Ash Scattering Service

Royal Naval Ashes Committal: Portsmouth

This is guidance for the Portsmouth Service. Arrangements can be made for a ceremony, which includes a short religious service to be carried out at Spithead Portsmouth at a point near to Spitbank Fort. Committals are conducted by a Naval Chaplain. Usually more than one committal is carried out per trip. Due to high security at a […]

Naval Order of Service

It may be you want to scatter the ashes of a loved one at sea and that person had a naval career. And whilst you would like reference to their service in the the Royal or Merchant Navy it may not be appropriate to use the Navy’s chaplaincy service. There maybe many reasons for this: you want […]

Committal of Ashes to the Sea by the Royal Navy

The Naval Chaplaincy Service carries out Committals at Sea Ceremonies for all former Service personnel. The Royal Naval Chaplaincy Service undertakes committals of ashes at sea from our Base Ports in Scotland on the Clyde (Faslane), Plymouth (Devonport) and Portsmouth. There is no charge for the committal. Eligibility is determined on a case by case basis, […]

Don’t put Scatter Tubes in the water!

Scatter tubes are not designed to be placed in the water. They are made of a thick dense card, which also has an semi impervious layer of ink, the result is they are likely to float and will not sink for some considerable time: meaning that you loved ones ashes may end up on shore or […]

Gary Coleman – Diff’rent Strokes star to be scattered on a train track

The star of Different Strokes Gary Coleman is to have his ashes scattered on a train track. Why? because of his love of trains. His former wife Shannon Price said she believed it would have been his wish – and would have made him happy. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3007238/Gary-Colemans-ashes-will-be-scattered-on-railway-lines.html#ixzz0svamXn8t I wonder if stream train operators like […]