Diocese: Bradford
Chancellor: Walford

A petition by the daughter to exhume the cremated remains of her mother from the churchyard of St Wilfrid’s for re- interment in the cemetery at Otley. The Petitioner’s father has converted to Catholicism and wishes to be buried in Otley cemetery with the remains of his deceased wife. Chancellor can identify no exceptional circumstances. Petition denied.

Diocese: Southwark
Chancellor: Petchey

A petition by the daughter to exhume the cremated remains of her father for re-interment in the grave of her late mother. Both are in the same churchyard, her father in the garden of remembrance and her mother who died only 13 months later of cancer, in a grave some 90 yards away. Had the family and indeed the mother, known that she would die so soon, they would have retained his ashes for burial together and this is now their sincere wish. They are supported by the minister, the Church and the funeral directors. Cases of Blagdon Cemetery and Christ Church, Alsager considered. Although both are buried within the same churchyard, this may, in the circumstances, be particularly upsetting for the family and the re-interment of the father would free up a space in the Garden of Remembrance. Chancellor concludes that there are exceptional circumstances and faculty is granted.

Diocese: Bradford
Chancellor: Walford

Exhumation of Petitioner’s husband for re-internment. Mr Worby died in 2002 and his cremated remains interred in Scholemoor Cemetery. In 2008 Mr and Mrs Worby’s two sons were killed in a road accident and Mrs Worby wished for their remains to be interred with her husband’s but there is a limit of two sets of remains per plot. Therefore she wishes to have her sons’ and her husband’s remains interred in Idle Upper Chapel Cemetery where there is not such limit. Chancellor satisfied that there are special factors in this case. Faculty granted.

Diocese: Ely
Chancellor: Gage

Petitioner wishes to erect a memorial to her late parents and sister in the churchyard extension of her parish church. Memorials to be of black granite, heart-shaped with roses and with kerbs and flower holders, none of which conforms to the churchyard regulations. Petitioner states that her mother particularly wanted kerbstones and that it would not constitute a tripping hazard as it was not near a path. It was recorded that there were many graves in the extension which contravene the regulations and no reasons given as to why this should be. Chancellor is willing to allow the heart- shaped memorial in black granite with gold lettering and motifs as requested, but does not allow the kerbstones and chippings therein.