direct cremation in england?

rls1973

sorry, not sure if this is the right place.

my mum and dad (both in fine health !) have heard of a relative in america who, when her husband died, used a direct cremation service, which means direct from the mortuary to the crematorium! :eek: no service, no mourners, no wake etc., and no huge bill. (sorry if this is bad taste!)

they've asked me to find out if it's allowed in england (they're not online) as they've decided that's what they want when it's their turn.
i've googled and all that but can't really find anything about it. i was wondering if any of you lot would know, as you always seem to have the answers! thanks!

scorpio_biker

Hi,

I had a quick search and found this interesting site
http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/births/Deaths/Cremation.asp

It says you don't need a service so I'm sure you can do straight from mortuary to cremation without any of the other bits. Looked at it briefly myself when having discussions with parents about this. They want to be cremated and the ashes interred in a woodland burial site but were worried about 2 services.

There is also this site which gives additional info
http://www.iccm-uk.com/index.asp?pagenumber=23
but I think this is where the Bournemouth site gets most of its info from.

HTH

rls1973

thanks for that scorpio biker! this site is great.why didn't i discover it earlier in life lol?!:T

Ms_Chocaholic

My FIL wants to go straight from the mortuary to the crem, driven past the door of his house in the hears.e where all his relatives and friends can stand in the garden, raise a glass of wine and say "cheers Joe"

rls1973

Ms_Chocaholic wrote:

My FIL wants to go straight from the mortuary to the crem, driven past the door of his house in the hears.e where all his relatives and friends can stand in the garden, raise a glass of wine and say "cheers Joe"

i like his style! :rotfl:

Jake'sGran

I have been struggling to get travel insurance for Spain that will cover my heart (pacemaker and mechanical valve) or, if it does cover it, will not cost a fortune. Glad to say I found it after over a week of searching. However, as a result of this I decided to check on repatriation costs if I were to go on holiday and pop off whilst there. It seems that the recommendation in Spain when someone dies on holiday there is to have a cremation and the husband/friend just brings home the ashes. My husband has said it will do for him. Think it would do for me too. Our family is not religious. I feel sure that it would be possible to do this in the UK too - why not?

One of my friends went on holiday with her husband who had had a heart attack a year previously. They were in their 80s. He died there, in Majorca, and the body was brought home but I do believe that they did not tell the holiday company the medical history when buying their insurance and just got away with it. When I asked the lady - in an oblique kind of way - she said "they didn't ask".

Errata

Not sure if this answers your post but here goes. People can be cremated in the UK without any ceremony of any kind. The Funeral Director can stand beside the coffin and give the deceased's name, date of birth, date of death and bow his head. Those attending can then make their way out and..............bingo.