Bereavement Support

Cruse Bereavement Support – Kent

Address

Support available throughout Medway and the wider Kent area.Telephone

0808 808 1677Services

  • One-to-one bereavement support
  • Telephone and online support
  • Bereavement support groups
  • Support for children and young people
  • Practical advice following a bereavement

Official Website

https://www.cruse.org.uk


ellenor

Address

Coldharbour Road

Gravesend

Kent DA11 7HQTelephone

01474 320007Services

  • Bereavement counselling
  • Family support
  • Children's bereavement services
  • Hospice support
  • Emotional wellbeing support

Official Website

https://www.ellenor.org


Cemeteries

Medway Council manages four cemeteries, all of which provide burial plots, cremated remains plots and memorial facilities. Chapel seating varies between the sites, and all are maintained by Medway Bereavement Services.

Chatham Cemetery

Address

Maidstone Road

Chatham

Kent ME5Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (40 seats)
  • Accessible pathways

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Woodlands Cemetery

Address

Woodlands Road

Gillingham

Kent ME7Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Roman Catholic burial section
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (60 seats)

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Rochester Cemetery (St Margaret's Cemetery)

Address

Maidstone Road

Rochester

Kent ME1Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorial gardens
  • Chapel (40 seats)

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Strood Cemetery

Address

Cuxton Road

Strood

Kent ME2Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (50 seats)
  • Accessible access

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Coroner

Kent & Medway Coroner's Service

Address

County Hall

Maidstone

Kent ME14 1XQTelephone

03000 410502Services

  • Investigation of reportable deaths
  • Post-mortem examinations
  • Inquests
  • Guidance and support for bereaved families

Official Website

https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths/deaths-reported-to-the-coroner


Bereavement Support

Cruse Bereavement Support – Kent

Address

Support available throughout Medway and the wider Kent area.Telephone

0808 808 1677Services

  • One-to-one bereavement support
  • Telephone and online support
  • Bereavement support groups
  • Support for children and young people
  • Practical advice following a bereavement

Official Website

https://www.cruse.org.uk


ellenor

Address

Coldharbour Road

Gravesend

Kent DA11 7HQTelephone

01474 320007Services

  • Bereavement counselling
  • Family support
  • Children's bereavement services
  • Hospice support
  • Emotional wellbeing support

Official Website

https://www.ellenor.org


Cemeteries

Medway Council manages four cemeteries, all of which provide burial plots, cremated remains plots and memorial facilities. Chapel seating varies between the sites, and all are maintained by Medway Bereavement Services.

Chatham Cemetery

Address

Maidstone Road

Chatham

Kent ME5Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (40 seats)
  • Accessible pathways

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Woodlands Cemetery

Address

Woodlands Road

Gillingham

Kent ME7Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Roman Catholic burial section
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (60 seats)

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Rochester Cemetery (St Margaret's Cemetery)

Address

Maidstone Road

Rochester

Kent ME1Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorial gardens
  • Chapel (40 seats)

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Strood Cemetery

Address

Cuxton Road

Strood

Kent ME2Telephone

01634 337744Email

funerals@medway.gov.ukFacilities

  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Memorials
  • Chapel (50 seats)
  • Accessible access

Official Website

https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials


Coroner

Kent & Medway Coroner's Service

Address

County Hall

Maidstone

Kent ME14 1XQTelephone

03000 410502Services

  • Investigation of reportable deaths
  • Post-mortem examinations
  • Inquests
  • Guidance and support for bereaved families

Official Website

https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths/deaths-reported-to-the-coroner