The following changes to access at Edgwarebury and Hoop Lane Cemetery have been made.
Stonesettings will remain postponed until further notice.
We as a nation are now experiencing funeral poverty and this is causing great concerns for many people. The DWP has changed the criteria due to the pandemic and anyone can make a claim that is in receipt of income related benefits and this now also includes housing benefit.
The contact number to make a claim is a Freephone number 0800 1469 0140 and choose option two.
The form can be completed over the phone or you can download the form at https://www.gov.uk/funeral-payments.
They can pay up to £5,000 towards the cost of a funeral, when making the claim they will need the funeral invoice as the DWP need the breakdown of burial costs.
The Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service is a confidential counselling organisation available to people of all ages within the Jewish community. Despite safe distancing and self-isolation due to Covid19, JBCS is able to provide counselling through telephone and online platforms.
Their contact details are: Trisha Curtis, Tel: 0208 951 3881, Email: trisha@jbcs.org.uk For further information go to: www.jbcs.org.uk
The S&P Sephardi Community Burial Society organises burials and tombstone consecrations in Sephardi sections of the Hoop Lane and Edgwarebury cemeteries. We organise, oversee and advise on the various processes that are required by both Jewish and English law at this difficult time. Please contact the Burial Society office for further details.
The Burial Society has a strict ‘no gratuities’ policy and people who would like to donate towards the upkeep of the cemeteries are asked to do so through the charity boxes found in the cemeteries.
New Burial Scheme (NBS) Frequently Asked Questions
Monday – Friday: 10:00am to 3:00pm : Diana Zelouf – Tel: 020 7481 7827
Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 3.30pm: Helen Doherty – Tel: 020 7481 7843
For all other hours
Calo’s Funeral Directors Limited: 020 8958 2112
Rabbi’s Contacts:
Rabbi Morris: 07471 352 822
Rabbi Elia: 07904 587 721
Rabbi Kada: 07436 076 386
Consecrations
Diana Zelouf
Tel: 020 7481 7827
Funeral Accounts
Helen Doherty
Tel: 020 7481 7843
Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 3.30pm
For information about services provided by the cemeteries, for example tombstone maintenance and rose tree or bench dedication, please visit Edgwarebury Cemetery website | Hoop Lane Cemetery website.
Edgwarebury – 020 8958 0090 / manager@ejbb-jbc.org.uk.
Hoop Lane – 020 8455 2569 / linda@ejbb-jbc.org.uk.
Edgwarebury Lane
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 8QP
Tel:020 8958 0090
Fax:020 8958 6345
www.edgwareburycemetery.org.uk
Nearest Tube: Edgware (Nothern Line)
Parking: Onsite parking available.
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Hoop Lane
Golders Green
London
Tel:020 84552569
www.hooplanecemetery.org.uk
Nearest Tube: Golders Green (Nothern Line)
Parking: No onsite parking, check for parking restrictions.