We believe a life is to be celebrated. And Scattering Ashes is here to offer you good simple advice and ideas on what to do with cremation ashes.
Whether you keep hold of the funeral ashes in and urn or scatter them, it is up to you – we are here to let know the huge range of options that are there to choose from and to help you feel confident in that choice.
In the UK most people opt to be cremated rather than buried, in fact over seventy percent of us. These days most of us bring the ashes home rather than leave them to be scattered at the garden of remembrance.
What then do you do with the cremated ashes? Scattering ashes is one option, but what are the rules? Burying the ashes is another, but is it allowed? Keeping some or all of the ashes is also a option, but in what?
You may choose to spread or bury your funeral ashes in the countryside, the wildness or in your garden, within reason it is up to you. Scattering Ashes is here to help you look at all the options to decided what is best for you.
- Where the ashes could be scattered – what the methods and pitfalls are
- Biodegrable Urns or caskets for scattering, burying, or ones for the sea or a river
- Discrete urns for the home
- Finding a boat company to help scatter them over the sea or a river- by location or for a specific reason eg sail boat
- The law concerning cremated ashes
- Planting memorial trees
- Genuine exclusive money off vouchers for jewellery or a diamonds
- Planning your own ceremony for spreading the ashes and accessories to help the occasion
- How and what to record for future generations
- Transportation of cremation ashes
- What happens at a cremation in the UK
- Who else is there to help you
Our Recommended urns
 Water burial - Ball Urn |
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 River burial - Journey Urn |
Don’t know what to do with ashes, well 1 in 5 people feel the same way as you! – we are trying to find out why so we can help you and people like you to move forward – one question follow the link Don’t know what to with the ashes?
Lastly BBC Radio 4 are looking at the emerging issues on this subject and would like to hear people stories around certain aspects of scattering and keeping a loved one ashes – click on Radio 4 programme If you are interested in helping… Thank you
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