‘There are alternatives but they need planning.’

Thinking outside the box: Michael Yates on funeral preparations

by Michael Yates 6th March 2020

My wife and I are approaching a collective 160 years – halfway between our respective eightieth birthdays. This certainly concentrates our minds on a whole range of end-of-life issues! Questions arise about what arrangements are appropriate for Friends. The ‘Funeral Wishes’ form may be useful for some but does not address the more knotty questions. Most go down the well-trodden line of burial or cremation – the cost of which rises year by year. There are alternatives, but they need planning and family members need to be involved.