31/03/2026
Yesterday I held a funeral service at the funeral directors premises prior to a direct cremation. These are now becoming much more recognised as an option.
Please know that you have options like this, a direct cremation doesn't have to be done by a company you find on the Internet, dealing with someone by phone and never seeing the people who will take your person into their care.
Direct cremations are offered by all the funeral directors you walk past each day , by the ones at the end of your street, by the ones whose staff you see nipping out for their lunches at the same butty shop you go to. Your loved one can be nearby, at a place you recognise and can go to the crematorium near you that you walk through when the flowers are out.
Please consider your local Funeral director if you are in the position of considering a direct cremation, and consider the option of having an in house service or a separate service in a pub, sports hall or other space nearby so that you do get the chance to process your feelings and receive all the hugs and support from the others who love you and your person.
A service can look, feel and sound very different to the picture a lot of people have in their heads. Consider staying local for direct cremation, consider a service that's separate, know that you have choices
Humanist Ceremonies
Photo description for the visually impaired, a dark green background with lighter green writing that says - a funeral can look different in many ways , there is no single "right" way to have a funeral
