People across the UK can now have their ashes scattered by drone as Co-op Funeralcare is offering customers the service. The new service, now available nationwide, will enable families to scatter ashes in special, memorable locations over land and sea, including at favourite beauty spots and sports grounds.
The service, which can be arranged though Co-op’s 800 funeral homes, is available to both customers who have arranged the funeral with Co-op, as well as those who have had the funeral elsewhere. With 80% of families now opting for cremation rather than burial, and 35% of people who chose cremation for their loved one now opting to scatter ashes in a location of significance, the launch is part of Co-op’s new range of commemoration options for loved one’s ashes.
The service enables families to scatter ashes in harder to access locations such as out a sea, over rivers or at sports grounds and beauty spots. Families are supported to find a suitable space to scatter their loved one’s ashes with assurance that all the necessary permissions and conditions are in place to create a unique and special farewell.
