The churchyards around our churches are an important part of the Church’s mission since they provide a pleasant, welcoming environment in which to remember our loved ones.

All our Parochial Church Councils are very grateful for the hard work of the many volunteers who look after our churchyards year after year,

Helping to care for our loved ones’ graves is an important part of making and keeping our churchyards a pleasant place to visit. It is therefore very important to ensure that they are maintained in good order as befits a final resting place for the departed and so as to preserve their historical, archaeological, architectural and ecological qualities.

Throughout the country, every diocese has churchyard regulations

These regulations seek to enhance and protect all that is loved within our churchyards and to protect them from harm and are binding on all parties.

The day to day care of a churchyard is the legal responsibility of a PCC.

Therefore it is important to contact the Team Rector – The Revd Liz Palin – to get agreement to any work to be done other than cutting the grass on and around a loved one’s grave before it takes place.

Contact details

Team Rector: The Revd Liz Palin [email protected] or 01452 741147

Churchwardens: Jane Cleaver, [email protected] or 01452 740891