Funeral Practice in England

tommmy1979

Anyone know what the standard practice is in England in terms of removals, burial and so on..
Here we normally have the removal, mass and burial within 4 days ish but i think it can be much longer in England?

Anyone know the facts?

cheers

T

RobertFoster

I think it usually takes a week.

AlmightyCushion

I know after hours is usually full of muppetry and nonsense but for this one can we please keep it to a minimum. Cheers.

Lump

Depends on what's happened - If it's obviously natural causes then about a week. England is much busier than Ireland, depends how quickly a church/priest/undertaker is available. If it's dodgy circumstances it could take 2-3 weeks.

tommmy1979

That answers the question.. cheers lads

Alun

It can take much, much longer than here for a start. usually in the order of a week or so, but especially if someone dies, say, just before a bank holiday, it can take quite a bit longer to get everything arranged. When my MIL died just before Easter, it took 2 weeks to get everything sorted out.

As for 'removals' ... let's just say I hadn't a faintest clue what one was until I came here. Generally the body just stays in the funeral home at the undertakers premises until the day of the funeral and arrives at the church / crematorium minutes before the ceremony and is carried in by the pall bearers. Also be aware that cremations are much more common than traditional burials now, in fact I've never even been to a traditional burial in England when any of my relatives died, so that says a lot.

Another thing is that generally speaking, funerals are for family and close friends only. In other words it would be highly unusual in England for you to go to a funeral of, say, a work colleague's or friend's relative, or someone who you only knew casually, unless specifically invited by a family member.

Hope this helps.