Full Body Checklist | Forget Me Not Fields

FULL-BODY BURIAL CHECKLIST

There are a number of steps involved when arranging a full-body burial. Here’s a checklist of the things we need you to do.

Choose a local undertaker or funeral director

A funeral director isn’t strictly necessary but they are able to provide a great deal of assistance both in the run-up to the interment and on the day itself- moving the coffin from a vehicle to the grave then helping to lower it into the plot. We can provide contact details for some local funeral directors so you can contact them directly.

Bring along the Certificate for Burial or Cremation – commonly known as the ‘green form’

This certificate is free of charge and gives permission for the person who has died to be buried or cremated. It can usually be obtained from your funeral director. The green form is replaced by a document from the coroner if there will be an inquest or if the funeral will be a cremation following a coroner’s post-mortem examination. The green form is extremely important and a burial cannot take place without it

Please return a completed Licence to Occupy a Full Body Plot form to us

The Licence to Occupy a Full Body Plot form lets us know what your requirements are and we will issue an invoice to you based on this- usually by email.

Please return a completed Notice of Full Body Interment form to us

Make sure you complete all details on the Notice of Full Body Interment form about the coffin with dimensions to be used.

Decide if you’d like to hire a celebrant

A funeral celebrant is a qualified person, usually from a non-clergy background, who officiates funeral services. A funeral celebrant will typically help organise and conduct the funeral service, whilst also offering support to the bereaved family. We can provide the contact information for a number of celebrants so you can book with them directly.

Let us know if you require a plaque for the plot

Memorial plaques usually take 6 weeks to be returned to us once the design has been approved and paid for. Please bear this in mind if you want the plaque to be ready for the interment itself. Plaques can be installed at a later date after the interment itself if needed.

Let us know if you need to purchase any biodegradable coffins

Coffins are often supplied by an undertaker but we do have a selection of biodegradable coffins to purchase if you’d like one.

Let us know if you’d like to book our Remembrance Room for your funeral service

The Remembrance Room can be booked for a 3 hour block for a funeral service and / or wake afterwards.

Let us know the interment date you would like.

Weekend and bank holiday interments incur an extra charge due to requiring additional staff on our peak periods. Mon - Fri interments which are not on a bank holiday incur no additional costs.

Pay the invoice as issued to you

BACS payment information is included on the invoice itself. Once the invoice is paid we will create the Right of Burial for you. We’ll then invite you along to get this signed and issued.

Sign the Right of Burial Certificate(s)

You come along to sign two copies of the Right of Burial Certificate and we sign both copies too. We keep one copy and you take the other one home with you.

Confirm the date, arrival time and any additional interment details.

Let us know your requirements for the day itself. It’s a good idea to let us know as soon as possible the date you’d like to work to. We can then run through details with you a bit nearer the time.