Burial or Cremation

The choice of burial or cremation is yours. There is little difference in the overall cost should the family own a grave. However, if a new grave needs to he purchased, then this can add significantly to the cost of the funeral.

Cremation: We will carry out all legal and relevant procedures from the witnessing of the Application form, which must be completed by the nearest surviving relative or the executor; to organising the satisfactory completion of Medical Certificate by the deceased’s attending doctor (who must be over two years qualified and would have seen the deceased before and after death) or if necessary, the Coroner’s completion of a Coroner’s Certificate for Cremation and the removal (where necessary) of artificial implants e.g. pacemaker / defibrillator.

During the cremation process, both the coffin and the body are cremated. Following the cremation, the ashes will become available usually within 48 hours. The options for the final resting place of these is varied e.g. Garden of Remembrance, Columbarium Wall, existing family grave or scattering in a chosen Iocation.

Burial: If you choose burial, we can arrange for the purchase of a new grave, for those cemeteries that offer a choice of location we can arrange for the family to meet with the cemetery’s representative to select the new grave. A new grave normally accommodates 3 adult burials. We can provide a timber temporary grave marker to identify the grave until the headstone is erected. Where the family have an existing grave we can arrange for opening of same.