Greater Manchester funerals updates borough-by-borough - as UK services CANCELLED on Monday
16.09.2022 - 10:47
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Councils in Greater Manchester have issued guidance ahead of the Queen's funeral on Monday (September 19). It comes as funeral services across the UK have been cancelled due to the new bank holiday, which will allow Brits to pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The Manchester Evening News has asked all local authorities in Greater Manchester whether funerals are being cancelled. The full list responses received can be found below.
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Oldham Council was the first to respond, confirming any booked funerals would be going ahead.
Bury Council confirmed it had one funeral booked which will go ahead, but no further bookings are being taken for the day.
Manchester City Council confirmed that no services are being cancelled on the bank holiday, unless specifically requested by the family.
They will also be running their usual services at the Southern Cemetery for Jewish and Muslim funerals, which require them to take place within a short time frame.
Manchester Crematorium - which holds services next to Southern Cemetery, the city's largest burial site - told the M.E.N. it would be 'business as usual' on Monday.
Trafford Council said they are 'open and honouring all funerals booked with us for Monday', but confirmed their office will be closed. They also said they have contacted the funeral directors and given them the choice of re-booking if the families wanted to.
Salford City Council said it had a number of funerals which were booked for Monday 19 September before the announcement of the Queen’s death. It offered all families the option of rescheduling the services but only one chose to do so.