Cemeteries and Bereavement Services

Greasbrough Town Lane Cemetery

Address

Greasbrough Cemetery
Town Lane
Rotherham
S61 4JH

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 23/11/2023

Dignity Funerals Ltd presented their Annual Performance Report alongside the Bereavement Services Annual Report at the Improving Places Select Committee 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.

2022

Updated 22/08/2022

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 1 of April 1900 and contains two small cemetery chapels in the middle of the grounds which are no longer in use.

There are 6 commonwealth war graves within Town Lane Cemetery. To find out more information about these graves please visit the Commonwealth War Grave Commission via the following link Find War Dead | CWGC

Friends of Town Lane Cemetery

There is currently no organised friends of group for this cemetery. If you have an interest in this cemetery and would like to be involved in the formation of a friends group, please email bereavementservices@rotherham.gov.uk.

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 whose 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 bereaved

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 Town Lane Cemetery.

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 or wish to contact the Council regarding the cemetery chapels or boundary walls please email bereavementservices@rotherham.gov.uk and a member of the team will be in touch within 10 working days.

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