Thinking About A Revolution

A question: Would you like your funeral in a church or at a crematorium? If you have a strong faith the answer will be obvious. But the number of weekly worshippers in the UK now stands at 12% and falling. So that leaves an awful lot of people - 88% - who are maybe less sure.

If I told you that the funeral service didn't have to be in either - that it could be conducted at home in the garden, at the golf club, in a farmers field in a marquee, would that change your mind? There is no legal constraint in the UK, other than you must have the permission of the person who owns the space.

How To Avoid 'Conveyor Belt' Ceremonies

Saying a personal, heartfelt farewell to the ones we love is such a valuable part of the grieving and healing process. "A good send off" is our way of saying thank you for all the memories, for the love and friendship we have shared. The funeral ceremony is also a 'line in the sand' of sorts. It marks the time when we return to the real world, still feeling the loss of the person who has died, but never the less renewed and heartened and ready to start resuming our own lives (*).