Births, deaths and ceremonies
Many of these services are provided by North Yorkshire County Council. For information on births, deaths and marriages please visit the Births, deaths and marriages page on the North Yorkshire County Council website.
Registry Offices Near Me has details of all registration offices.
Funerals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Funeral directors are receiving up-to-date guidance, so they should be able to answer any questions you may have at this difficult time.
The local crematoria have updated information available on their websites, as follows:
The local Town Councils operate cemeteries in our market towns and information is available on their websites, as follows:
GOV.UK has the most up-to-date information for conducting funerals .
The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum has produced a leaflet giving information, advice and support for arranging funeral services during the pandemic (PDF, 2 pages, 587kb)
Funeral payment
GOV.UK has information on this benefit. It is a one-off payment and depends on your circumstances rather then the deceased. The payment can only be used towards the cost of a funeral.
Grave purchasing
You may also wish to contact organisations responsible for cemeteries in the Ryedale area,
- Malton Town Council - 01653 228699
- Pickering Town Council - 01751 476503
- Norton Town Council - 01653 695348
Independent funerals
Although a funeral director will be invited to organise the majority of funerals, some people prefer to organise funerals themselves. It is also important to remember that an independent Funeral will require you to spend time making the arrangements, which include:
- Preparation and storage of the body
- Arranging a vehicle to collect and transfer the coffin
- And people to act as pall bearers (those who would wish to carry the coffin into the chapel or to the graveside)
The Natural Death Centre provides lots of information and advice on arranging independent funerals.
Memorials
Cemeteries in Ryedale are managed and maintained by local parish councils, which do not provide memorials in cemeteries. You need to discuss this with your funeral director.
