On 28/11/2015 11:13, cecilia wrote: > On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:34:09 +0000, Charles Ellson <ce11son@yahoo.ca> > wrote: > >> Cremated remains are not a "body" and there are for >> most practical purposes no special restrictions on their disposal. > > Until one gets down to the final actions, e.g. > > cemeteries have found that roses don't do well with an excess of ash, > so control locations of scattering; > > in CoE (at least) consecrated ground, ashes should not be scattered, > but buried. The minister should be involved; > > a "favorite location" is usually owned by some body who may not take > kindly to having ash scattered, or holes dug; > > if disposal is to be in a churchyard, cemetery etc, the crematorium > issues a piece of paper to give to the person in charge of the site. > This is usually dealt with by the undertaker, if still involved in > what is happening. > There have been similar problems in the Highlands with people spreading ashes in 'favourite locations' which often are a very fragile environment (they also tend to fix plaques which then have to be removed by someone).