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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 from 1st March 2023


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 118 99 217
Heating (October to May)   50 50
Verger   30 30
Organist   75 75
Total if all options taken for service in church     372
Thanksgiving service   400 400
Burial of body in churchyard following service 16 332 348
Burial of body or cremated remains in cemetery following service 16 135 151
Cremation immediately preceding or following service in church 32   32
Burial of body in churchyard on separate occasion 47 332 379
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard on separate occasion 47 135 182
Burial of body or cremated remains in cemetery on separate occasion 61 17 78
No service in church      
Funeral service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard 118 332 450
Funeral service (including burial of cremated remains) at graveside in churchyard 118 135 253
Funeral service at crematorium or funeral service (including burial of body or cremated remains) in cemetery 182 35 217
Funeral service in premises belonging to funeral director, whether taking place before or after burial or cremation. 182 35 217
Cremation immediately preceding or following on from service in premises belonging to funeral director. 32   32
Burial of body in churchyard not following service at graveside (committal only) 47 332 379
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard or other lawful disposal of cremated remains (committal only). 47 135 182
Burial of body or other lawful disposal of cremated remains, in cemetery (committal only). 32   32
Certificate issued at time of burial   17 17
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 16 36 52
Small vase not exceeding 12”x8”x8” or tablet, plaque 16 58 84
Any other monument 16 142 158
Additional inscription on existing monument 16 17 33

 

Marriages

Marriage service in church Fee payable
to Diocese £
Fee payable
to PCC £
Total fee
payable £
Statutory fee 229 276 505
Heating (October to May)   50 50
Verger   30 30
Organist   95 95
Total if all options taken     680
        Video   20 20
         Bells – St Helen’s   160 160
                    St John’s   100 100
                    St Mary’s   25 25
Publication of banns of marriage   34 34
Certificate of banns issued at time of publication   17 17