The ground will subside and settle for a few months
As soon as it is practical the ground will be levelled, seeded over and maintained by the Council
Any temporary markers on the grave may be removed
Any weekday
Not on bank holidays
If a burial happens next to your family grave it may be temporarily covered with earth.
The headstone will be protected and put back immediately after the burial has taken place.
There are memorial gardens for cremated remains at each cemetery
Cremated remains can be placed in graves
Contact the Cemeteries Office on 0161 681 1312 about:
Book of remembrance at Oldham Crematorium
Gardens of remembrance
Bronze memorial plaques to be displayed within the gardens of remembrance
Memorial trees - Life for a Life website
Most cemeteries have areas blessed by the Church of England.
You can choose an unblessed area
A public or common grave (an "unpurchased" grave) is where the right to burial cannot be bought and the council has total control of the grave.
Public graves can be bought within three years of the last burial.
The council will decide who will be buried in the grave and this might not be members of the same family.
No memorial rights exist on public graves so no headstone or other memorial can be put up.
A purchased grave is where the right of burial can be bought for a period of 99 years.
The owner of the right of burial can decide who will be buried in the grave and memorials are allowed in line with cemetery regulations.