General Chat

Mike - thats absolutely beautiful..... I am so sorry for your loss and sending you a HUGE PINK HUG!! xx

Mike can I give you a slap ? come on folks line up.... a quid a slap...payable to the Harlowgirl chocolate fund... E x

Nowt wrong with crying when you mean it - im a hard Northerner and still do it on occasion lol

Mike Sending you (((((hugs))))) Dee xx

crying like a babe... but Ma would slap me lol and go ' get on' xx

Mike sweetheart, hang on in there - it does get easier with time :-) still hurts but you can cope with it

kim, She is lol xxx Noo -- it was so good and peaceful and calm and actually you could see the growth of trees etc so you could see life go on - it was wonderful - not morbid like a graveyard.

Mike, That sounds beautiful, so you are all at peace now. Kim xx

Lynda, She goes bury me here -- we go ok! Ma was like that! you didnt argue lol what she wanted she got! and she got exactly what she wanted... peace and beauty. it was lovely.

Sheila. No problem.. we expected a huge bill -- Ma had paid in advance--- £600 no transport for us just her lol

Mike, hope you dont think im insensitive in asking but was it expensive? i was totally shocked at how much funerals cost even tho i didnt have to pay for it - smacks to me of making a profit from peoples grief a bit.

Dee, She had planned it!! Such a shock but there you go --- went with her wishes and it was lovely. xx

Ma is in a plot in Cardiff.. but talking to those after I believe there are lots of sites everywhere... whatever -- Ma would love to push a tree up than daisies!! strong in life and death!

No she was buried.. and true to Mum in a bio gradable coffin thing! never thought of it but she did talk of it before--- you have biodegrable coffins then you plant a tree above -- some allow a plaque on the tree some dont--- there were 800 odd where Mum is so a small woodland? eventually ok you cant go and put flowers -- but as my Ma said flowers are for living--- when I'm long gone Ma's woodland will be here?

Where about was it mike ? My neighbour had a woodland burial in January. There was a tiny chapel where you all met on the site. The coffin was made of wicker and was beautiful, a spray of flowers were put on top of the coffin (All was biogradable) The service was beautiful, tailored towards everything Albert was. The coffin was then put on this barrow thing and pulled to the site. It was the best funeral Id ever attended and my first burial. Elaine x ps the site was Herongate Wood Near Brentwood Essex

Mike, i think thats a lovely place to be, I too would like something similar !! Rox xx

Mike, we buried my mums ashes in a lovely place facing the sea, with loads of trees around. Its really comforting to have somewhere nice to go and remember. Hope youre doing ok, it gets easier to cope with.

Mike excuse me if I am being insensitive, but is she buried there or did you bury her ashes? Altho either way what a lovely idea.... no gravestones and giving back to nature at the same time. xx

Hi Mike Glad things went well How do you arrange a woodland burial? Daft question I know, but I am totally anti cremation and cemeteries seem to be filling at an alarming rate. Is it best to make your wishes known in advance? Dee xx

I was so shocked when I realised Mum wanted this..... but have to say the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I thought Mum wanted traditional funeral -- she always talked of 'green' but to be honest we never paid attention! It was wonderful -- all she would have wanted and more... so calm so lovely then we planted a tree---hopefully more will bury here so it will grow into a small woodland -- it was beautiful.