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Some of the Benefits of Membership of the ABA
HELPLINE FOR ADVICE ON: burial ground extensions, reuse of graves, acquisition, design & planning, grave care and responsibilities, inhumations, exhumations, monuments, maintenance, health & safety, DiY funerals, ‘green’ burials, rights and responsibilities, perpetuity & lease tenure, disposal and commemoration of cremated remains, vandalism & security, environmental matters, regulations etc
CONSULTANCY: expert on-site survey and advice on safety audits and inspection regimes; design planning and development; project management; maintenance of closed churchyards; legal issues
PUBLICATIONS: ‘ABAinfo’ the quarterly information newsletter for burial authority management, papers from professionals presented at seminars, fact sheets on current issues, model rules and regulations, guide to best practice in burial grounds, The ABA/ZM Guide to The Management of Safety in Burial Grounds (2001)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS: The ABA represents burial authority special interests with national & local government including the Department for Constitutional Affairs Burial and Cemeteries Advisory Group, the Synod of the Church of England, the Churches Group on Funerals, Cemeteries and Crematoria, environment agencies, European Union directives. The ABA is a member of FIAT/IFTA (International Federation of Thanatology Associations), EFFS (European Federation of Funeral Services), IMF (International Monument Federation), ASCE (Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe) and the CBFS (Council of British Funeral Services). A proactive public relations, awareness and education campaign is run by the ABA
CONFERENCES & SEMINARS: The ABA monitors, attends and makes presentations at exhibitions and discussions at international and UK events as well as organising its own seminars, conferences and lecture and workshop sessions as a contribution to CPD, education and training. ABA operates as an information exchange on burial matters and participates in events with fraternal organisations
REDUCED RATES: members can enjoy concessionary prices for attendance at ABA events, visits to international trade fairs & exhibitions, special interest books and consultancy services.
Some of the Benefits of Membership of the ABA