Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Does Les work up at the Crem then Sid?.
Marek
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Ah its true Jeane doesnt just do funerals. Here is a picture of herself from a few years back...down the pub...
I came across this shot this morning when I went to find the lightning picture on the other thread about Rain. Liking the ghostbuster t-shirt!
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Ha ha ha yes............
Gosh that's a blast from the past PaulB!
In all seriousness I was actually given a private tour of the new crematorium at Lambeth and had to say I was very impressed, not only with the cleanliness, the computer system (which actually shows a little coffin on it's journey around the various stages) but most of all the way the staff handled the deceased. The guys there treated everyone with such respect it was wonderful to witness and I know from talking to them and others it wasn't just a 'show', they really care.
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Lovely picture`s again Jeane, and that white hearse looks the bee`s knee`s. What type of person uses white rather than black? Much more cheerful. I was walking up around the Buckland estate at lunchtime today, and there was a big funeral going on at the catholic church up there. I did note that every single person was dressed in black as opposed to what I usually see as another colour thrown in. I don`t know if all this black was because it was a catholic funeral? Whether traditional or not?
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Not at my funeral Colin I want all who come to have a good time and dress how they want to and lots of music
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Thank you Colin, the white hearse was fabulous. White is mostly used for children or young women although of course anyone can request that colour. I think Catholics still very much favour black, the only time you see them in other colours is if the deceased requested it at some point or it's a young person.
Vic that sounds like the West Indian funerals, steel band, colour and a real celebration of the persons life which is lovely.
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Same here Vic. It doesn`t have to be gloom and doom to show respect, unless of course the deceased or close family wished otherwise.
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Greeting`s Jeane, and guessed you wouldn`t be too far away. You`re like an angel looking down on us all, waiting to appear.
Have you ever been to a funeral such as Vic mention`s? I have seen news article`s over the year`s of individual`s wanting Beatle music etc blasting away at their funeral, but just out of interest, have funeral`s changed much over the years from what you`ve seen personally?
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All those lovely wartime songs would never have been composed if it wasn`t for our lovely Mr Hitler.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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true colin where would vera lynn have been without old adolf to inspire her?
additionally people in their eighties would not be able to say how they missed out on bananas in their youth.
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Colin, I have been to funerals where there was lots of loud music. At my Goddaughters everyone was requested to wear an item in pink, her favourite colour and there was a steel band as she loved playing steel drums. I think funerals have changed over the last 10-15 years becoming more relaxed - less black, more music and more choice of burial i.e. green, water etc. If you don't want a traditional coffin you can have bamboo, recycled paper, colourful (picture) coffins or a cocoon. Funerals have become much more individual and tailored to the person rather then the old style of the undertaker almost dictating what you can have. Now if it's legal you can have it. If you want to roll up at the church in a JCB or Uncle Tom's delivery van then you usually can.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Please do not think this is me ,but when our son died at the age of just 20years we had some great music like Guns and rose,s and,REM, and Marillion who he loved and was always going to their shows when he died they send us a card and they had all sign it, and they have their own magazine called the Webb and they done a write up of our boy.he had a great send off even the police held up the cars and lorrys on the A2 round about when we went by.And it was all done in St Pauls Catholic Church in Dover.
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That's so touching Vic.
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Thanks Jeane, interesting stuff, and what a refreshing change from my past experiences, got to wear a black tie etc. It`s the 21st century for goodness sake! Mind you, the sight of a hearse drawn by horses with those feather`s sticking up are something else.
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Exactly Colin. I'd love the best of both worlds, a traditional Victorian horse drawn and a few songs which reflect my sense of humour - Immortality by Celine Dion (don't like her but love the song) and Live it up by Mental as anything for the line 'Hey there you with the sad face come up to my place and live it up'. I love the irony and the thought of getting a laugh as I leave the building!
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It was done that way in the wild west with Billy the Kidd and the James boys, etc.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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sorry to hear that vic, must have been very emotional for you.
