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Our Bereavement Services office is in Cecil Ward Building.
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday and Friday | 8.30am to 4pm |
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday | 9am to 4pm |
| Saturday | 8.30am to 11am |
| Sunday | Closed |
Opening hours may vary during public holidays.
If you have a query about our cemeteries, you can contact our office by calling 028 9027 0296.
Burials can take place in four of our cemeteries:
We also maintain five historical cemeteries.
City of Belfast Crematorium provides cremation services for Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It is located in the grounds of Roselawn Cemetery on Ballygowan Road, Crossnacreevy, near Belfast.
This table summarises our scheduled grounds maintenance during the year.
| Maintenance activity | Frequency and season | Maintenance notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grass cutting (amenity) | March to October (regularly) | Affected by extreme wet weather |
| Strimming | Regularly throughout season | |
| Weed control | Up to three times a year (spring, mid-summer, late summer) | Affected by extreme wet weather |
| Seasonal flower bed replanting | Twice a year (June and October) | |
| Flower bed weeding | Monthly | |
| Shrub, tree, hedgerow pruning | Seasonally | Observes nesting times for birds |
| Litter bin emptying | Seasonally | |
| Leaf blowing and clearance | On a regular basis | |
| Check and clean drains and gullies | End of October to December |
Look up burial records in Belfast from 1869 onwards using our burial record search facility. You can buy images of burial records that are over 75 years old for £1.50 each.
Bereavement Services provide a range of personal and private memorials.
A Belfast resident is a person who permanently live in the Belfast City Council area at the time of their death.
Our policy is that former Belfast residents who have moved out of Belfast due to ill-health into care, whether a hospital, nursing or residential home or care by a relative or friend within a ten year period prior to their death, may qualify for the Belfast resident rate.
Original proof of residency documentation, dated within the last 10 years may include:
The non-Resident fee will be charged where applicants are unable to provide proof of residency at the time of making the application for burial or cremation.
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