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What is Direct Cremation?
A funeral without the service
A direct cremation is a modern alternative to a traditional cremation funeral. The cremation takes place completely separately from the personal farewell, allowing families to create their own special remembrance in their own time. It’s perfect for people who don’t like funerals.
Families tell us that creating a beautiful funeral with the ashes urn or a favourite photograph as the focal point is less daunting and more accessible.
How does a Pure Cremation differ from a traditional cremation?
A direct cremation simply separates the farewell ceremony from the practical aspects of the cremation. The standard of care and cremation should be just as high as that provided for a traditional service.
What you get
A Pure Cremation
Traditional Cremation
You decide
You decide
Say a more personal goodbye - where, when and how you choose
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Why choose a direct cremation?
A direct cremation is an increasingly popular alternative to a traditional funeral. Instead of coming to the crematorium, friends and family choose the perfect time, place and style for their farewell event. Some of the benefits of a direct cremation are:
The family can be in charge of things
A more personal goodbye
Lower cost
Holding your farewell somewhere comfortable and familiar
Fulfilling any expressed wish for a “no-fuss” cremation
Focus on the celebration of life
How does a direct cremation work?
A beautiful funeral made affordable. Here’s how: We provide the dignified, low-cost cremation and your family create a truly personal, separate farewell on your terms. What we do:
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We will care for your family
Your death will need to be registered, so our expert team will guide them through the simple paperwork. They’ll provide updates for their comfort and reassurance, including the cremation date if they wish to know it. (Please note: we can only give a time where an attended committal has been requested)
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We will collect you
We will respectfully bring you into our care and you will rest safely with us until the cremation
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We will care for you
Our trained team will prepare your body with care and respect, placing you in a solid wood eco-coffin after removing medical devices (if required) and safeguarding any personal items such as jewellery
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We will carry out the simple, unattended cremation
You are conveyed to the crematorium on the date confirmed with your family. There’s no service but that is the only difference – everyone is treated with the same great care and dignity
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We will hand-deliver the ashes
Ashes are placed in an urn made of recycled materials featuring a unique ceramic identity disc and returned by appointment by our own staff. Any personal items such as jewellery will be returned at this time
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Your family can plan a celebration of life
We take care of the hard part, so your family can focus on celebrating your life the way you would want. Here are some ideas on how they can Plan a personal farewell
The Big Future of Funerals Survey 2022
With 17,135 responses from Pure Cremation Funeral Planning customers the 2022 report offers important insights into how consumer attitudes have already changed, and how UK funerals will evolve.
Since 2019 there has been a dramatic and rapid increase in the number of direct cremation plan holders, with sales of this style of plan growing faster than any other. This indicates that the appeal of direct cremation has broadened very quickly, and the pace of this change will be of real concern, presenting an unprecedented challenge to all those providers who rely on customers choosing a more traditional send-off.
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.
9 out of 10 direct cremations are unattended at Pure Cremation, which means there are no mourners present for a funeral service at the crematorium or at the cremation itself. Our experienced cremation technicians will carry out the process with utmost respect and without anyone present – whether that is family or friends.
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Pure Cremation offers an unrivalled continuity of care, from the first phone call to the hand delivery of the ashes. If you pass away in England or Wales, then the unattended cremation will take place at Charlton Park Crematorium, in the Hampshire countryside.
Unattended cremations for people who pass away in Scotland take place at the stunning Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium or The Hurlet Crematorium. Cremations in Northern Ireland take place at Lakelands Crematorium.
In all cases, the cremation is performed by dedicated staff, who treat everyone with the same level of dignified, respect and care.
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Some coffin materials provide a good fuel source, reducing the amount of gas used, while others actively hamper the cremation. Untreated solid wood coffins are the best, and that’s why we use natural pine as our standard. MDF coffins burn well, but unpleasant chemicals are used to produce the MDF board itself.
Most people are surprised to learn that cremating ‘green’ coffins, such as seagrass, willow and cardboard, use the most gas. Cardboard coffins are particularly problematic because they result in a thick layer of sooty ash that activity prevents heat penetration and prolongs the cremation. Our skilled cremation technicians will use their knowledge and experience, to dynamically monitor and adjust each cremation for safety and efficiency.