Useful Local Information After Someone Dies in Maidenhead
What to Do After Someone Dies in Maidenhead
When someone dies, there can be a number of practical things to organise alongside arranging the funeral. Knowing who to contact locally can make those first few days feel more manageable.
Our AB Walker Maidenhead team has brought together useful local information for families in Maidenhead, Cookham, Taplow, Holyport, Bray and the surrounding area, including registering a death, local hospitals, crematoria, cemeteries, the coroner and bereavement support.
If you are unsure what you need to do first, our step-by-step guide to what to do when someone dies explains the initial practical steps. You can also contact AB Walker Maidenhead on 01628 565745, 24 hours a day.
Registering a death in Maidenhead
Deaths in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead are registered through the council’s Registration Service. The Maidenhead Register Office is at Maidenhead Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF.
Following the introduction of the statutory Medical Examiner system, the necessary medical paperwork will normally need to be completed before an appointment can take place.
Our AB Walker guide to registering a death explains who can register a death, what happens at the appointment and what information you may need to provide.
The registrar can also explain the Government’s Tell Us Once service, which allows you to notify several government departments following a death.
Wexham Park Hospital Bereavement Office
If someone dies at Wexham Park Hospital, the hospital’s Bereavement Office can help families understand what happens next.
Telephone: 0300 615 3562
Wexham Park also provides chaplaincy and spiritual support for people of all faiths and beliefs. The chaplaincy office can be contacted on 0300 615 3660.
If your loved one has died in hospital, you are able to contact a funeral director before the death has been formally registered. AB Walker can begin discussing the funeral arrangements and choices available to you while the medical and registration processes are taking place.
Deaths at Wexham Park Hospital are registered at Slough Register Office. Slough Register Office is at The Curve, William Street, Slough, SL1 1XY.
Berkshire Coroner’s Office
A sudden, unexpected or unexplained death may be referred to the Coroner.
Berkshire Coroner’s Office
Reading Town Hall
Blagrave Street
Reading
RG1 1QH
Telephone: 0118 937 2300
Email: [email protected]
Our what to do when someone dies guide also explains what can happen when a death is referred to the Coroner.
Crematoria near Maidenhead
Families in Maidenhead can choose from several crematoria depending on the type of service, location and setting they prefer.
Slough Cemetery and Crematorium
Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AX
Telephone: 01753 523127
Email: [email protected]
Easthampstead Park Crematorium
Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3DW
Telephone: 01344 420314
Email: [email protected]
Reading Crematorium
55 All Hallows Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LP
Telephone: 0118 932 2200
Email: [email protected]
GreenAcres Chiltern Memorial Park
Potkiln Lane, Jordans, Beaconsfield, HP9 2XB
Telephone: 01494 872158
Email: [email protected]
GreenAcres is particularly relevant for families looking for a more natural woodland setting.
Chilterns Crematorium
Whielden Lane, Amersham, HP7 0ND
Telephone: 01494 724 263
Email: [email protected]
If you are considering cremation, our guide to cremation funerals explains how cremations work and some of the choices you can make.
Cemeteries and burial options in Maidenhead
Local options include Braywick Cemetery, Oakley Green Cemetery, Cookham Parish Cemetery, Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens and GreenAcres Chiltern Memorial Park. All of these locations offer full burial plots and cremated remains plots. Oakley Green and Cookham cemeteries also have small chapels where a service may be held. Oakley Green cemetery has a columbarium wall in which ashes may be stored.
Residents of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead pay residents’ fees at Braywick and Oakley Green cemeteries. Residents of Cookham pay residents’ fees at Cookham Parish Cemetery. Residents of Buckinghamshire pay residents’ fees at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens.
GreenAcres Chiltern is a woodland burial ground suitable for those wanting a natural burial or a woodland setting.
Braywick Cemetery
Braywick Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1DH
Telephone: 01628 796482
Email: [email protected]
Oakley Green Cemetery
Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5UJ
Telephone: 01628 796482
Email: [email protected]
Cookham Parish Cemetery
Long Lane, off Switchback Road North, Cookham, SL6 9ED
Telephone: 01628 522003
Email: [email protected]
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Church Lane, Stoke Poges, Slough, SL2 4NX
Telephone: 01753 523744
Email: [email protected]
GreenAcres Chiltern Natural Memorial Park
Potkiln Lane, Jordans, Beaconsfield,, HP9 2XB
Telephone: 01494 872158
Email: [email protected]
Families considering burial can read our guide to arranging a burial, which also explains churchyards, cemeteries and memorial considerations.
For those looking for an environmentally conscious alternative, AB Walker also provides information about green and natural burials in Berkshire and the surrounding area.
Memorials and Remembering Someone
After a burial or cremation, families may wish to create a permanent memorial. AB Walker’s specialist memorial team can advise on new headstones, additional inscriptions, renovation and grave tending.
You can explore our memorial stones and memorial masonry services for more information.
Need help in Maidenhead?
You do not need to manage all of these arrangements alone. Our local team can guide you through what needs to happen and liaise with crematoria, cemeteries, ministers, celebrants and other organisations involved in the funeral.
AB Walker Maidenhead
115 Bridge Road
Maidenhead
SL6 8NA
Telephone: 01628 565745
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Maidenhead FAQ’s
If the death occurred within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, it will normally be registered through the council’s Registration Service. The Medical Examiner or Coroner will usually complete the necessary paperwork before the registration appointment can take place.
Families in Maidenhead have several crematorium options within travelling distance, including Slough Crematorium, Breakspear Crematorium and Chilterns Crematorium. The most suitable choice may depend on location, availability, facilities and the type of funeral being arranged.
Yes. You can contact AB Walker Maidenhead on 01628 565745 before registration is complete. The team can explain what happens next and begin discussing the funeral arrangements while the necessary paperwork is being completed. AB Walker Maidenhead is based at 115 Bridge Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8NA.
Citizens Advice and Local Support
Citizens Advice East Berkshire offers free, confidential advice covering areas including benefits, debt and financial matters.
The Maidenhead office is at 4 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7YR.
Advice line: 0808 278 7914
Cruse Bereavement Support also provides emotional support after someone dies.
Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
Thames Hospice, Windsor Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2DN, provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care as well as support for families.
Bereavement and counselling: 01753 847300
Switchboard: 01753 842121
24-hour advice line: 01753 848925
For additional help after someone dies, AB Walker also provides loss and bereavement support, including GriefChat, bereavement resources and our complimentary Link Bereavement Course.
Churches, celebrants and wake venues
Funerals can be religious, non-religious or combine elements that are important to the person who has died.
Maidenhead has churches and places of worship representing many faiths, independent celebrants and a wide choice of hotels, pubs, community halls and other venues for wakes and funeral receptions.
Our team can help you find an appropriate minister, celebrant or venue and discuss the different elements involved in choosing the funeral that feels right for your family.