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  • St Helen's - Darley Dale

    St Helen's - Darley Dale

  • St Mary's - South Darley

    St Mary's - South Darley

  • St John the Baptist - Winster

    St John the Baptist - Winster

Fees for 2025

Funerals and Burials

(No fee for stillborn infant or person under the age of 16)

Service in church Fee payable
to Diocese £		 Fee payable
to PCC £		 Total fee
payable £
Funeral service in church taking place before or after burial or cremation      
Statutory fee 127 107 234
Heating (October to May)   50 50
Verger   33 33
Organist   82 82
Total if all options taken for service in church     424
Thanksgiving service   400 400
Burial of body in churchyard following service 18 357 375
Burial of body or cremated remains in cemetery following service 35   35
Cremation immediately preceding or following service in church 35   35
Burial of body in churchyard on separate occasion 52 357 409
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard on separate occasion 52 146 198
Burial of body or cremated remains in cemetery on separate occasion 67 19 86
No service in church      
Funeral service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard 127 357 484
Funeral service (including burial of cremated remains) at graveside in churchyard 127 146 273
Funeral service at crematorium or funeral service (including burial of body or cremated remains) in cemetery 199 35 234
Funeral service in premises belonging to funeral director, whether taking place before or after burial or cremation. 234   234
Cremation immediately preceding or following on from service in premises belonging to funeral director. 35   35
Burial of body in churchyard not following service at graveside (committal only) 52 357 409
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard or other lawful disposal of cremated remains (committal only). 52 146 198
Burial of body or other lawful disposal of cremated remains, in cemetery (committal only). 35   35
Certificate issued at time of burial   19 19
N.B. burial of cremated remains includes other lawful disposal      

 

Monuments in churchyard

  Fee payable
to Diocese £		 Fee payable
to PCC £		 Total fee
payable £
Small cross in wood 18 39 57
Small vase not exceeding 12”x8”x8” or tablet, plaque 18 74 92
Any other monument 18 154 172
Additional inscription on existing monument 18 19 37

 

Marriages

Marriage service in church Fee payable
to Diocese £		 Fee payable
to PCC £		 Total fee
payable £
Statutory fee 247 297 544
Heating (October to May)   50 50
Verger   33 33
Organist   105 105
Total if all options taken     732
        Video   20 20
         Bells – St Helen’s   160 160
                    St John’s   100 100
                    St Mary’s   25 25
Publication of banns of marriage   37 37
Certificate of banns issued at time of publication   19 19

 

Other Services
Calendar of Services
Open Door at St Helens
New Beginnings at St Helens
Childrens Ministry
All Age Services
Weddings
Christenings and Baptisms
Bereavement