We have had a look at the Cremation Society of Great Britain figures for the cost of cremation in the United Kingdom, are the headlines. Countries in the UK in order of cost: Most expensive England; Scotland; Wales with the least expensive being Northern Ireland. In England there is unsurprisingly a rough north south divide [...]

I came across a post by the artist and illustrator Jackie Morris, she has shared her experience of scattering the ashes of a close personal friend called Glyn. It is a lovely piece from a cleared talented artist. Strangely enough I had a look at her Facebook page to see if I had seen her work before, [...]

Should it be your last wish to have you ashes interred in the Holy Land then we can help. We have teamed up with a company that runs two sites in Israel, one near Jerusalem - in Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim, and the other at the Sea of Galilee -  in Kibbutz Maagan. Both places are very evocative with huge biblical and historic significance: Jerusalem, [...]

Memorial tattoos are tattoos that contain the cremation ashes of a loved one, fine gains of ash are incorporated into the ink before the tattooing. It is interesting that in the UK, celebrities have the ability to legitimise practices and set trends. We are always on the look out for when this happens with cremation ashes.  Here we [...]

This is the best we have seen, we liked it some much we have brought them in from Spain for you – Geos Tree Urn They hold the ashes of a loved one so that you can plant a tree in the ashes and watch it grow. Geos Urn (english) from Limbo Disseny on Vimeo.

The ex prime minister Margaret Thatcher is to have her ashes interred (buried) next to those of her late husband Denis. Following the private cremation of Mrs Thatcher at Mortlake cremation in South West London the family plan to keep hold of the ashes until the autumn before interring them at the Royal Chelsea Hospital [...]

It is little I repair to the matches of the Southron folk, Though my own red roses there may blow; It is little I repair to the matches of the Southron folk, Though the red roses crest the caps, I know. For the field is full of shades as I near the shadowy coast, And [...]

You cannot send Cremated human remains / cremation ashes in the post. The Post Office prohibits this - nationally via Royal Mail and Parcelforce and internationally through Parcelforce Worldwide UK, which includes mail services: First Class, Second Class and Special Delivery The consequence is that Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to items, not [...]

If you are wondering what the chemical composition of Cremation Ash / Cremated Remains is then the following should help, I found this courtesy of the Good Funeral Guide, but thought it was worth worth reproducing. This a reproduction of the article: The results provided, with the exception of Phosphate and Sulfate, are presented as [...]

The red carpet has been booked, the canopies ordered, so who is on the invitation list? Angelina, Brad, oh yes and the cremated remains of Truman Capote…pardon? Yes there has been an odd request made to the friend of the famous American author Truman Capote. Producers wanted his ashes to attend Breakfast at Tiffany’s play [...]

What a way to go, this is celebrating a life in style! We offer a service to release cremation ashes during a a skydive. Whilst this is not one organised by us us I thought you may find it interesting – I thought it was great, particular the sound track a sort of Spanish version of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’  - [...]

Scatter tube for cremation ashes

Well we tried waiting until Spring had sprung before writing this but Mother Nature seems to have other ideas! The daffodils and crocuses are still trying to survive despite the snow and rain and Easter is a time when many families get together and think about their loved ones and often decide to scatter their [...]

The Woodland Trust is a Charity that aims to enable the creation of more native woods and places rich in trees; protect native woods, trees and their wildlife for the future and inspire everyone to enjoy and value woods and trees. They have a significant estate across the country. They allow the scattering of cremation [...]

I can not promise you a rose garden. It’s truth I can’t! the The Royal National Rose Society gardens in St Albans Hertfordshire, does not allow people, who aren’t members, to scatter cremation ashes in the gardens. Shame but there you are. I suppose one could become a member before hand if you wanted this to be your [...]

  Location Waveney River Centre, Beccles, Suffolk Area of operation  River Waveney, Suffolk and Norfolk Broads and Oulton Broad Lowestoft and Breydon Water Great Yarmouth Type of boat Classic Gentlemen’s launch Duration of trip Min 1 hour, ½ or whole day Capacity of boat 12 persons Refreshments Tea, coffee and homemade cake. Lunch hot/cold on longer charters [...]

This is the last article in the series and was not with the others but was on the same theme, from the same paper and seemed to chime nicely. “Lowen Partridge, daughter of the late Tom Partridge, a founding member of Adelaide’s Beefsteak and Burgundy club, and her family thought it only fitting that his [...]

How many people opt for cremation in North America Around 40% of North Americans choose cremation, in Canada it is slightly more popular than in the States. This figure varies from state to state, in Oregon the percentage of cremations is over 63%, Hawaii it is 66% whereas Alabama it is down to 9%.  In general the further [...]