Simply Direct and Local Attended Cremation

What is a Direct Cremation?

An unattended cremation, also known as a direct cremation, is a service where a cremation takes place without a traditional funeral ceremony or mourners present. Instead, family and friends can choose to have a private memorial service or celebration of life, at a later date, or simply remember the deceased in their own way.

Simply Direct Cremation

Our Simply Direct Cremation is an option in which your loved one is cremated without a funeral service or ceremony and is booked, by us, on a date of our choice.

If you were to choose a Simply Direct Cremation, your loved one would be collected by us and remain in our care until we take them to the crematorium (at a time agreed by the crematorium). You will be informed of the date that the cremation will take place, once it has been booked.

Total cost: £1,500

Local Attended Cremation

Our Local Attended Cremation is where there is a 15 minute funeral service or ceremony prior to the cremation. It differs from a Simply Direct Cremation, in that the cremation takes place at Wealden Crematorium in Horam, and we personally take your loved one to the crematorium.

A Local Attended Cremation also gives the additional options of coming to pay your respects as your loved one is in our chapel, perhaps laying flowers on the coffin. If you wish to spend some time with your loved one in our chapel of rest.

Total cost: £2,500

Optional additional services available for both these services.

Single use of our chapel of rest (this includes dressing and preparing for viewing)

Additional charge: £200

A charge of £20 per day will be made for caring for your loved one after two weeks.

Both of our services – Direct Cremation and Local Attended Cremation – offer the following:

• Tester & Jones to collect your loved one and bring them into our care

• Care of your loved one at our premises until the day of the cremation

• Assistance with death registration

• Completions of all statutory cremation forms

• Arranging the cremation date and time

• Providing a simple coffin with a nameplate

• Transport to the crematorium on the day of the cremation

• Arranging the safe return of the ashes or scattering in the Garden of Remembrance at the crematorium

We will be happy to talk things through and give you some guidance and information on how we may be able to shoulder some of the burden – at least with practical affairs.

Call us on: 01892 611811