Join the Network
Our mission at the Grave Care Network is to grow into a UK wide directory and we would love for you to be involved.
Our Members
The Grave Care Network focuses on helping with small grave upkeep tasks that do not require the Professional skills of a monumental mason. The Mission is to offer compassionate and sometimes simple services to those who are unable to be at a grave in person.
Local and Church Burial Authority Partners
Provide additional Services and make a small amount of additional revenue to support cemetery upkeep
- Offer Grave Tending services for your patrons
- Grave Care Network liability coverage whilst undertaking tending services
- Receive additional funding for your organisation via customer donations or on commercial terms with payments (optionally) handled by the Network
- We want to be a good partner for your organisation
Volunteer and Private Company Members
A good part-time vocation, helping other people or also working on a commercial basis
- Covered by £2,000,000 Public Liability Cover
- Online reference material available to ensure you are compliant with rules and regulations
- Open to Volunteers and customers may donate to your charity and the cemetery
- List your Services on a commercial basis and receive reimbursement for your time
Our Services
All cemetery owners have an obligation to create a safe environment for visitors. The Network aims to be a fully supportive partner to owners and members. We oblige our members to be clear that we do not offer restoration, cleaning with harmful substances or any Services that require specialist skills and training through this website. Specialist Headstone professionals are welcome to sign-post these services through a link on their Listing.
Once verified, as part of the Grave Care Network you will be covered to offer:
Light Cleaning and Upkeep
Services to tend and maintain graves and headstones
Memorial and Grave Visits
Placing flowers on special days and holidays
Grave Genealogical Visits
Suport to locate and research graves and cemeteries
Our Values
Our values are Professionalism, Compassion and Compliance. Everyone who joins the network must be verified and agree to our Values including:
- Respect Cemetery Stakeholders, we respect the responsibility and ownership of the burial authority and their users and Partons. Volunteers and Private Comapnies must have prior permission of the Cemetery and Churchyard owner.
- Leave no trace, we provide online reference material so that Members and Partners are covered by our Public Liability Insurance and understand the risks of being in a Cemetery and how we can all remain compliant and helpful.
- Clarify our Services, the Network is not set up to offer Headstone Restoration, Re-levelling or Re-lettering, we focus on providing a light-touch conscientous service for those who cannot attend a grave in person.
- Member Assessment, Whilst grave tending by its nature is meant to be unobtrsuive, we recognise that there is a responsibility to ensure all members are suitably experienced and trained on the do’s and don’t of Grave Tending; this includes sign-posting people when a headstone is seen to be unsafe or require a professional with BRAMM certified skills.
Get in touch to find out more
If you have any questions please get in touch! We will respond to any questions about joining the network, or finding a Grave Tending Service
Yours Sincerely,
GCN Team