During November 2023 a memorial safety inspection will be carried out in Fakenham's cemteries. 

Any memorials that fail the safety test will have a warning notice placed upon them allowing those responsbile for the upkeep to arrange for repairs to be carried out by a memorial stonemason. 

If a notice is placed on your memorial, please contact Fakenham Town Council ASAP.

We will make every effort to trace families of graves if an address is held in our records and we will also place notices on the Parish and Cemetery notice boards and website informing grave / memorial owners of any unsafe memorials.

Our responsibility is to maintain a safe cemetery and this could involve laying flat memorials that are considered an immediate danger.