Muslim Burials.

Reporter: Ask Bury
Date online: 14 February 2008

The Muslim community in Bury, working in partnership with Bury Council’s Bereavement Service have recently produced an information leaflet to help make it easier for the Muslim groups to understand how the burial service operates in Bury.

The leaflet explains the different type of graves that can be purchased, such as timber, brick or concrete vaults.  It also gives details of how to book a burial, including arrangements for a weekend burial.

Memorials are governed by strict regulations which are available from Bury Cemetery Office.

Neil Long, Assistant Director for Leisure said, "we are pleased to have prepared the leaflet in partnership with the Muslim community.  We want to make purchasing and booking a burial as straight forward as we can at a time which is both traumatic and stressful for families".

Mr Ali, Chairman, Islamic Centre, Bury, said; "The Muslim community is very grateful to Bury Council for providing the informative leaflet and we are pleased to work in partnership with the Bereavement Service regarding Muslim burials".

The new leaflet is being distributed by the Muslim community.  However, copies of the leaflet and the Cemetery Regulations are available on request from the Bereavement Office, Bury Cemetery, St Peters Road – phone 0161 253 6510. 

 
The leaflet can also be downloaded at:

www.bury.gov.uk/bereavementservice