Permanent

Memorial

St John Baptist Church has received permission to make a permanent memorial to those whose ashes have been buried in the churchyard. It will consist of York grave stones on each one of which a number of names and dates will be inscribed. The stones will be erected in the existing ash burial area. Subsequent stones will be erected in a fresh ash burial area in the south-east corner of the churchyard. A gravel path will be laid allowing access to both sets of stones and a raised area will be provided on which flowers can be placed.

Because there is a limit to the number and size of stones the design and content of the inscriptions are also limited. The letters are to be one inch high and each 'line' on the stone can contain 27 characters counting spaces between words.

The minimum purchase is one line at £95 and the maximum purchase is two lines at £190. To husband space and allow as many names as possible on to the stones in the years ahead no words of eulogy are permitted. Below are some examples of how inscriptions might be written.

MARTIN GREEN 1950-2005 (22 characters, one line use)

M.GREEN 28/2/1950-17/8/2005 (27 characters, one line used)

M.H.K.GREEN 1950-2005 (21 characters, one line used)

MARTIN HUGO KEMP GREEN / 28 FEB 1950-17 AUG 2005 (22 and 23 characters, two lines used)

MARTIN & ELEANOR GREEN / 1950 - 2005 & 1952 - 2006 (22 and 21 characters, two lines used)

Application Forms for a Memorial Inscription are available from the Parish Office.