USEFUL INFORMATION

- Our office hours are: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

- To contact our 24 hour emergency service please telephone 01634 813989

- Our Private Chapel and quiet reflection area are available to clients by prior arrangement. Complimentary tea, coffee and cold refreshments are also available

- A death must be registered by law. You will need to make an appointment with the Registrar's Office,usually within 5 days, and take with you the doctor's Certificate of Cause of Death and, if possible, the deceased's Birth Certificate and Medical Card. You will be asked:

1 - the full name of the deceased and, if female and married or widowed, her maiden name and husband's name and occupation

2 - date and place of birth and death

3 - marital status and home address (and, if married at the time of death, the date of birth of the surviving partner)

4 - present or last occupation (if the deceased was in receipt of a Service Pension, the Registrar will require the Pension Book)

- Coordinates of Medway Registrars:

    • 114 Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent
    • telephone: 01634 338899
    • hours: 9.30am to 4.00pm - Mon to Fri by appointment

- Coordinates of Maidstone Registrars:

    • The Archbishop's Palace, Palace Gardens, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent
    • telephone: 01622 752891
    • hours: 9.30am to 4.00pm - Mon to Fri by appointment

- You may be able to obtain a contribution towards the cost of the funeral from the Social Fund if you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit (Income Support; Council Tax Benefit; Housing Benefit; Working Families Tax Credit; Disability Working Allowance; or Job Seekers Allowance). Please contact The Benefits Agency at Milton Keynes on telephone number 01908 458616 

 

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