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How much for losing ashes?!

We often ponder the value of ashes: to some they are worthless to others the most precious item on the planet, in previous posts we have considered their worth in monetary terms. Well in a recent case in the town of Mobile – a port city on Alabama’s Gulf Coast in US (yes, I thought […]

Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday everyone. So if like me you’re still full from the pancakes yesterday you’re not alone! Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day is when many countries with a Christian population celebrate. Traditionally you would empty your larder of all the goodies before you embarked upon Lent. You can see the almost literal translation in […]

TV wants to hear from families that want to scatter or have them scattered at an iconic landmark

Denhams TV in Plymouth are making a television programme for ITV and would love to hear real-life stories from people who have decided to do something extra special with ashes to commemorate a life. The programme is a celebration of Britain’s most iconic landmarks and we would like to highlight the British public’s connection with […]

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The Six Nations Rugby Tournament, Guinness and Scattering Ashes

The Six Nations 2019. Hold the press, someone has invented some spooky mind ray thing and they are somehow extracting thoughts, I blame the Google Street View van. It must have some clever gizmo on it that is harvesting thought waves. This must be the only plausible explanation, otherwise how else could the advertising agency […]

What do you think of Crematoria – Our New Survey

Last year we published a survey on what people thought of Crematoria – you can find a summary of part 1 here. The survey showed some interesting results and left some unanswered questions. So we are continuing to delve into this subject to find out what you think, in order to make the whole thing […]

Birthstone by Month – what is the right birthstone for your month?

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Birthstone by Month What are the birthstone colours by month? Birthstone by Month. If you know the month of your loved one then you might like to choose to put their ashes into an appropriately coloured stone. It can make this difficult choice easier for some people. Choosing a colour for your memorial jewellery can […]

South Devon: Salcombe South Hams

Scattering Ashes at Sea – Salcombe South Hams Location Salcombe, South Devon. Area of operation Salcombe Estuary and Coast Type of boat Rib Duration of trip Up to 1 hour Capacity of boat 2 boats can take up to 20 people 1st rib – 11 passengers, 2nd rib 7 passengers Refreshments Available on request Ceremony […]

Family Business Of The Year 2019 – We Are Shortlisted!

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Family Business Of The Year 2019 South West Shortlisted for Family Business Of The Year 2019!! What a wonderful way to kick-start the year although the news has meant that sticking to a dry January might be a bit tricky! I am absolutely thrilled that we are shortlisted for this prestigious award. It means so […]

Where can I have an Ashes Fireworks ceremony?

Where can I have an Ashes Fireworks ceremony? Where can I have Ashes into Fireworks ceremony? Choosing a suitable location for your Ashes into Fireworks is vital for a successful ceremony. Memorial firework displays or Ashes into Fireworks Displays are a truly memorable way to give a loved one a proper send off. And they […]

Scattering and Cremation Ashes Law in France

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What is the law in France concerning cremation ashes and scattering ashes? France is a progressive secular state, however when it comes to death it seems to be rather conservative in its outlook. Whilst just over half of the population (51%) assert being Christian (with Roman Catholicism being by far and away the most practised […]

Funerals Your Way by Sarah Jones

Funerals Your Way: A Person Centred Approach to Planning a Funeral by Sarah Jones Sarah Jones from Full Circle Funerals asked me to have a look at her new book on how to plan a funeral, the first thing to say is I am a fan of Sarah and her company, and I don’t think […]

Stourport Upon Severn: Worcestershire West Midlands

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Scattering Ashes on the River Severn in Stourport near Birmingham – West Midlands Location Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire Area of operation The River Severn in Stourport, West Midlands Type of boat Passenger Vessel Capacity of the boat Up to 120 passengers Refreshments Catering upon request. The River King is equipped with a full bar and also […]

God of War: multi million selling video game whose objective is to scatter ashes!

I know precious little about video games, I see my children play them with bewildering speed and dexterity. Occasionally they offer me the controls and encourage me to play, I then spend a short while embarrassing myself before returning them and then being ridiculed. However, I was interested to learn that one of the biggest […]

Grimsby Town FC approve a memorial garden for ashes

The Mariners have been going to honour their fans with a memorial garden where fans can scatter their ashes. Grimsby Town Football Club has come good after there was bit of argy-bargy. A long-time fan of the club died at the age of 57. He had made his wishes clear – he wanted his ashes […]

Testing water urns from a height

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The Results: Testing Water Urns We received lots of question about which urns are appropriate for what locations. Many people choose to scatter ashes at sea and often people think that the want place the ashes directly into deep. So locations like piers, harbour walls, cliffs and high sided boats present a challenge. The problem […]

Comedian is in dispute over her daughter’s ashes

Ava Vidal’s Daughter’s Ashes I don’t like exposing people’s family woes unless there is a wider a message or point to understand. In this case, I think there is. The comedian Ava Vidal is locked in a high court battle. Mrs Vidal and her ex-partner are disputing what should happen to their daughter’s ashes. Their […]

That takes the Biscuit! Grandma’s ashes in a cookie!

