When experiencing bereavement, many people look to the Church's ministry for comfort and reassurance. 

At the time of a death

If you would like a priest to visit someone who is dying (or has just died) please contact one of the clergy directly (see our Contact Us Page).

The Funeral

Ministers from the Churches are privilleged to be asked to conduct funeral services for those who live in the parish or who have a connection with it. 

Funeral services may take place in any of the Churches of the Parish, or in the Chapel at Woodlands (the Local Authority Crematorium and Cemetery) in Brumby Wood Lane.  For more information about North Lincolnshire Council's Bereavement Services, please click here.

When someone dies it is usual to make the funeral arrangements through a local Undertaker (Funeral Director) who will then contact one of the parish ministers.  

From time to time we are also asked to take Memorial Services (for example, when someone local has died elsewhere and folk have been unable to attend the funeral).  In this instance it is usually more convenient for relatives to contact the parish clergy directly (click here for details).

Burial

There are no facilities for burial of bodies in the Parish as Bottesford Churchyard was closed some years ago (the only exception would be where a burial plot was reserved before the Churchyard was closed).  Therefore most burials take place at Woodlands (following a funeral in Church or in  the Crematorium  Chapel) although some families make arrangements to use other local cemeteries or Churchyards. 

Cremation and the Interment of Ashes

Cremation generally takes place at Woodlands (after a funeral in Church or in the Crematorium Chapel). Following cremation, there are a number of options for the ashes: for instance, they may be scattered or buried at Woodlands (with a minister from the Parish in attendance if required) or they may be interred in the Garden of Remembrance at Bottesford Churchyard (in which case an adjacent plot may also be reserved for a close relative, if desired). 

People who lived in the parish at the time of their death are automatically allowed to have their ashes buried in the Garden of Remembrance; for others, this privilege will often be granted if they have a strong connection with the parish - please approach the Rector in this instance (see our Contact Us Page for details). 

To find out whether a particular address is in the parish, please consult this interactive map or type the postcode into the "A Church Near You" website.

After the Funeral

Ministers from the Parish are happy to visit following a bereavement (regardless of whether we took the funeral).  Please see our Contact Us Page.

Each Autumn we hold a service "for the recently bereaved" in St. Peter's Church, Bottesford.  A list of those whose funerals we have taken over the previous year is read out (and other names may be addded on request) and there is the opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one.  Their next-of-kin are automatically invited, but the service is open to anyone who has experienced a bereavement.  

More Information

For further information about any aspect of our ministry during bereavement please get in touch at any time (see our Contact Us Page for details).

The following map shows Woodlands Crematorium and Cemetery (drag the 'hand' or zoom and pan etc. using the buttons on the map):