{"id":26857,"date":"2018-03-06T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26857"},"modified":"2018-03-06T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:28:11","slug":"council-seeks-new-burial-land-runs-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/06\/council-seeks-new-burial-land-runs-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Council seeks new burial land as it runs out of space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CARDIFF is running out of space to bury its dead and is looking to build a new cemetery in the city to cater for demand after 2020. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff Council wants to spend \u00a33m to develop land it already owns north of the M4 on the A469 for new cemetery space, subject to planning approvals being granted.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff Bereavement Services carry out 1,350 burials every year. Of these, 800 are full size graves and 550 are burials of cremated remains. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The busiest burial site is Thornhill Cemetery in Rhiwbina which deals with over half of all burials in Cardiff. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on current usage, it will be full by June 2020, but it cannot expand further as it is surrounded by residential housing and roads. New burials take up nearly 0.5 acres of virgin land every year in Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 12.5 acre site north of the M4 is less than 650 metres from Thornhill Cemetery, meaning that a new burial site can be serviced by the current facilities helping to keep costs down. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The council hope that it will provide burial space for around 9,500 graves, which would be enough to deal with burials for the next 40-45 years.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26859\" style=\"width: 976px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26859\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map.png 976w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-770x533.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-500x346.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-293x203.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26859\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map.png 976w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-770x533.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-500x346.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/cemetery-map-293x203.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/noscript> The proposed new burial site, outlined in red, which is less than 650m from the existing Thornhill Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project will be funded through a Welsh Government Invest to Save scheme and increased fees and charges will help to meet repayments. This year, main burial and cremation fees will increase by \u00a320 and grave purchases will increase by \u00a330.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26858\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26858\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table.png 940w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-770x194.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-500x126.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-293x74.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26858\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table.png 940w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-770x194.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-500x126.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Burial-costs-table-293x74.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/noscript> Price increases for Cardiff Council Bereavement Services<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the budget consultation at the end of last year, two\u2010thirds of people supported an increase in costs for cremations and burials.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cost <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">funerals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has risen<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> more than 112 per cent over the last 13 years. According to the Fair Funeral Campaign, an organisation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">run by anti-poverty charity Quaker Social Action to tackle the root causes of funeral poverty<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the average price for a cremation now stands at \u00a33,596 and \u00a34,561 for a burial. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former Cardiff Council Leader, Councillor Phil Bale, who represents Llanishen and Thornhill, is urging the council to keep any future fee increases to a minimum as record numbers of people find themselves in funeral poverty due to rising costs. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today he said: \u201cI would certainly urge the Welsh Government and councils across Wales to back the aims of the Fair Funerals Campaign and to try to limit future increases in council burial fees and other charges to help those struggling with funeral costs.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plans will be presented to cabinet at their next meeting and it is hoped that a contractor will be appointed this year and work will begin in October 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF is running out of space to bury its dead and is looking to build a new cemetery in the city to cater for demand after 2020. 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