External wall tablet - conditions of lease

External tablets are located in the Garden of Remembrance at Sunderland Crematorium.

• The charge for the lease includes:
  1. Tablet and inscription
  2. 10-year lease
• Payment of appropriate fee is to be made upon receipt of your invoice, within 30 days. Failure to pay within this period will cancel your application.
• The lease holder should notify the council of any change of address or contact details to ensure accurate records are maintained.
• The council reserves the right to prohibit any inscription which is considered to be inappropriate or offensive.
• An extended lease is available at the end of the initial period and, where possible, the lease holder will be contacted one month prior to the end of the agreement when the cost of renewal will be reviewed.
• No additional items are to be placed on or around the tablet.
• At the end of the term if the lease holder does not wish to extend, the tablet will be removed and made available for collection by the lease holder. Any tablet not collected after a period of one month, or where it is not possible to contact the lease holder, the plaque will be removed and environmentally disposed of, the location will then be made available to another lease holder.
• The council will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond its reasonable control. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.