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BURIAL
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"They came from dust and they return to dust" but to be honest, it's going to take a while.
WOODLAND
Brian, our resident gravedigger.

Please don't pay your local council for a 50 year lease on a burial plot, because we will refuse to bury you there, only a short drive away from us is the New Forest, acres of woodland, ideal for a Tenpasenta Church Premium Green burial and all plots are free forever.
Due to the ecological aspects of these woodland burials, we regret to say that headstones cannot be erected on the grave, not even those wooden posts that other green burial sites charge £300 for, however by adding an identity chip similar to those used for identifying dogs into the top soil, you can easily locate and read all the details you could ever need to know about the interned, including breed.
Scanner and chip is available for only £50.
Standard burial only £550.

The New Forest woodland burial site.  
What could be more
green than a tree?
Christmas Trees
Machine dug, nice.
Grave scanner. Grave reader, saves the expense of headstones.
  Each grave undergoes a strict inspection.
UPDATE

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have decided to stop our New Forest burials for the foreseeable future, (going on past form that's about 5 years).
However it has been found that the fields behind the Tenpasenta vicarage in Woolston fall into the "Green" & "Woodland" cemetery categories, which was a stroke of luck.
These fields will make a beautiful resting place for the most disconcerting corpse.
We are going to be planting fast growing conifers on the graves, these will make a fitting tribute to the deceased and quickly create a micro-forest environment for all to enjoy.

 
Daily Echo.Forest burial site.
Christmas trees for sale.
Christmas tree plots.

 

In a novel twist Mark the vicar has decided on planting Norway Spruce (Picea abies) known by some as Christmas trees, he felt it would be a great opportunity for relatives to take a small part of their loved one into the family home each year, you can't decorate memories.
Each plot will be planted with up to three trees, be sure to pre-order to avoid disappointment at Christmas, and to guarantee a tree from your loved ones grave, £20 each.
Christmas trees will be available at the main gate from late November.
 
SEA

 

For a substantial charge (phone now), why not have a nice burial at sea, we can offer this facility thanks to the Needles Spoil Ground being only a short distance away from the Tenpasenta estate boat yards in Woolston.
By using one of the vicars many luxury yachts, you can combine the sea burial service with an enjoyable fishing trip for up to 15 guests, or if it's a very nice day you could enjoy a trip around the Isle of Wight, it's a great family day out at only £150 extra.
 
Burials at sea.

Coffins require weights with a minimum of 10% of the total gross weight to be added. We have a wide selection of quality weights available in both Imperial and Metric units.
The body will also require weights to be applied directly to the body, there's nothing worse than when they keep washing up on the local beach, they get found by kids who will prod the body with sticks, and laugh at the genitals, with mobile phones these days having cameras, your loved ones corpse could be up on Facebook in no time.

All washed up.
Sea coffin certified.
Weighted coffin.
SeaAll prices include standard Bereavement Tax of lots.
SHALLOW
New for 2010, our ultra-shallow grave service, cheaper than a conventional six foot grave by up to £20. We've found that Brian the grave digger can prepare several hundred of these plots in the time it takes to dig a single standard grave.
Bereaved families will also get the full worth out of buying an expensive coffin for their loved one, imagine the looks on some people’s faces when they realise their cheap choice of coffin is becoming a victim to the elements, weeks or even months before more costly quality units on display across the graveyard.
We leave the choice to you, but we're sure that you can see the advantages outweigh the many disadvantages and illegalities.
Shallow graves
THEMED

We offer a range of themed funeral options to suit every client.
We understand that the departed loved one was a unique individual with a unique personality to match, that's why an equally unique themed funeral could be just the ticket.

1, Clowns, everybody loves clowns? Bring your own clown costumes or rent one of ours. Clowns always bring cheer to this otherwise dull occasion.
We can supply balloons and buckets of water, we did use buckets of comical confetti, but have you tried cleaning that stuff up?
We don't like dressing as clowns, so you can do the service yourselves.
£300 extra.

Clown theme
Victorian theme.

2, Victorian, our staff will dress in traditional middle to upper class Victorian dress, mainly in black with the funeral director of the day wearing a top hat and tails, a very popular choice with us as it's what we usually wear at work.
£300 extra.


3, Casual, a great modern theme to take away the formality of a funeral, come in your own casual clothes, and we will come in ours, you can spot us because of our designer casual wear, don't forget we're loaded.
£300 extra.

PINK
Pink coffin.

Due to the easy availability of coffins via mail order and eBay, there have been many occasions when customers have requested we use one of these and not buy from us, we have no problem with this as we just increase other funeral costs to cover our loss, but there has been a fashion amongst some bereaved to buy tasteless coffins, one example is pink.
Pink may be a colour found in many young girls and homosexuals bedrooms, but it is not a colour currently or will ever be accepted in Tenpasenta Church graveyards or crematoria, the reasons are obvious, just because you may find pink nice, does not mean our staff want to look at it or handle it, we do have some standards.

We allow pink clothes to be worn inside the coffin, but not when on public display, in the chapel of rest viewing area for example.
A recent covert attempt to bring a pink coffin into our Premier Church resulted in the Police being called, and all those involved in this tasteless insult to the living being ejected from the estate, they were only able to return when the coffin had been repainted an acceptable colour.
It recently came to our notice that a pink coffin was buried here in 1978, needless to say it, and the body remains were exhumed and put out with the rubbish.

Exhumed pink coffin from 1978
It's not clever, don't do it!
CORNER
Mark the vicar New for 2011 Reverend Mark the vicar presents Crap Corner.
Mark the vicar decided to recreate a small area of dishevelled looking graveyard on the front lawn of the vicarage due to public demand for a family grave to photograph in an idyllic location, yet also give the impression of being in a county council tendered graveyard. Ideal if you cremated your loved one to save money or by mistake, or if you had your loved one buried in the Wutachytole mass budget cemetery.
Recreated with unsold paving slabs from the original Woolston cemetery, you will notice a blank headstone to the rear, to this you can fix a decal of your loved ones life and death details, you can choose to have a phrase added, some useful examples below:
"Drank good ale, a punch of wine and still lived to 99"
"Here lies (insert name) pardon me if I don't get up"
"Died happy just before his round"
"It was a Cough That carried him Off, It was a Coffin They Carried him Off In"
"Situation vacant"
"If you can read this your standing on my Balls!"
"Well I’ll never do that again"
And many many more!
Each custom made nonstick decal can be taken home and used again the next time you visit!
ONLY £60
MOBILE

New for 2012.
Many people move away from their dead loved ones grave location, this can prove a big emotional drain during anniversaries of notable events. Worry no more with the Tenpasenta Church Premium funerals mobile grave!
Park your mobile grave outside your house, imagine the convenience, words cannot describe just how great this unique system is so we will not try.
This luxury does not come cheap, but we can let you have a mobile grave for only £234.50p per month, this price includes one transport of not over 300 miles from Southampton, other distances available on request, or hire your own skip transporter which we have found to be compatible.

Caution!

  • Plaster board,
  • Asbestos,
  • Fridges, Freezers and Air-conditioning units,
  • Tyres,
  • Electrical appliances,
  • Batteries,
  • Fluorescent light tubes,
  • Paints (including residues inside paint cans)
  • Solvents,
  • Aerosols and gas canisters,
  • Liquids,
  • Oil, fuel and other automotive fluids.
  • Other hazardous / toxic waste.

The above are not permitted in our mobile graves.

 
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