Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress

stone age or not, Thats how I want to be buried.

As I am getting nearer to dreath, I have recently looked into what that entails.

I looked at the legal side of burials here in the UK.

Funeral Directors have set themselves up as the go to death service. A monopoly on death as it were. Oak coffins, Marble head stones, the team of horse drawn carriages, the church service, the flowers, the crematorium service, cost an arm and a leg.

Although families, in the period of of grief rush to their nearest Funeral Directors there is no need.

Looking through the coffin brochures to make you feel guilty and the salesman or woman pointing out the best deals and best mark up prices.

for me this is taking advantage of the bereavement process.

We in the UK can be buried anywhere, we do not have to ask permission unless someone else owns the land.

You can be buried in your garden under the apple tree if thats what you wish for.

There are companies who have challenged this monopoly and offer cheap burials in beautiful countryside settings.

I have been to two recently. One person had their cremated remains buried on a hill in Surrey. Just a small group of family and close friends attended. we all told stories about our relationship with them. It was a lovely day.

The second one, the person was buried in a wicker coffin that the wife had bought on Amazon for £150. Again they were buried on a hillside in Surrey.

The alternative was to spend £5,000 and upwards to bury your loved one for profit