You can choose for your loved ones ashes to be scattered, buried or kept in a casket. Because scattering and burial are final, we strongly recommend you allow time to consider all the options and discuss it with your family.

You can scatter ashes;

Your funeral director will be able to advise who you need to speak to when making the arrangements.

Burial of ashes

People who bury ashes do so for a variety of reasons. For instance, so they can visit the burial site, so they can put up a memorial at the site, or perhaps so that the ashes of more than one family can be placed together. You can bury ashes;

Keeping the Ashes

Some people prefer to keep the ashes at home in a casket designed for that purpose. In some cases this is so that when a spouse or partner dies, the remains of both can be scattered or buried together. You can view our range of Ashes Caskets in Our Products.

Other options for keeping ashes are to divide amongst family members or to place in a piece of jewellery, for example, in a specially designed locket.

Your local Co-operative Funeralcare Funeral Arranger will be able to advise you on your options.