Bereavement Services
South Staffordshire
Council’s Bereavement Services are responsible for the management
of Sytch Lane Cemetery in Wombourne. We aim to provide a
quality, caring service and maintain an attractive cemetery for
people of all different religions and cultural
backgrounds.
Bereavement Services is
based at the Council Offices in Codsall and we have professional
staff sympathetic to the needs of the bereaved. We are
responsible for day to day contact with Funeral Directors and
members of the public. In most cases, funerals are organised
by Funeral Directors, however families may make arrangements
themselves and deal directly with us.
Please also note that we
will charge premium fees to families of non-residents of South
Staffordshire who wish for their relatives to be interred at Sytch
Lane Cemetery. For further information regarding the exact
terms of this scheme, please contact Bereavement Services or
see our 'Fees and Charges' and full 'Rules and
Regulations' documents below.
South Staffordshire
Council is a corporate member of the Institute of Cemetery and
Crematorium Management (ICCM), and the staff within Bereavement
Services are Associate Members of the Institute. We are also
working towards the ICCM Charter for the Bereaved. This
Charter establishes a high expected standard of service provision,
common throughout charter members and helps to give clear
information to people about all important aspects of arranging a
funeral. It can be seen as a commitment by the Council to
continuously improving the level of standards within Bereavement
Services. Further information on the Charter for the Bereaved
can be found on the ICCM’s website by following the link below.
The burial records and
registers for Sytch Lane Cemetery are held by Bereavement Services
at the Council Offices in Codsall. If you wish to view these
records then please contact us in advance in order to make an
appointment. Bereavement Services are open to the public from
9:00am to 4:00pm from Monday to Friday, but closed during weekends
and public holidays.
For further information, please
follow the links on the left hand side and below.
Forms / Documents:
PDF Document:
Sytch Lane Cemetery -
Rules and Regulations (250KB)
PDF Document:
Sytch Lane Cemetery - Fees and
Charges (100KB)
Links:
External Link:
Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium
Management
Contact:
Howard Medlicott
Landscape and Bereavement Services
Manager
Telephone: (01902) 696111
Fax: (01902) 846553