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The cremation service will take place early morning Monday to Friday.
When the time comes, our compassionate team will liaise between the person arranging the funeral and the chosen crematorium to find a suitable date and time.
You can, and it can make things easier and less stressful for when the time comes. If a loved one is suffering from a life limiting ailment, the dying person may want to be involved in their own funeral arrangements. Or a funeral can be planned when you're healthy with a funeral plan. We're happy to talk through your options 24/7 on 01543 211997.
Our [location] funeral services let you arrange a funeral from your own home. You can research and choose the funeral option that suits you best on our website, then give our experienced and empathetic team a call on 01543 212000. Whilst our funerals can be arranged without needing to visit any physical premises, we have a nationwide network of 40 crematoriums so can provide flexibility in where our attended cremations are held.
Our supplier LifeArt are one of the world’s leaders in environmentally clean coffin and casket technology. Their patented enviroboard coffins and caskets are formed from lightweight sheets made of wood fibres, resulting in a coffin that uses up to 80% fewer trees to produce. * The fibres are obtained from sustainable forestry operations, forestry or agricultural byproducts or recycled wood fibres. Where timber is used, only branches and bark which would otherwise be lost are used.
*LifeArt 2023 “compared to veneered coffins manufactured from MDF or Particleboard”
Absolutely. While fuss-free funerals focus on the cremation process, you have the freedom to organise a separate, **personalised memorial service at any time, allowing you to celebrate your loved one's life in a way that's meaningful to you.
Attended cremation costs vary between direct cremation providers, but the average attended cremation cost in the UK is £3,795.* At Distinct Cremations, our prices for an affordable memorial service start at just £1,599.
* The average cost of cremation in 2023 (SunLife Cost of Dying Report 2024, sunlife.co.uk/funeral-costs)
Unfortunately we can’t transfer funeral plans from a different company to ourselves. However, you can simply cancel your existing funeral plan and take out a new one with us if you want to.
You’re free to visit any of our crematoria, within their opening hours, to view the grounds and facilities ahead of time.
Oak Tree Court, Brookfield Drive, Cannock, WS11 0JN
