Riverside Funeral Services, Spalding

     All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services to help 
           you think through your options, make choices and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors.
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                                                     ATTENDED FUNERAL ( funeral director’s charges only )                                                         £:1,802.00
                       This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased
                                              person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.

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                                                          Below is a breakdown of the essential listings making up the above charges.

                                                                         So a complete cremation funeral on average costs

                                                                                                       £3' 399.00.

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                                                                             BREAKDOWN OF FEE'S

                                              Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements                                              £:1'070.00

                          Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death ( normally within
                                       30 miles of Riverside Funeral Director’s premises ) into the funeral director’s care.                              £:  140.00

                            Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased                                                                                         person will be kept at the funeral director’s branch premises ONLY.                                                             £:  140.00

                                                          Four bearer's required on the day of the funeral                                                                  £:  140.00

                           Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral
                                                       director (where viewing is requested by the customer)
                                                                                IN OFFICE HOURS                                                                                         £:  FREE
                                                                           OUT OF OFFICE HOURS                                                                                    £:   45.00

                      At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the
                             agreed cemetery or crematorium ( normally within 30 miles of Riverside Funeral Director’s
                                                    premises ) in a HEARSE or other appropriate vehicle.                                                               £:  300.00


                                             Included within the funeral director fee's are Four Paulbearer's.                                                                                                

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                             Providing a suitable coffin – Choice of coffin from our catalogue. Prices start from:  £:445.00

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                                                                      AN UNATTENDED FUNERAL
                                   This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony,
                                                    event or service in memory of the deceased person,
                                                    but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.

                                                    Unattended Burial ( funeral director’s charges only )                                                               £: 1'200.00
                                   Unattended Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee)                                              £: 1'500.00

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                                                                          FEES YOU MUST PAY
                              For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee. ( Spalding Cemetery )
                                  In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents ONLY is:                                        £:   281.00

                                                For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot;
                                                       for an existing grave with a memorial in place,
                                                      you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee.
                                                        For a none resident the fee is double the cost.

                                  Some cemeteries have their own designated gravedigger's, fee's do differ. 
                                            In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.

                                      For an attended cremation funeral, the cremation fees are as below:
                                                     ( this is the typical cost of a cremation in this area )

                                                      South Lincolnshire Crematorium, near Spalding:                                                                  £:   935.00
                                                                           Boston Crematorium:                                                                                        £:   845.00
                                                                  Mintlyn Crematorium, King's Lynn:                                                                            £:   933.00
                                                                        Peterborough Crematorium:                                                                                £:1' 044.00
                                                                   Fenland Crematorium near March:                                                                           £: 1'220.00

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                                                               Please discuss any specific religious,                                                                                                                                 belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.

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                                         ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
                This funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services,
                            or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:

                                                      Additional mileage over 30 mile's ( price per mile )                                                                 £:      2.00


                                                    Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body 
                                                                  for OVERNIGHT or longer stays
                                      (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer)                                                          £:  350.00

                                                  Collection and delivery of ashes ( Collection Only )                                                                    £:  FREE
                                               Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.)                                                               £:  240.00
                                                                 Embalming ( By request ONLY )                                                                                  £:  240.00
                                                 

                                                Some Services supplied outside of normal office hours,                                                            

                                                                    Viewings out of office hours:                                                                                      £:    45.00
                                                                    Viewings during office hours:                                                                                     £:  FREE

                                      The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply.
                              They are likely to charge for these additional products and services at cost,
                          so you may choose to take care of some arangements without their involvement,
                                                              or you can use a different supplier.

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                                      A STATEMENT BY RIVERSIDE FUNERAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT

                                          COFFINS ARE A CREMATION AUTHORITY TESTED PRODUCT,
                   supplied by funeral coffin suppliers licensed by the Cremation Authority for use of their products


                                   Funeral Director's are SOLEY RESPONSIBLE for the quality of the coffin,
         for the safety regarding BLOWBACK'S in cremators which can injure or seriously affect crematorium staff,
                                               for being structually capable for the purpose of intension,
        for any foul or illegal emmisions, for leakages of human fluid's during the funeral service, and for ensuring                                                                    emissions are within the crematorium's legal boundaries during the cremation process.
                                                              If any of the above are not controlled,
                 the funeral director can be fined by the crematorium where any damage or injury is caused,
                   hence coffins will not be accepted from the general public or their suggested supplier if
                              they are not accredited to the Cremation Authority's licenced supplier/s