COVID-19 update
Update on funerals and cemeteries
Reviewed 19th July 2021
Now the government has eased restrictions around Covid-19, the council is keeping the arrangements for funerals and cemeteries under review.
The ongoing challenge is to balance the importance of enabling people to pay their respects to friends and family, whilst maintaining a safe environment for mourners and employees.Here are the current arrangements:
Visits to cemeteries
Robin Hood, Widney Manor and Woodlands Cemeteries opening times are:
- November to January - 9.00am to 4.15pm
- February, March and October - 9.00am to 5.00pm
- April to September - 9.00am to 6.00pm
- Sundays and Bank Holidays open at 10.00am and close at the same times as above.
- Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day - 10.00am to 2.30pm
Attendance at funerals - burials
Attendance at a graveside is unlimited but we do ask that mourners continue to wear face coverings.
NB: if there is a preceding service at an onsite chapel, the same conditions below apply.
Attendance at funerals - cremations
We respectfully ask that no more than 30 mourners attend a chapel service however if this is not possible a list of the mourners attending will need to be submitted via the Funeral Director for track and trace purposes.
Face coverings are still required.
Charges for live web casting have now been reintroduced and singing, musicians and pipers will be allowed, there will however be no hymn books available for use.
We will still only allow up to two mourners to witness the cremator being charged.
Scatterings and cremated remains interments can be booked through your funeral director.
Memorial headstone permits are being processed and stonemasons should email these to robinhoodcemetery@solihull.gov.uk We are sorry but we are unable to accept postal applications at this time.
We have three cemeteries in Solihull.
Attendance at funerals for burials
Attendance at a graveside is unlimited but we do ask that mourners continue to wear face coverings.
NB: if there is a preceding service at an onsite chapel, the same conditions below apply.
Attendance at funerals for cremations
We respectfully ask that no more than 30 mourners attend a chapel service however if this is not possible a list of the mourners attending will need to be submitted via the Funeral Director for track and trace purposes.
Face coverings are still required.
Charges for live web casting have now been reintroduced and singing, musicians and pipers will be allowed, there will however be no hymn books available for use.
We will still only allow up to two mourners to witness the cremator being charged.
Scatterings and cremated remains interments can be booked through your funeral director.
The Book of Remembrance Room and waiting rooms will remain closed.
Memorial headstone permits are being processed and stonemasons should email these to robinhoodcemetery@solihull.gov.uk We are sorry but we are unable to accept postal applications at this time.
Cemetery and Crematorium bookings
Bookings should be made through your funeral director.
Dedicated memorials
We have memorials commissioned by Solihull SANDS at all of our cemeteries dedicated to babies who have died around the time of their birth.
At Woodlands Cemetery we have memorials dedicated to children and to members of the armed forces commissioned by The Friends of Woodlands Cemetery.