Pure Cremation advert

Norman_Conquest

Norman_Conquest

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There are a lot of people going down that route and you can understand why with the price of a funeral compared to £1300 these companies charge. There's just been an advert on the tele regarding this service and it says they have hundreds of positive reviews - how does the user review their service?

Seriously, I know the wife has chosen to be cremated using a service like this and I honestly think I will go down this route. Once you are gone you and I don't want to put my family through what is a very difficult day.

Obviously, I would respect anyone choosing a full funeral.

P.S. I'm not choosing to go just yet, you might have to put up with me for a few more years spouting rubbish.
 
The last 5 funerals I have been to have been cremations.

Unfortunately some of the venues are far too small - they need to have different sized venues available - two at Redcar were like fast food joints. Fed in at one end and out at another but the last one at least half of the attendees could not get in and were asked to go directly to the after crematorium venue.

Me I go with the fire - I don't see the point in using space unnecessarily on this earth when I am no longer a presence on it.
 
swordtrombonefish said:
Unfortunately some of the venues are far too small - they need to have different sized venues available - two at Redcar were like fast food joints. Fed in at one end and out at another but the last one at least half of the attendees could not get in and were asked to go directly to the after crematorium venue.
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The Pure Cremation is different, known as Direct Cremation by most Funeral Directors.
No need for a venue as it all happens privately with no service, attendees, hearse or anything.
They collect the body, transfer it to a crematorium, cremate it in a simple coffin and deliver the ashes in a basic container or one that you provide.
My mother chose that method then a few days later we had a simple get together with friends and family, where we talked about our memories.
Beforehand her sisters in particular weren't happy as they expected a full service. But it was actually lovely. Stress free, less traumatic and relaxed.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
There are a lot of people going down that route and you can understand why with the price of a funeral compared to £1300 these companies charge. There's just been an advert on the tele regarding this service and it says they have hundreds of positive reviews - how does the user review their service?

Seriously, I know the wife has chosen to be cremated using a service like this and I honestly think I will go down this route. Once you are gone you and I don't want to put my family through what is a very difficult day.

Obviously, I would respect anyone choosing a full funeral.

P.S. I'm not choosing to go just yet, you might have to put up with me for a few more years spouting rubbish.
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Their advertising states they never get any complaints, which is fair enough.
 
I imagine reviews are from people organising the funeral?

Not everyone plans it ahead

When we did my mums she wanted to do a video of her reading her own eulogy message which I'd recorded for her and figured they had video facilities so easily done

Was I think £300 to play the video and £200 to livestream it for her brother in Thailand. Appreciate there would be some costs but that's just wild. If we'd known we'd have probably repurposed it to a surprise video to be played at the wake as she would have hated wasting money like that.
 
We've just gone down that route this week for the F-I-L. He was 95 and we were his only direct family, friends all having long-departed. Why pay loads of money for a service conducted by someone he never even met? He specified that he wanted no grieving or fuss or sombre clothes. We're getting together as a family sometime in the next few weeks to celebrate his life, and that doesn't need a venue hiring at a huge cost or someone to spout words on our (or his) behalf. I'm all for it and would wish the same for myself.
 
We scattered my Dad's ashes at the top of Huntcliff, Saltburn, just by the coastguard's cottages, which is where our first ancestors lived after arriving from Ireland during the famine. I think of him every time I come back to Saltburn and look up at the cliff.
 
I've always liked the idea of being cremated and my ashes planted with a tree or something. I started putting together a list of songs for my funeral and it's probably about 2 hours worth of music. I like the sound of a gathering and they can have the music on in the background, finishing with a rendition of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Everyone has to sing that, that's my only real instruction.
 
Littlejimmy said:
I've always liked the idea of being cremated and my ashes planted with a tree or something. I started putting together a list of songs for my funeral and it's probably about 2 hours worth of music. I like the sound of a gathering and they can have the music on in the background, finishing with a rendition of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Everyone has to sing that, that's my only real instruction.
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I was once at a funeral and they played 'We All Live in a Yellow Submarine' as we were leaving.
 
We should all arrange for it to be scattered at stadium of light where, together with that 4-0 win, they'll never get us out of their memories (or snouts).
 
I’m getting cremated.
My lad will put a bit behind south stand goal. Don’t tell anybody.
Some is going off eston nab.
The rest is going in with my fish food and the koi carp are going to eat me.

Wife said I’m strange.
 
Facefuzz said:
I’m getting cremated.
My lad will put a bit behind south stand goal. Don’t tell anybody.
Some is going off eston nab.
The rest is going in with my fish food and the koi carp are going to eat me.

Wife said I’m strange.
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It'll have to be a covert operation. When my Uncle died we tried to get his ashes scattered in certain places at the Riverside but the club wouldn't allow it. Had to sneakily leave a bit of him here and there, some on his season ticket seat, some by the Ayresome Park gates etc
 
theredrooster said:
It'll have to be a covert operation. When my Uncle died we tried to get his ashes scattered in certain places at the Riverside but the club wouldn't allow it. Had to sneakily leave a bit of him here and there, some on his season ticket seat, some by the Ayresome Park gates etc
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I just have images of loads of people surreptitiously sprinkling ashes around the Riverside from their trousers like in the great escape. :D
 
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