Memorial Safety Testing in Falmouth Cemetery

As part of its rolling memorial safety programme, Cemetery Management at Falmouth Town Council will begin testing memorials from 23 June 2026.

As the landowner, Falmouth Town Council is obliged to undertake this work to ensure that the cemetery remains a safe place for the public to visit.

Under this safety testing programme, all memorials over 625mm in height will be tested by trained staff using industry-approved testing procedures.

Any memorials found to be unsafe will either be:

• Laid flat;
• Secured with a temporary stake; or
• Cordoned off to ensure they do not present a risk to cemetery visitors.

Falmouth Town Council does not carry out repairs to memorials but can, upon request, make a memorial safe by sinking it into the ground. For further information, please contact us.

Only members of the British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM) are permitted to carry out memorial repairs within the cemetery.

Falmouth Town Council Cemetery staff will endeavour to carry out this work with minimal disruption. However, we ask that all visitors take note of any warning signs and exercise caution near memorials while testing is taking place.

For more information about the cemetery including details of our, Memorial Safety Policy, please visit our Falmouth Cemetery page.