NO AWARDS IN 2010. CYA WILL RETURN IN 2011
Entries received in 2010 will not be counted
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Conditions of Entry
The Cemetery of the Year Awards (CYA) is an annual competition. Entries are invited from any burial site in the UK whether they are public or privately owned. The owner’s written consent is required for the entry to be accepted.
* For the purpose of the competition, ‘Cemetery of the Year Awards’ refers to cemeteries, churchyards and burial grounds including crematoria with remembrance areas.
Application process
Applications for the 2009 Cemetery of the Year Awards will be accepted online. An online application must be completed and entry fee is required for each cemetery or crematorium entered.
N.B If you are unable to submit and application online, please print out form and post (along with payment) to:
MAB
c/o ONE
19 Heddon Street,
London W1B 4BG
Payment:
Fee may be paid by direct deposit or cheque made out to "Memorial Awareness Board" and is non-refundable once entry had been acknowledged. Fee is due no longer than 30 days after receipt of invoice.
Each entry will be acknowledged with a reference number once the application is submitted on-line.
Categories and entry fees:
| Category | Description | Entry Fee (ex VAT) |
| A | Cemeteries up to 5 acres | £95.00 |
| B | Cemeteries between 5 and 15 acres | £150.00 |
| C | Cemeteries above 15 acres | £275.00 |
| D | Crematoria and Grounds | £295.00 |
| E | Green Burial Sites | £95.00 |
| F | Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria | £95.00 |
Special Awards and fees:
| Award Name | Notes | Entry Free (ex VAT) |
| Award for Community Involvement | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| Award for Best Baby and Infant Memorial Garden | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| ICCM Award for Environmental Awareness | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| Award for Innovation | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| ICCM Award for Most Improved Cemetery/Crematorium | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| NAMM Freedom of Choice Award | No site visit, submission of regulations from 2005, 2006 and 2007 | F.O.C |
| MAB Award for Best Memorial | No site visit, image of memorial only | F.O.C |
| ICCM Award for Cemetery Operatives Team of the Year | No site visit | F.O.C |
| Award for Best Garden of Remembrance | Site visit by judge | £90.00 |
| Award for Memorial Mason of the Year | No site visit | F.O.C |
| The City of London Award for Overall CYA Winner | N/A | N/A |
N.B You can claim back the VAT when you produce an invoice of your entry fee – please request.
N.B Sites entering a main category will not be charged for entry into any special awards
Site Assessment
An appointed judge will visit all entries for CYA 2009**. Each site is evaluated against the key criteria developed by the Cemetery of the Year Awards Committee: This includes input from the Memorial Awareness Board (MAB), the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) and the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM).
Assessment will be based in an on-site assessment of all applicants. Entrants will be given one week’s notice of the judges’ visit. Please note, date allocated to each site is final and non-negotiable.
The panel of judges is appointed by MAB, ICCM and NAMM.
**Whilst it is the intention of the CYA to visit all sites, the judges / CYA administrative team reserves the right to base judgement on other evidence in the event that a site visit is not a possibility. Should this occur, entrants will be notified by the CYA administrative team and offered the option to withdraw from the competition with a full refund of their entry fees or continue to be judged solely on printed / visual evidence submitted by the site manager at a lower fee.
Awards Ceremony
Prize giving will be at an event in the late autumn (precise venue and date to be confirmed later). Winners will not be notified in advance.
An engraved stone plaque will be awarded to the winner of each category. All other finalists or special awards will receive a finalist plaque. *** The Assessment Panel may choose not to select a winner if they feel that no entry in that category meets the necessary standard.
The decision of the Assessment Panel is final and no correspondence regarding the award, the assessment or the conditions will be entered into. All entrants will receive feedback after the awards ceremony has taken place. This is intended to identify positive attributes noted by the judges and to point out where improvements might be made.
The allocation of awards does not constitute a Bench Marking Assessment. The competition is intended to promote the role of cemeteries and crematoria in the community by raising public awareness of the high standard of burial and cremation facilities that can be achieved within the UK.
Additional information
Cheques should be made payable to the "Memorial Awareness Board" and should state the site name on the reverse.
The deadline for all entries is Friday 29 May 2009. Late entries cannot be accepted.