The format of a funeral service follows a series of very personal choices, one of those choices is burial or cremation. Some people are aware of what their loved one would have wanted, such as cremation, burial or green burial. They may have left a funeral wish-list, in a written document or Will, about their funeral choices. Many people take personal comfort in fulfilling a funeral wish for the person who has died.
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Burials most commonly take place in churchyards and cemeteries. Normally, subject to availability and local regulations, you can opt for either a new or existing grave.
Existing graves: Burial in an existing grave requires that you have the deeds to the plot and there is sufficient room for additional internments. We can assist in locating the deeds if they are not currently in your possession.
New graves: Can be purchased in with permission from the relevant Church, Chapel or Local Authority
Burial fees: Fees may be applied to both new and existing plots, for the removal or replacement of existing headstones. Please note some cemeteries do have restrictions on what headstones and memorial masonry they allow.
Alternative burials: There is no obligation to arrange a funeral in a churchyard or cemetery. We will do our utmost to accommodate alternative setting requests such as woodland or maritime burials.
Cremation can be the more popular choice, with an approximate rate of 72% to 82.4% of the population across England and Wales choosing cremation.
While most crematoria incorporate their own chapel, you may wish for the main service to take place in a Church or other venue before moving to the crematorium. When arranging a funeral, cremation may be your clearly favoured option over a burial. With many options for the final resting place of your ashes, we can guide you through the various possibilities, and discuss any costs and local regulations that might be involved.
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As your trusted, NAFD Approved, locally based Funeral Director we feel it is important that you are aware of exactly what a Direct Cremation entails.
A stand alone Direct Cremation, as you might see advertised on TV has no service for family or friends at all.
As an independent funeral director, we do offer direct cremation, but unlike many of the ones advertised, we will look after your loved one locally and continue to offer the additional services you have come to expect from us.
Feel free to come in for a chat about the wide range of options we offer.
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Families can decide on one or more places of relevance to their loved one and, by scattering their ashes there they feel content. Permission from local authorities may be required to scatter ashes in certain places, and we can advise on such controls.
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Burying ashes allows families to return to the burial site whenever they wish, erect a memorial, and even inter the ashes of several family members together, in adjacent plots. We can advise on suitable urns and caskets for such purposes, and quote for memorial masonry, if required. It’s important to seek permission from the relevant authorities when planning to bury ashes, some churches and cemeteries, for example, will need to see the Certificate of Cremation issued by the original crematorium before proceeding, we can handle such arrangements on your behalf.
Specially designed urns or caskets can be used to keep the ashes at home – an option taken, in some cases, to allow for a partner or spouse’s ashes to be buried or scattered at the same time, upon their passing.
Keeping a small amount of the ashes in a piece of jewellery, such as a specially designed locket, or glass ring, is another option, taken by some to give a feeling of closeness to a loved one.
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You can contact us by phone on 01239 621 192, or by emailing enquiries@colinphillipsfunerals.com.
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