-Streit eine Art Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen trickreicher Schachzüge an? Krematoriums-Betreiber Claus Wiesenauer hat jetzt jedenfalls bei der Stadt erneut Bauantrag für eine Feuerbestattungsanlage gestellt – dieses Mal jedoch ohne Abschiedsraum. Damit wird das Krematorium zur reinen industriellen Verbrennungsanlage, ist also baurechtlich keine Anlage für kulturelle Zwecke mehr.
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23/2/2011 La sensibilità ambientale si fa strada anche nel delicatissimo settore delle onoranze funebri. Emblematico il caso della Società per la cremazione (Socrem) di Torino, attiva dal 1883 nel capoluogo piemontese. Che offre la cremazione ‘ecologica’ del caro estinto
Mourners might get to watch the funerals of family and friends from the comfort of their own home by having the service streamed live over the internet.
High-definition webcams might be fixed in Worcester’s crematorium so people who cannot get to funerals can watch the service as it happens or at another time by downloading a file. The service would cost £40.
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23/2/2011 Plans to build a new crematorium and memorial garden near Lichfield have been unveiled.
Mercia Crematoria Developments have submitted plans to Lichfield District Council to develop the new site at land behind the Fradley Arms pub.
Furious mail readers have come forward to vent their anger at the potential sale of Bretby Crematorium which has moved a step closer to privatisation.
The Mail revealed that two secret council meetings will be held to discuss ‘disposing’ with the Geary Lane site to a private operator which has led to outrage from the public, many of whom have relatives’ ashes scattered there.