Links

These links have been chosen to provide access to websites that serve one or more of the following functions:

Please send any further suggestions for inclusions to: jr10@york.ac.uk

The Bereavement Services portal provides regularly updated contact details for cemeteries and crematoria in the UK, and other information of interest to the industry.

http://www.bereavement-services.org

The Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group was established in December 2001 following the 2001 report on cemeteries by the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee. The Group was established with a view to harnessing the collective expertise of the industry, and to provide better co-ordinated advice and information to Government, the burial authorities, and the public.

http://www.dca.gov.uk/corbur/buria01.htm

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established by Royal Charter in 1917. Its duties are to mark and maintain the graves of the members of the forces of the Commonwealth who were killed in the two World Wars, to build memorials to those who have no known grave and to keep records and registers including, after the Second World War, a record of the Civilian War Dead.

http://www.cwgc.org

The Cremation Society of Great Britain aims to promote and establish the practice of cremation for the disposal of the bodies of dead persons and to join with local authorities or other bodies or persons for this purpose. Note that the historical material on the website has not been updated for some time.

http://www.srgw.demon.co.uk/CremSoc/

The National Federation of Cemetery Friends. The formation of a number of groups of volunteers with the common aim of conserving their local cemeteries led, in 1986, to the founding of the National Federation of Cemetery Friends. The Federation acts as a link for Cemetery Friends in the UK, disseminating information and organising an annual conference.

http://www.cemeteryfriends.org.uk/2.html

The Natural Death Centre aims to support those dying at home and their carers and to help people to arrange inexpensive, Do-It-Yourself and environmentally-friendly funerals. It has a more general aim of helping to improve the quality of dying.

http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/

US Association for Gravestone Studies

Founded in 1977, the mission of the US Association for Gravestone Studies is to foster an appreciation of the cultural significance of historic gravemarkers of all periods and styles.

www.gravestonestudies.org

European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

The Lo Tishkach Foundation European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative aims to guarantee the effective and lasting preservation and protection of Jewish cemeteries and mass graves throughout the European continent.

http://www.lo-tishkach.org/en/

Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath

The Centre studies social aspects of death, dying and bereavement. Established in September 2005, CDAS is an interdisciplinary centre of regional, national and international importance. It provides a centre for the social study of death, dying and bereavement and acts as a catalyst and facilitator for research, education and training, policy development, media, and community awareness.

http://www.bath.ac.uk/cdas/