Goldfinch Grave Tending

Goldfinch Grave Tending

We are a  local independent service providing general upkeep, maintenance  & respectful visits of your loved ones final resting place on your behalf. 

For many reasons such as busy lives, long distances and travelling being an issue, physically managing the task

or maybe you find the emotional bearing of a visit to a grave or memorial is too much, we can provide a dignified and caring service.

30 years working in hospitality has taught us the skills to provide thoughtfulness and attention to detail,  always making our visits with the upmost respect to your loved ones.

We have recently expanded our area and now cover Rutland, Leicestershire boroughs of Charnwood, Melton Mowbray, Harborough, Oadby & Wigston, as well as North Norfolk. Our visits can be made to observe all occasions and anniversaries such as Birthdays, Anniversaries, Mothering Sunday, Easter, Father’s Day, Christmastime.

Where tending to a schedule we will endeavor to meet those dates specific to you and your loved ones.

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Headstone Deep-Cleaning 

Using safe and effective biodegradable products recommended for all types of headstone, such as marble, granite and Portland stone, we can clean them up for you. 

No mechanical methods used

and work done on site with respect and care.

The environmentally-safe products we use not only restore appearance considerably, they keep working with the elements to maintain and further improve the condition.

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Other Services -

'Re-lettering Of Headstones &

Memorial Stones'

Using headstone specific enamels to reinstate and brighten faded wording.

23.5ct Gold leaf, Silver, Black & White Lettering

'Grave Gardening'

Levelling of burial plots with

grass re-seeding & weeding

Spring Bulbs and Grave Planting 

Planted Baskets & Planters

Replacement of decorative aggregate  

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All work covered by Full Industry Public Liability insurance and adhering to the COSHH regulations(2002), always working within local authority Cemetery & Diocese guidelines. 

Please contact Vanessa for a friendly chat and no obligation and affordable quotation.

T: 07485 555 882

 A typical 'one-off' visit will include -

Clearing of any previous decayed floral arrangements, debris, weeds or litter.

Grass & turf trimmed back and tidying of decorative aggregate.

Vases and ornaments cleaned on site.

Light-cleaning of the headstone

(dependent on condition)

with environmentally friendly detergents tested and recommended for headstones of all different types,

ie: marble, granite, portland stone

Headstone deep-cleaning offered as an additional service

A posy of fresh flowers left on the day and your personal message if required.

After the tending I will send you a ‘before & after’ photo of the visit, by post or email as preferred.

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  Our tending work all complies with Diocese and local town and village cemetery regulations, also working to guidelines from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust and their Churchyard Conservation Scheme.

We are fully covered by

Public Liability Insurance.

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Alternatively, we can provide a tidy-up only service should you prefer to take your own flowers and plants to the graveyard. We can trim and cut back overgrown grass & turf, weeds and shrubs. We remove any previous arrangements and debris off-site and clean ornaments and vases ready for your own visit.

You may book a ‘one-off’ grave tending visit or several visits throughout the year, these can be evenly spread or we can make a planned schedule for certain dates or anniversaries.

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Prices for visits start from £35.00

We can supply replacement vases

from £10.00 as required

We use local nurseries, florists and markets for our fresh flowers and   

no plastic or cellophane is used on displays. All waste removed from the site is composted or recycled as standard.

Specific floral arrangements, Christmas wreaths, bulb bowls, all available on request for our  Grave

Tending Visits

Grave tending visits are available across all of Rutland - England's smallest county, and boroughs across Leicestershire - Charnwood, Melton Mowbray, Harborough, Oadby & Wigston,  further around the county on request.

Across North Norfolk, our  service covers all local parish churchyards and main town cemeteries - Sheringham, Cromer, Fakenham, Wells-next-the-sea and North Walsham & Aylsham, further afield on request.

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We are happy to quote for

graveyards and cemeteries

out of our main areas, and can also recommend other grave tenders across the UK through our membership of the Association of Grave Tenders.

The association has now been launched and the website now live. I've been involved with the inception and so great getting to know and learn from like-minded business people across the UK. Other members from across the UK currently in the process of joining too.

https://www.associationofgravetenders.org/

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Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Contact Vanessa On

 T: 07485 555 882

E: goldfinchgt@outlook.com 

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Grave Tenders across the UK are featured -

https://www.whiteballoon.co.uk/providers/grave-tending-and-memorial-cleaning?page_subtitle=Providers

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Read more about when I started my business via this link:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/vanessa-pritchard-grave-tending-service-7810826