Cemeteries and Bereavement Services

Rawmarsh Haugh Road Cemetery

Address

Haugh Road Cemetery
Haugh Road
Rawmarsh
Rotherham
S62 7AN

Map

Cemetery Opening Hours

1 April to 30 September

8am to 7pm Monday to Friday

9am to 7pm Saturdays

10am to 7pm Sundays and Bank Holidays

1 October to 31 March

9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday

10am to 5pm Sundays and Bank Holidays

Cemetery News

2023

Updated 20/12/2023

Dignity Funerals Ltd presented their Annual Performance Report alongside the Bereavement Services Annual Report at the Improving Places Select Commission on the 12th of December at the Town Hall. Please use the link below to view further details and to watch a web cast of the meeting.

Improving Places Select Commission on Tuesday 12 December 2023, 1.30 p.m. - Rotherham Council

Overview of improvements carried out in 2023:

The roads and pathways renewal project was successfully completed. This provided much needed new tarmac surfaces applying to the main driveway and many of the pathways throughout the site. This has greatly improved safe access and improved the overall appearance of the site.

Repairs have been carried out to the iron railings along the Haugh Road and Monkwood road entrances, including rust treatment and repainting.

Slate guards have been fitted to the chapels to prevent any potential accidents occurring due to tile slippage.

2022

Dignity Funerals Ltd are producing a Five Year Plan of maintenance and Improvements for all municipal cemeteries in Rotherham managed by them on behalf of the Council. This will be presented at the Improving Places Select Committee on 25 October 2022 alongside the Annual Performance Report and Annual Bereavement Services Report.

See the agenda for Improving Places Select Commission on Tuesday 25 October 2022, 1.30pm - Rotherham Council 

General Information

This cemetery was opened on the 12 of October 1909 and contains two cemetery chapels which are joined together by an impressive tower in the centre of the cemetery.

Friends of Haugh Road Cemetery

Haugh Road have an established ‘Friends’ group who are actively seeking like-minded, enthusiastic individuals, who have a passion for their community and a particular interest and pride in their local cemetery and the people that use it.

See further information and view Friends Of Rawmarsh Cemetery | Facebook

Dignity

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Dignity Funerals Ltd have been contracted since August 2008 to manage Rotherham Borough Council’s cemeteries and crematorium.

If you would like to report an issue, request a service, or discuss matters relating to interments, cremations or memorials please contact the main office using the details below.

The office is open between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and run an appointment system for face-to-face enquiries. Please call the Dignity Rotherham Office on 01709 850344 to speak to a member of the team or to book an appointment.

Visit the Dignity website

Should you wish to make a complaint about the service you have received please either contact the Dignity office directly by telephone, email or alternatively via the Dignity head office client relations department who’s contact information can be found here Complaints | Dignity Funerals Ltd

The ICCM, Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, have awarded Dignity Rotherham a Gold standard under their Charter for the Bereaved for 2022/23.

Further information about Charter for the Bereaved for 2022/23

Emergency and Out of Hours Contact

For issues or situations relating to any of the cemeteries or the crematorium, please call the Dignity Rotherham Office phone number on 01709 850344. If no one is available in the officer, your call will automatically transfer to Dignity’s Central Contact Centre, you may experience a few minutes hold time. Dignity aim to answer all calls as soon as possible.

Bereavement Services

The Council has retained the responsibility for the cemetery chapels located within the Haugh Road Cemetery and some of the boundaries.

Bereavement Services manages the performance of the Dignity contract.

If you would like to report any general site maintenance issues or request a specific service, please contact the Dignity office on 01709 850344.

If you would like more information on joining your local cemetery friends group, wish to contact the Council regarding the cemetery chapels or boundary walls, or have another concern or query that you wish to raise with the Council, please email bereavementservices@rotherham.gov.uk and a member of the team will be in touch within 10 working days.