Tag Archive: Ashes
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New Scottish ‘A Forms’
Changes to cremation forms in Scotland come into effect this month. Here Jim Brodie, of the SAIF Scottish Government Liaison… Read more >
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Ashes: what’s the legal position? (Part 2)
To see part 1 of Dr Conway’s feature on ashes, click here. With cremation, what happens at the crematorium is… Read more >
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Ashes: what’s the legal position?
When someone is buried, interment of the remains in the chosen gravesite is usually the end of the matter. With… Read more >
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Cremation research results
With the number of cremations at an all time high, new research has revealed 80% of the public are ‘happy’… Read more >
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Ashes ‘withheld’ from families
Families have been told by some local authorities that they cannot be given ashes if they do not pay for… Read more >
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Trials for Woodland Burial Funeral Plan
In recent months, Golden Charter has been working closely with GreenAcres Woodland Burials to develop a Woodland Burial Funeral Plan,… Read more >
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‘Fourth ceremony of life’
In the past, families had relatively few choices when it came to dealing with cremation ashes. They were buried in… Read more >
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Scotland’s first Inspector of Funeral Directors
Natalie McKail, who has past experience with the funeral profession through her role in Edinburgh City Council during the Mortonhall… Read more >