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Gaulds Of Crieff |
J & C McWilliam |
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A FUNERAL WITH A DIFFERENCE |
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HORSE DRAWN HEARSE |
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People now appreciate the by gone days of the horse. More and more families are looking for something different to say goodbye to there loved ones and the horse drawn hearse is one feature, which is becoming more readily available. We are proud to say we can now offer this service to our clients. We must inform you that the use of a horse drawn hearse is not always possible depending on the distances involved in the funeral service. We will strive to make it available to the clients who express a wish to use this service. **Click here for Pictures of Italian glass Hearse *
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MOTORCYCLE
FUNERAL’S A dignified
final ride by Motorcycle sidecar hearse: www.motorcyclefunerals.com We had the pleasure of
working alongside Rev Paul Sinclair in late 2004, he provided his Motorcycle
sidecar hearse (Suzuki Hayabusa)
for a family who had requested that their loved one would have loved
the idea of one last blast and were thrilled to learn that such a service was
indeed available from Rev Paul Sinclair’s Motorcycle Funeral service, Paul
was joined on the journey to the Crematorium by friends of the family, who
appropriately were also on their motorbikes and the sight of the motorcycle
hearse followed by a large number of other bikes caused quite a stir and
genuinely brought the town to a halt; as everyone turned to stare as the
cortege made its way slowly through Crieff and on to its final destination,
but only after the promised “last blast” where the speed was raised just
above that of normal funeral cortege for a mile or two, of which the family
were genuinely pleased and stated that “its just what he would have wanted”.
Paul’s hearse is available countrywide and throughout the year, we have no
hesitations in recommending his company and service to our clients. Should
you have any questions or need more information please use our email-link or click on Paul’s link above
to contact him directly. Click here to view Large
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We would recommend
however that preplanning this sort of funeral is recommended, as the
Greenfield site may not allow any type of marker for the grave, and the there
may not be a site nearby therefore it may require travelling a distance to
get to the burial site. Also the costs involved can be much higher than a
normal burial. The availability of these Greenfield or Woodland burial sites
is not sufficient to cover all of the UK, so a little planning will go along
way if this is to be the chosen means of burial, although most councils have
already acknowledged there support of such new approaches to make better use
and management of cemeteries and if they don’t yet have plans for a woodland
burial site they are raising awareness of the public to the advantages it brings.
We have added links to sites with further information on this matter. : ( The Cemetery
overlooks the tranquil valley of the River Earn, a peaceful last resting
place for loved ones. The aim of the cemetery is to give families the option
of a Perthshire
Greenfield Burial Ground The information
given below includes existing or proposed woodland burial sites available in
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PRIVATE BURIALS |
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Often people ask can we
be buried in our own ground/garden. The answer to this question is YES. IF you own the ground. We
will give you an example of a funeral we conducted to try to explain the procedure.
A person died suddenly and the relatives expressed a wish for the deceased to
be buried in an adjoining paddock to their house, which they owned. We had to
inform Environmental Health of the proposed burial and an officer from the
local department visited the paddock, this was to ensure that it was not near
a water supply fresh or otherwise, and would not cause any health risk. Once
the officer was satisfied that the ground posed no health risk then
permission was granted. No planning permission was required. We then
organized a local firm to dig the grave on the family's behalf and the
funeral was conducted approximately seven days after the person died. But we
would like to point out that the position of the grave must then be added to
the deeds for that land showing there are human remains buried there (which
may effect the value of your property). Now this obviously involved a
solicitor. Our advice would be that if you want buried in your own ground to
try and make the arrangements prior to death. Contact the appropriate
authorities and check with them what permission will be required, as every
council have different by laws, consult a solicitor and your local funeral
director. As far as we are aware NO planning permission is required for a private
burial in your own ground. |
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NON RELIGOUS
FUNERALS |
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People often think a
member of the clergy must carry out a funeral service. This is not true a
funeral service can be carried out by anyone. If the families of the loved one
wish a church service, then obviously the Clergy responsible for that church
will have to be involved. But that does not mean to say that you cannot ask
for someone else to be involved in the funeral service. But if you require a
non-religious service, which is a funeral service with no Clergy involved,
then this is possible. Most Funeral Directors have their own service rooms,
where a service can be carried out by whoever the families wish to conduct
the service. Also the Crematorium will be only too happy to agree to someone
outwit normal religious services, provided this person abides with the time
schedule of that crematorium. A venue such as the local town hall or even
church hall may be available for such a service. Now the question? Who can
conduct the service; either a member of the family, friend, work colleague,
funeral director or a member of the humanist society can conduct the service.
Your funeral director can assist you with the content of the service and
should you wish a Member of the Humanist Society (A non-religious society
with members in most areas who can conduct funeral services) then your
funeral director can arrange this for you. (There will be a charge by the
Humanist Member for conducting the service) The important thing is that the
Funeral Service is conducted with dignity and conforms to all legal
requirements; the actual content of the service can be whatever the family
wishes or follows the instructions left by the deceased. Contact for Humanist
Society. All material remains the property of Gaulds Funeral
Directors, no reproduction allowed without prior consent being given Updated |