COMPLETE LIST OF ENTRANTS FOR CYA 2008
WILL YOUR LOCAL BURIAL GROUND KNOCK 'EM DEAD?
It’s that time again; when burial grounds from all over the UK begin battling it out for a place in the eleventh annual Cemetery of the Year Competition. Entries for the awards came in left, right and centre, with applicants striving to make the judges’ short-list.
Organised by the Memorial Awareness Board (MAB), the Cemetery of the Year Awards aims to encourage and reward high standards amongst the nation’s burial grounds, whilst highlighting the important role that cemeteries play within their local communities. As well as providing an area of tranquillity and reflection, burial grounds are a vital environmental, social and historical resource.
The competition is open to all burial sites including cemeteries, crematoria, churchyards, green burial sites, and even pet cemeteries! Closing date for entries was May 30th and site visits will take place throughout the summer months. Judges will score each entrant on their sites’ design, maintenance, facilities, appearance, level of customer care, environmental awareness, community involvement and choice of memorialisation.
Awards Administrator Maria Jose Ovalle said, “year after year these awards have grown in popularity throughout the bereavement services industry. Competition remains strong across all categories; however, we are thrilled to have received a record number of entries for the Pet Cemetery and Green Burial Site Awards – demonstrating the public’s increasing demand for memorial choice.”
Winners will be announced on Tuesday 30th September 2008 during an awards ceremony hosted at the annual Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) Conference and Exhibition in Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Just like our entrants, our judges come from all over the UK and have an array of experience in the field. To read about our judges click here.
Below is the complete list of the 2008 Cemetery of the Year entrants:
Category (A) Cemeteries up to 5 acres
Poulton New Cemetery - Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
Gwaelodybrithdir Cemetery – New Tredegar, Caerphilly
Kynaston Road Cemetery – Oxon, Oxford
Wickford Cemetery – Basildon, Essex
Castleside Cemetery – Co, Durham
Reigate Garden of Remembrance – Reigate, Surrey
Topsham Cemetery – Topsham, Exeter, Devon
Syston Cemetery – Syston, Leicester
Wood Green Cemetery – North London
Category (B) Cemeteries between 5 and 15 acres
Sleaford Cemetery – Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Bridgnorth Cemetery – Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Hoddesdon Cemetery – Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Redstone Cemetery – Red Hill, Surrey
St Edburgs Church Cemetery – Bicester, Oxon, Oxford
Market Drayton Cemetery – Market Drayton, Shropshire
Exwick Cemetery – Exwick, Exeter, Devon
Bear Street Cemetery – Barnstaple, North Devon
Spennymoor Cemetery – Spennymoor, Co Durham
Tudhoe Cemetery – Spennymoor, Co Durham
Phillipshil Cemetery – Blantyre, Scotland
Category (C) Cemeteries above 15 acres
Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium - Colchester, Essex
Carlisle Crematorium – Carlisle
Paddington Old Cemetery - London
Cheshunt Cemetery – Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
East Sheen & Richmond Cemetery – Richmond, London
Thornhill Cemetery – Cardiff, Wales
Mill Hill Cemetery - London
East Finchley Cemetery – East Finchley, London
Haycombe Cemetery & Crematorium – Whiteway, Bath
Higher Cemetery – Exeter, Devon
Tottenham Cemetery – North London
Category (D) Crematoria
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium – Colchester, Essex
South West Middlesex Crematorium – Feltham, Middlesex
Carlisle Crematorium - Carlisle
Rose Hill Cemetery & Crematorium - Doncaster
Gloucester Cemetery & Crematorium - Gloucester
Thornhill Crematorium – Cardiff, Wales
Kirkcaldy Crematorium – Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Chelmsford Cemetery & Crematorium – Chelmsford, Essex
West Herts Crematorium – Watford, Hertfordshire
Gwent Crematorium – Torfaen, Wales
South Lanarkshire Crematorium – Blantyre, Scotland
Bradwell Crematorium – Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Category (E) Green Burial Sites
Penwith Pet Crematorium – Penzance, Cornwall
Epping Forest Burial Park – Epping, Essex
Ketton Park Green Burial - Lincolnshire
Usk Castle Chase Natural Burial Ground – Usk, Monmouth
Dellifure Natural Burial Ground – Grantown-on-Spey, Highlands
Cardiff & The Vale Natural Burial Ground - Cardiff
Hundy Mundy Wood Natural Burial Ground – Kelso, Scottish Borders
Tarn Moor Memorial Woodland – Skipton, North Yorkshire
Gloucester Cemetery & Crematorium - Gloucester
Greenhaven Woodland Burial Ground Ltd – Rugby, Warwickshire
Category (F) Pet Burial Sites
Dignity Pet Crematorium – Hook, Hampshire
Penwith Pet Crematorium – Penzance, Cornwall
The Pet Cemetery – Brynford, Holywell
Special Awards
The NAMM Freedom of Choice Award
Colchester Crematorium & Cemetery - Colchester, Essex
Special Award for Community Involvement
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium - Colchester, Essex
Colney Woodland Burial Park - Norwich, Norfolk
East Sheen & Richmond Cemetery - Richmond, London
Bear Street Cemetery - Barnstaple, North Devon
The MAB Award for Best Memorial
Redstone Cemetery - Red Hill, Surrey
Tottenham Cemetery – North London
The Special Award for Best Baby and Infant Memorial Garden
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium - Colchester, Essex
Carlisle Crematorium - Carlisle
Gloucester Cemetery & Crematorium - Gloucester
Redstone Cemetery – Red Hill, Surrey
The IFZW Award for Environmental Awareness
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium – Colchester, Essex
South West Middlesex Crematorium – Feltham, Middlesex
Carlisle Crematorium - Carlisle
Thornhill Cemetery – Cardiff, Wales
Thornhill Crematorium – Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff & The Vale – Cardiff
Bradwell Crematorium – Newcastle-Under-Lyme
The Welters Award for Innovation
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium - Colchester, Essex
Thornhill Cemetery – Cardiff, Wales
Thornhill Crematorium – Cardiff, Wales
ICCM Award for Most Improved Cemetery/Crematorium
Bridgnorth Cemetery – Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Colchester Cemetery & Crematorium – Colchester, Essex
South West Middlesex Crematorium – Feltham, Middlesex
Reigate Garden of Remembrance – Reigate, Surrey
Redstone Cemetery – Red Hill, Surrey
Tottenham Cemetery – North London
Thornhill Cemetery – Cardiff, Wales
Thornhill Crematorium - Cardiff, Wales