Arun Cemeteries Service

17/05/2025

Arun District Council would like your help in completing an Arun district residents' survey, so that we can evaluate how we are delivering services to you, our residents.
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15/05/2025

🌿 Job opportunity: Grounds Maintenance Supervisor 🌿

A really exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team! Our contractor Tivoli are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor who is passionate about our local area, enjoys outdoor work, takes pride in high standards, and enjoys leading a team to success.

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Arun District Council
Tivoli Group Limited

04/05/2025

We are also participating in to support the environmental initiatives of The Church of England, Caring for God's Acre and numerous other charities who are promoting a supportive environment for wildlife.

We will do so in as dignified way as possible, leaving grass in older sections to grow longer where typically the last burials were over 40 years ago. We have been managing cemeteries in this way for about seven years now and witnessed a significant enhancement to biodiversity in these peaceful and tranquil grounds.

If however you find that long grass is impeding your access to a loved one’s grave we will cut a pathway to it within 24 hours Monday-Friday, just drop us a line with the grave information to cemeteries@arun.gov.uk.

We’re participating in this annual national campaign led by Plantlife: saving wild plants. 🌱

Around our parks and greenspaces, you’ll see the grass left to grow a bit wild through May - especially around the edges. In some of the bigger parks, we’re also letting larger patches grow to create a nice, meadow-like vibe! 💚

is great for wildlife—it gives bees, butterflies, and other pollinators a much-needed boost by providing food and shelter. You can get involved too by simply letting your grass grow!

Arun District Council

12/04/2025

Springtime in the cemeteries 🌸

08/11/2024

09/10/2024

Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place from 9 to 15 October every year. It's an opportunity for parents, their families and friends to acknowledge and remember their precious babies who have died.

It is is led by Sands in collaboration with over 60 charities in the UK.

Today our Senior Cemeteries Officer, David has taken the day off work to walk the equivalent of a marathon to each of our five cemeteries to hopefully raise awareness and raise some money for Child Bereavement UK. If you see him say hello and if you can please help him raise some funds for this important charity!

Help David Long raise money to support Child Bereavement UK

24/07/2024

A new group has been set up whose members are expressing concerns about the rules and regulations in our cemeteries. We are not able to comment in that group and will not be providing comments here about this matter. Where grave owners have concerns of any nature then we encourage communication via our office. We are more than happy to meet anyone who has concerns.

08/03/2024

The Children’s Garden of Remembrance is coming along now at Littlehampton Cemetery. Thanks to the Acorn Workshop for providing the new notice board for the garden.

Some further works will follow in April/May to ensure this becomes a tranquil and peaceful space.

01/03/2024

Our cemeteries are proving to be valuable habitats for Hedgehogs, in particular Arundel Cemetery on Ford Road. Cemetery users along with us have a roll to play to ensure the environment is as safe for them as possible. Check out the link below 👇

A Call to Protect Our Prickly Friends

Hedgehogs are facing a tough time and their numbers are declining.
Although cemeteries and churchyards can be welcoming spaces for these prickly and well-loved mammals, this blog posts covers some hazards that we need to be aware of to ensure they can thrive.
https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/ten-hedgehog-hazards-in-churchyards-and-cemeteries/

Lovely image from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society

26/02/2024

In case you need to visit the cemetery 👇

UPDATE: Call received from Highways apologising - the works are being carried out by Balfour Beatty, and signs are being put in place, and they will ensure they are there for Tuesday's closure.

If you are travelling on Horsham Road in Littlehampton, please be aware there is a road closure by the cemetery.

At the current time, there are no advanced closure signs being displayed on approach, so traffic is having to turn in the road.

We have tried to reach out to West Sussex County Council to ask for advanced signs at Body Shop roundabout, but every time the call centre connects us to the appropriate team, they just leave the phone ringing out.

09/02/2024

Although known as the , the world's largest garden wildlife survey organised by the RSPB
can also be undertaken in a public space such as a local park, cemetery or churchyard 🙌
To discover why churchyards are ideal for birds, pop to https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/birds-in-burial-grounds-part-1-guest-post-by-john-arnfield-chair-shropshire-ornithological-society/

09/02/2024

We have recently undertaken the annual turfing of Lawn Section graves as agreed with burial rights owners.

This is important work to ensure the cemetery can continue to provide a tranquil landscape for all to spend time remembering their passed loved ones.

Some graves may not have been able to be turfed owing to the presence of various items of memorabilia. We shall write to burial rights owners reminding them of their responsibilities in due course in this respect.