Office Opening Times
Sunday to Thursday
8.30 am to 4.45 pmFriday
8.30 am to 3.15 pmWe are closing at 1.30 pm this Friday 18th September and closed all day on Sunday 20th September (Rosh Hashanah).
Edgwarebury Cemetery
By a trust dated 25 July 1972 and made between Sir Alan Abraham Mocatta, Myer Alan Barry King-Hamilton, Geoffrey Davis, the London Sephardi Trust and the Trustees of The West London Synagogue of British Jews, trusts were declared in respect of Burial Grounds registered at HM Land Registry. The first burial took place on 14th December 1975 in the West London section.
In December 2010, additional burial land was purchased on the east side of Clay Lane. 1.8 acres was designated for Belsize Square Synagogue while the remaining land was allocated equally between the three other owning communities. In 2014, a Woodland Burial area was created by West London Synagogue in partnership with landscape architects. This project is still in its infancy and it will take many years to develop a fully-fledged woodland area.
There are four owning communities: the S&P Sephardi Community, West London Synagogue, Liberal Judaism and Belsize Square Synagogue. The Cemetery is managed by the Edgwarebury Joint Burial Board (EJBB).
Our prayer hall (Ohel) was refurbished in 2017 with a new floor and new, upholstered chairs. There is seating for 100 people and additional space for standing. New windows were fitted in May 2019. We also have a loop system in the prayer hall. Our Kohanim room is located just behind the prayer hall and is clearly signposted.
We have an electric bus to transport up to 10 people who may have difficulty in walking from the prayer hall onto the grounds. There are also wheelchairs available and enquiries should be made to the cemetery office. The bus is used for all funerals and stone settings except for sections SE1, SE2, WL1 and U1, as these sections are very close to the prayer hall.
Visiting loved ones and friends at any cemetery can be a challenging and often traumatic experience. All Edgwarebury staff understand this and we are here to help you in any way possible. Should you have any questions, comments or concerns, please come into the cemetery office for further assistance.
Burial Search
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Coronavirus Update
17th September 2020
28th Ellul 5780
The cemetery is open to visitors between 8 am and 4.45 pm, Sundays to Thursdays and 8 am to 3.45 pm on Fridays.
All visitors are required strictly to observe current government rules and guidelines. We expect visitors to be either individuals or members of the same household, and to observe social distancing at all times while on the cemetery grounds.
Funeral and stone setting services are limited to a maximum of 12 people plus the Rabbi.
The cemetery office and prayer hall are closed. Our toilets are open as normal.
Stone setting services resumed from 23rd June 2020 with the same current restrictions in place. Services must be booked through the appropriate synagogue office.
We thank you for your cooperation and patience during these challenging times.
Daily Schedule
Timetable temporarily withdrawn.
Gratuities
Edgwarebury Joint Burial Board and the staff are committed to offering members a very professional service and there is a strict ‘no gratuities’ policy. People who would like to donate any monies can do so through the charity boxes found near the cemetery offices and the prayer hall. Donations help with the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds.
Job Opportunities
There are no current vacancies
Contact Us
Tel: 020 8958 0090
Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware,
Middlesex, HA8 8QP.
Email:
admin@ejbb-jbc.org.uk
Cemetery Director: Lester Harris
Operations Manager: Steve Webb
Administrators:
Jocelyn Axelrod
Sara Black
Finance Officer:
Mary Pearmain
Cemetery Operatives:
Lee Butler
Kevin Chattey
Ryan Goodwin
Paul Morton
Gavin Richardson
Edgwarebury Joint Burial Board
Chair: John Abramson
Vice-Chairs: Hilton Ellis & Simon Raperport
Treasurer: Sue Nyman
Chair, Operations Committee:
Freddy Lehmann
EJBB takes your privacy seriously and we will only use your personal information to administer your business with us and/or to provide the products and services you have requested from us.
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