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   <div class=\"layout\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"overview\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"overview\">Discover your family history<\/h2>\r\n          <p class=\"lead\">\r\n            Exploring your family\u2019s past can be a meaningful journey, and Chilton Town Council is here to help.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Our burial records provide valuable information about loved ones laid to rest in the community.\r\n            These records can support genealogy research, family history enquiries and personal remembrance.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <p>\r\n            Whether you are tracing your roots, honouring a legacy or simply learning more about the past,\r\n            we aim to make the process as clear and straightforward as possible.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"access-records\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"access-records\">Access burial records<\/h2>\r\n          <p>\r\n            We offer access to burial records for individuals interred in Chilton Cemetery.\r\n            These records can provide useful details to help you build a picture of your family history.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"warning\">\r\n            <p style=\"margin:0;\">\r\n              A <strong>\u00a35 search fee<\/strong> applies for each search request. Once payment is received,\r\n              an officer will assist with accessing the requested information.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"how-to-request\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"how-to-request\">How to request a search<\/h2>\r\n          <ol class=\"steps\">\r\n            <li>\r\n              Complete the\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Request-Form.pdf\">\r\n                Search Request Form\r\n              <\/a>.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li>\r\n              Send the completed form by email to\r\n              <a href=\"mailto:info@chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\">info@chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk<\/a>,\r\n              or by post to Chilton Town Council, Hutton House, Durham Road, Chilton, County Durham, DL17 0HE.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li>\r\n              Submit the form with payment of <strong>\u00a35<\/strong>. Payment can be made by cash, cheque\r\n              payable to <strong>Chilton Town Council<\/strong>, or bank transfer.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n            <li>\r\n              Please allow up to <strong>2 weeks<\/strong> for the results to be processed and shared.\r\n            <\/li>\r\n          <\/ol>\r\n\r\n          <a class=\"button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Search-Request-Form.pdf\">\r\n            Download the Search Request Form\r\n          <\/a>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"note\">\r\n            <p style=\"margin:0;\">\r\n              If you need bank transfer details, please contact the council directly.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"support\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"support\">Need help with the form?<\/h2>\r\n          <p>\r\n            If you have any problems accessing or completing the form, please contact\r\n            <strong>Anne Hall, Finance and Admin Officer<\/strong>, who will be able to help with your enquiry.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <p>\r\n            <strong>Phone:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:01388721788\">01388 721788<\/a><br \/>\r\n            <strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\">info@chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk<\/a>\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"cemetery-image\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"cemetery-image\">Chilton Cemetery<\/h2>\r\n          <figure>\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n              src=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chilton-Cemetery-General-View.webp\"\r\n              alt=\"General view of Chilton Cemetery\"\r\n              loading=\"lazy\"\r\n            \/>\r\n            <figcaption>General view of Chilton Cemetery.<\/figcaption>\r\n          <\/figure>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <aside>\r\n        <section class=\"panel\" aria-labelledby=\"quick-links\">\r\n          <h2 id=\"quick-links\">Cemetery links<\/h2>\r\n          <ul class=\"sidebar-list\">\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/cemetery-2\/\">Cemetery Information<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/purchasing-a-cemetery-plot\/\">Purchasing a Grave<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/fees-and-charges\/\">Fees and Charges<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/cemetery-garden-of-remembrance\/\">Garden of Remembrance<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/cemetery-burial-records\/\">Burial Records<\/a><\/li>\r\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiltondurham-tc.gov.uk\/index.php\/cemetery-headstone-and-memorials\/\">Memorial and Headstones<\/a><\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        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