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…
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A sailor’s farewell poem: Crossing the Bar
If you are looking for words or verse for ash scattering ceremony fit for an old sailor, then you could worse than consider the classic poem Crossing the Bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson Crossing the Bar BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON Sunset and evening star,       And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning…
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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, the…
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An urn for an old Sailor and the MODs exasperating institutionalised culture of secrecy: Part 3 the final episode
This is the final episode of the mini-series. The story so far – I want the measurements for a box. The Ministry of Defence have said I can’t have it, actually when you put it like that it this doesn’t sound very interesting does it? Okay. This is a story about one mans valiant attempt to…
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An urn for an old Sailor and the MODs exasperating institutionalised culture of secrecy: Part 2
Hello, last week I posted the start of a small saga in relation to me trying to find the specification for urns the Royal Navy need for committals at sea. Here is the post. I split it into three parts to make a bit of a story of it – also it goes on a…
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An urn for an old Sailor and the MODs exasperating institutionalised culture of secrecy: Part 1
This a story I will tell in three parts and it is the documentation on my conversation with the Ministry of Defence MOD, relating to a printed specification for an urn, although my title is ‘slightly’ leading I wonder if you will share my view? Halfway through last year I got a call from a…
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Portrush, County Antrim: Northern Ireland Coast
Scattering Ashes at Sea – Portrush Location The North Pier, Portrush harbour , County Antrim. Area of operation They cover the north coast of Donegal and the Mull of Kintyre including the Scottish Islands of Islay, Jura, Gigha and Iona. Type of boat See picture above Duration of trip Dependant on your wishes Capacity of…
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