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Introduction
The Cemeteries & Crematorium section is a member of the Federation of
British Cremation Authorities and Institute of Cemeteries and Crematorium
Management.
Cemeteries & Crematorium Services provide a
range of services including: Cemeteries, Crematorium, Gardens of
Remembrance, Book of Remembrance, Memorials, Memorial Safety and Grounds
Maintenance.
The Cemeteries & Crematorium Service is located at:
1-3 Worsley Terrace
Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XW
Tel 01942 828993/4
Leigh Cemetery Office, Manchester Road, Leigh WN7 2NP
Tel: 01942 671560
Wigan Crematorium, Wigan Cemetery, Cemetery Road (off Warrington Road),
Lower Ince, Wigan WN3 4NN
Tel: 01942 866455
INCE IN MAKERFIELD CEMETERY
Warrington Road, Lower Ince, Wigan WN3 4NH
WESTWOOD CEMETERY
Westwood Lane, Lower Ince, Wigan WN3 4NX
GIDLOW CEMETERY
Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan WN6 0AD
ATHERTON CEMETERY
Leigh Road, Atherton M46 0LX
TYLDESLEY CEMETERY
Hough Lane, Tyldesley M29 8WN
HOWE BRIDGE CEMETERY
Lovers' Lane, Howe Bridge, Nr. Atherton M46 0PZ
HINDLEY CEMETERY
Castle Hill Road, Hindley, Wigan WN2 4BU
Cemeteries Opening Time
All Year Round – 9.00am
Closing Times
JANUARY - 4.30pm
FEBRUARY - 4.30pm
MARCH (TO THE 18th) - 5.30pm
MARCH (19th TO THE 31st) - 6.30pm
APRIL - 7.00pm
MAY - 8.00pm
JUNE - 8.00pm
JULY - 8.00pm
AUGUST - 8.00pm
SEPTEMBER - 7.00pm
OCTOBER (TO THE 18th) - 6.30pm
OCTOBER (19th TO THE 31th) - 5.30pm
NOVEMBER - 4.30pm
DECEMBER - 4.30pm
Chapel & Book of Remembrance Opening Times
The grounds and Book of Remembrance are open every day of the year. Daily
openings (including Book of Remembrance) are as follows:
Mon – Fri: 9.00am – 4.30pm.
Sat: 9.00am – 1-00pm.
Sun: 1-00pm – 4-00pm.
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Book of Remembrance
Inscriptions can be placed on any special date, these can either be
2,5 or 8 line entries. There are options for 5 and 8 line entries of a
floral emblem, badge, shield, crest or illuminated capitals. Full coat of
arms is available (8 line only). Memorial card copies are available as a
memento. The deluxe booklet has a number of pages for inscriptions, so
further inscriptions may be added later.
Garden Tablets
These are 18” x 12” green terrazzo tablets with a metal container.
They are placed in the new Gardens of Remembrance with a number and
provision to bury two sets of cremated remains under the tablet with an
inscription of your choice on a brass plaque. These tablets are on a
25-year lease.
Seat plaques
These are 9” x 2” brass plates with black paint fill with 2-pack stove
enamel that can be placed on seats in the Garden of Remembrance and some
Cemetery seats.
Grounds Maintenance
Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust undertakes grass cutting and other
grounds maintenance duties throughout the Wigan Council Cemeteries. The
current grounds maintenance contract is managed by the grounds direct
service organisation on behalf of Wigan Leisure Culture Trust. The
contract, which was subject to a successful tender, was awarded to the
Grounds Maintenance service team. This was to provide an improved standard
of specification, which will provide standards across the Cemeteries.
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Wigan Council War Memorials
The Cemeteries have responsibility of management of 12 War Memorials
at the following locations:
Leigh Cenotaph, Church Street, Leigh.
Wigan Cenotaph, Wigan Parish Church gardens.
Tyldesley Cenotaph, Tyldesley Cemetery, Hough Lane, Tyldesley
Atherton Cenotaph, Leigh Road, Atherton.
Standish Cenotaph, Wigan Road, Standish.
Golborne Cenotaph, Barn Lane, Golborne.
Ashton War Memorial, Wigan Road, Ashton.
Platt Bridge, War Memorial, Neville street.
Hindley Cenotaph Corner of Atherton Road & Liverpool Road.
Higher Ince, Smithy Green.
Ince Cenotaph, Ince Cemetery, Warrington Road, Wigan.
Independent Funerals
Although a funeral director will be invited to organise the majority
of funerals, some people prefer to organise funerals themselves.
The funeral director typically organises the funeral by collecting and
moving the body, arranging embalming and viewing of the deceased,
providing a coffin, hearse and other elements. Carrying out these
services relieves the bereaved from doing what they may feel are
unpleasant and difficult tasks. Ultimately, the funeral director must
operate commercially and in charging for his or her services, funerals
can be expensive. In addition, the funeral director imposes him/herself
on the arrangements to a greater or lesser degree.
Some people do not wish to use a funeral director. This can be for a
wide variety of reasons. They may feel that passing the body of a loved
one over to strangers is wrong. Some feel that personally organising a
funeral is their final tribute to the deceased person. Others may simply
wish to save money by doing everything themselves or may have used a
funeral director on a previous occasion and found the experience
unsatisfactory. Some may feel that funerals arranged with a funeral
director are routine and processed, and some may desire an innovative
and different approach. It is, of course, your right to make this
decision without giving a reason.
Cremation
No one can be cremated until cause of death is definitely known. There
are certain forms that require an original signature. Ashes can be scattered in a
Garden of Remembrance or in a favourite spot. They can buried in a church
yard or cemetery, or they can be kept. Arrangements can also be made to
erect a plaque.
Exhumation
Exhumations are generally rare and tend to be traumatic for the family
involved. They can take a long time to arrange and are usually expensive.
For these reasons, it is best to consult with all the relatives before
proceeding.
Exhumation of both buried
and cremated remains generally requires a
Home Office Licence. It is an offence to exhume any human remains
without first obtaining the necessary lawful permissions. Additionally, an
Environmental Health Officer must be present at the exhumation to ensure
that there is no threat to public health. If the person is buried in
Consecrated grounds, permission from the church must also be obtained. If
the conditions of the licence cannot be met, or there are public health or
decency concerns, the exhumation may not proceed.
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Further Information
Please telephone (01942)
828993, or e-mail
Cemetery
Services.
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