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| Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. |
| Kenyan proverb |
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| 'Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.' |
| Edmund Burke |
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More and more people are considering different sorts of funeral as an alternative to traditional religious services and cremations. Many of which are along more environmentally friendly lines such as woodland burials or burial at home if the size of the grounds allows it. In fact the choice continues to widen, with people sometimes sending their ashes into space.
'Green burials' are becoming increasingly popular and there are a number of commercial sites opening around the country, promoting eco-friendly funerals and more informal ceremonies. These are often in woodland or nature reserve burial grounds of which there are currently about 50 already open in the UK, with at least another 50 applying for planning permission.
The Natural Death Centre has researched the laws and regulations for the UK surrounding burial on farmland and in large private gardens and recent cases have confirmed that no planning permission is required for 'a limited number of unmarked and unfenced graves'
For more information on this and other aspects of planning a 'green' funeral, we hope you find the following links helpful:
The Natural Death Centre
The Natural Death Centre is an educational charity dedicated to supporting those dying at home and providing a movement to parallel the natural birth movement, including acting for the consumer It produces its own handbook, The Natural Death Handbook (4th edition £15.50 inc p&p) which offers advice on all areas of organising a 'green burial' as well as aspects such as living wills. It also offers a good funeral guide, listing good funeral directors and good crematoria and cemeteries.
IfIshould die.co.uk
If I Should Die is a website dedicated to providing as much practical information and support as possible, in one easy place. It is aimed at everyone, whether they are considering their own death, coping with the death of a loved one, thinking about making a will or just needing some comforting words to help write a letter to a bereaved friend or family member
www.laterlife.com
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