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Churchyards

Court rules on mementoes in churchyard

WHEN unauthorised items are removed from graves in a churchyard, there should be prior consultation so that parishioners are given the opportunity to make their views known and to understand why the action is being taken, the Diocesan Chancellor of Norwich has said

22 Jan 2021

Court has last word on grave spaces

A PETITIONER, whether a parishioner or non-parishioner, had an absolute right to apply for the reservation of a grave space in a churchyard, and the PCC could not stop the process of reserving a grave space by adopting a blanket policy that no more grave spaces should be reserved

04 Dec 2020

Translation not needed for Chinese gravestone inscription, Chancellor rules

GRAVESTONE inscriptions in a language other than English do not require a translation, so long as the phrase is consistent with, or not contrary to, Christian teaching, the Diocesan Chancellor of Leeds, Professor Mark Hill QC, has ruled

27 Nov 2020

Council faces £12,000 bill to repair churchyard wall

23 Oct 2020

Parents’ request to be buried alongside murdered son is granted a faculty

25 Sep 2020

TV review: Us, and Britain’s Biggest Dig

25 Sep 2020

Churchyard yews shortlisted for Tree of the Year

11 Sep 2020

Press: The Sun’s graveyard tale is spin and needles

11 Sep 2020

Court gives memorial tomb priority over encroaching tree

22 May 2020

Yorkshire churchyards digitally mapped

21 Feb 2020

Court allows ‘Dad’ and ‘Grandad’ on gravestones

03 Jan 2020

Grave can be moved to avoid tourists

23 Aug 2019

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