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The Natural Death Centre
For good and refreshing advice about different ways to approach dying and funerals, look at The Natural Death Centre.
London 2012 causes disruption to funerals
The traffic restrictions that have been imposed on parts of London as it hosts the 2012 Olympic Games have caused a logistical headache for London-based funeral directors.
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First-ever Good Funeral Guide Awards to celebrate the funeral industry’s best
The funeral industry is about to get its first ever set of industry awards, courtesy of the Good Funeral Guide, in a move which should help give some welcome publicity to the often overlooked but vital services performed by funeral directors and others within the sector.
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High-speed rail link to involve exhuming 50,000 people
Up to 50,000 sets of human remains could be exhumed during the construction of the new HS2 rail line between London and Birmingham, according to official estimates.
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Should the government provide free funerals?
With many families still struggling with the recession – and with the prospect of further economic storms to weather – it can be a big blow financially if you suddenly find you need to pay for a funeral. This is particularly true if the death comes totally unexpectedly. The capital city of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, now offers poor families who suffer bereavement a funeral paid for by the state. Should Britain do the same thing?
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Can you be laid to rest in your garden?
What are the laws about burial? Is it permitted to be buried in your own garden?
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What is cryonics?
A small number of people around the world have chosen to have their body preserved at a very low temperature when they die, in the hope that future medical advances will one day enable them to be brought back to life. Is this a reasonable option?
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What options do you have when dealing with someone’s ashes?
Around 70% of deaths now result in a cremation, meaning the vast majority of us will have to deal with a loved one’s ashes at some point. This poses a series of questions – moral, emotional, spiritual and practical – so some guidance may be useful.
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Colour my coffin
As the recent exhibition at London’s Southbank Centre demonstrated, coffins these days can come in any shape, form or colour. In fact, the sky’s the limit!
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