Grandma’s ashes in a cookie I can just imagine it – ‘Would you like one of my Nan’s cookies they are delicious?’, ‘Ummm yes please’ …. ‘Did I say they were my Gran’s cookies? I got my grammar wrong they are cookies of my gran!’ This is a story that has had huge press, two […]

Portsmouth Hampshire: Solent

Location Gosport – Portsmouth Area of operation Solent and English Channel Type of boat Catamaran Duration of trip 2 – 4 hours Capacity of boat 12 Refreshments Yes. Tea, coffee and a microwave Ceremony Scattering ashes directly onto the water can lead to them being blown about which some families may find distressing. We supply […]

Commemorative Album Release with a difference: the singer’s mum’s ashes

Commemorative Album Release. I am a child of the era when coloured vinyl limited edition LPs were the all the rage. I was proud owning a handful in my own collection. And I have to say I was somewhat disappointed that I was not aware of this story before. The Idles Back in October 2017 […]

What does Rod Stewart want to do with his ashes?

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Rod Stewart’s Ashes Veteran rocker Rod Stewart wants his ashes to be scattered at Celtic Park (the home ground of the Celtic Football Club), or failing that Hampden Park (Scotland’s national football stadium) Nothing odd about that, he is a well known football supporter and associated with all things Scottish. It then occurred to me, […]

Appeal – RIVER WALKS BBC – River Soar

Hello there, I am a freelance TV producer and the BBC has asked me to tender ideas for a River Walks programme. I would pitch for the East Midlands version of this regional commission – revealing interesting walks alongside various rivers in the region. On the River Soar in Leicestershire we are thinking of featuring […]

Story about Scattering of Ashes wins Irish short story competition

Story about Scattering Ashes Ashes by Claire Zwaartmann has won first prize in RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition (RTE is the Republic of Ireland’s public broadcaster). The story is about a deceased mans children scattering his ashes in the bay. It centres around the son needing to collect the ashes, the choice of location […]

Clandon Wood Natrual Burial Site for Ashes: Surrey

Cremation ashes interment at Clandon Wood The site offers a high-quality service in the heart of Surrey Offering religious, spiritual or secular ash interment service or commemoration. They have wonderful contemporary glass pavilion is a perfect setting for you to have both a farewell service as well as a catered gathering. You will not be rushed […]

What to do with Cremation Ashes

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What to do with cremation ashes. You have the ashes now what? Let us help you choose the right thing for them and for you.

Swaminarayan Hindu leaders want a special place for scattering ashes on the shores of Lake Windermere

Hindu Ashes Lake Windermere Lake Windermere is a special place to scatter ashes of a loved one. And it has become an important one for the members of the Swaminarayan sect. The sect is a rapidly growing branch of Hinduism which is popular in the western world. Why is Lake Windermere important for Hindus? Lake […]

The two opposite roles water fulfils when it comes to scattering ashes

Scattering ashes on water paradoxically seems to occupy two opposite roles at the same time: a place of special meaning and a somewhere anonymous. This occurred to me after I read two stories one after another of the different roles that water was fulfilling. The first was a report on Shoko Asahara the leader of […]

Etihad Airways cremation ashes policy

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Carrying ashes on a Etihad Airways flight Etihad Airways The Abu Dhabi based flight operator has announced that it is rolling out new rules on carry-on bags aboard flights they are restricting certain powder material from cabin luggage. The good news is that there is certain exemptions and cremated remains is one of them: 1. Medically […]

The Church of England has granted atheist parents the right to exhumation their daughter ashes

Beverley Wilson and Michael Hughill lost their 10-month-old daughter back in 1982, a hugely traumatic experience. The child (Lizzie) was cremated and her ashes were buried the same month at Chestnut Cemetery in Hertfordshire. The parents, due to the trauma they were feeling, left the arrangements for the funeral to Mr Huhgill’s farther. Mrs Wilson, […]

Can you use a funeral plan to tell your family what to do with your ashes?

About 1.3 million mortality-minded Brits have paid for their funerals ahead of time using some form of pre-paid funeral plan. If you’re planning to join them, you might be wondering whether your plan can be used to sort out what will happen to your ashes at the same time. The (inconvenient) answer is: kind of. […]

Ashes Scattering by Drone

Scattering loved one’s ashes over land or sea. The drone company was born of the idea to access beautiful and memorable locations, over which ashes can be scattered, whilst also removing the anxiety some have of handling the process themselves. They are able to deliver a cost-effective solution of cleanly and sensitively scattering ashes over […]

Splitting Ashes and the Church of England

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The good old CofE don’t really like ashes to be split, and the Catholic Church specifically prohibits it. I was speaking at a resent Church of England conference on the subject of ashes and this thorny issue was raised. From a secular point of view I never realised the extent to which this vexed the […]

BBC Documentary Series – get in touch about Celebrations of Life

The documentary company Wild Pictures has been in contact with us: We’re making a documentary series for the BBC about different approaches to death and ageing and we’d like to hear about funerals as a ‘Celebration of Life’ as we try to see beyond taboos and fears around talking about death. The series will be […]

Hawking’s Ashes are buried with the greats

The late great professor Stephen Hawking ashes have been interred at Westminster Abbey between those of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton. He was buried under an are at a ceremony conducted on 15 June 2018 Quite rightly so, not only achieving so much for science but for his positive impact on attitudes towards disability. And […]

Can you use a will to explain what should happen to your ashes?

Marriages, divorces, births, deaths, buying a house, selling a house: all circumstances that, according to the government, mean you should be making (or updating) your will, sensible advice yet around 60% of die without even making one in the first place?! For those who ‘get it’ (ie mortality) , you might consider adding in a […]

Silver memorial jewellery sealing: How To Guides.

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Silver memorial jewellery sealing: how to fill and seal your memorial jewellery. See our step by step guide to filling and sealing your silver memorial jewellery. Here is a short video that shows you how to fill and seal your silver memorial jewellery. It will take you through the five steps to putting your loved […]

Ashes sent to the Edge of Space / Ashes in the Strarosphere

Would you like your loved one’s ashes scattered on the edge of space? Say goodbye in your own way, bring family and friends together, celebrate your loved one’s life, at a perfect individually customised launch day? Say some words, raise a glass, and remember – then you’re ready, let them go, on your terms – […]

Pembrokeshire, Wales: Milford Haven

Scattering Ashes on water at Milford Haven Location Milford Haven Marina Area of operation Milford Haven water way and St. Brides Bay Type of boat Cabin Rhib Duration of trip Up to 2 hours Capacity of boat 11 passengers Refreshments Can be arranged on shore Suitable urns Scattering ashes directly onto the water can lead […]

The Soulton Long Barrow: Shropshire

Situated within the Shropshire Landscape close to Wem, and Shrewsbury is the Soulton Long Barrow. This is the third Long Barrow to be built in the UK in the last couple of Millenia, Lovingly replicated and handcrafted the longs barrow sits with nature and is an absolutely beautiful way to inter a loved one ashes. […]

Hindu Scattering Service on the Ganges in India

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The Hindu population of the UK increases year on year, in the last census in 2011 817,000 people in England and Wales identified themselves as Hindus which is 1.5% of the population. A proportion of these would loved to have their ashes placed in the Ganges in India after their death. For some time we have […]

Family traumatised by Councils neglect of memorial rose garden

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A slightly different blog this week we have been contacted by a lady who is struggling to communicate with Trafford Council about the rose garden where her daughters ashes rest, this is what she said: In 1997 my daughter Jeannine died at the age of 30 after a very short illness so we were devastated […]

Are councils refusing to hand over ashes in the cases of ‘pauper funerals’?

Right, a controversial subject. Let’s us attempt to set out the stall in a nonpartisan fashion. A Pauper Funeral is an old-fashioned/emotive term for funerals where the local authority are required to step in as the family are either unwilling or unable to pay for the funeral. Technically these are known as public health funerals […]

Lowestoft: Norfolk and Suffolk Broads

Scattering Ashes on the Norfolk Broads Location Somerleyton, Suffolk (between Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth) Area of operation Norfolk and Suffolk Broads – River Waveney Type of boat Broadland Grebe. Traditional vintage Broads motor cruiser built in 1958. Duration of trip As required, usually 1-2 hours but longer by prior arrangement. Open Due to weather conditions […]

Illinois has started allowing scattering of ashes in its State Parks

Illinois the 21st state of America is (as of the start of 2018) now permitting the stating of ashes in its State Parks. Good news. Illinois according to American commentators is a cross section of the states on a small scale It is situated in the mid-west which usually associated with quite conservative view but […]

South Korea has adopted cremation in a big way

In the 1994 20.5% of South Koreans chose cremation, this figure has shot up to 86% last year. A massive change in less than a generation. I have never known any county’s funeral practises to change as radically as quickly, in the UK the same change took three times as long a an we are […]

Bespoke Jewellery Made in Devon

Bespoke Jewellery Made in Devon. We’ve found an amazing jeweller right here in Devon. Fee has been making fantastic jewellery for years and has now produced an exclusive range for us here at Scattering Ashes. Not only does she make beautiful jewellery but she also teaches jewellery making too so she really knows her stuff! […]

Training Course: Scattering or Interring of Cremated Remains

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Training Course: Scattering or Interring of Cremated Remains Training Course. There is a growing trend for funerals to focus on the ashes element of the ceremony which is a very positive development. However, often those doing the scattering will have received little or no formal training. A small investment in staff training will have two […]

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