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Co-op Funeralcare launch ‘Aerial Ashes’ service, using drones to scatter people’s remains in remote areas
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(Image credit: Co-op)
(Image credit: Co-op)
In what is believed to be a world first,Co-op Funeralcareare about to start offering a new airborne ash scattering service, using drones to takes the remains of people’s loved ones up into the sky above a special spot (on land or sea) before releasing them to whatever fate the four winds have in store for them.
Thebest dronesare so now sophisticated that they have been employed to do everything fromfinding lost dogsto taking footage ofsunrises on the roof of the world, but using them to transport and scatter ashes over rivers, coastlines and remote peaks is an entirely new development.
(Image credit: Co-op)
(Image credit: Co-op)
The Co-op, which is the country’s biggest funeral provider, with 800 undertaker facilities around the country, organises the ‘Aerial Ashes’ service from a base in Yorkshire, but it’s going to be available all around Britain.
According to the company’s research, over a third of families who have cremated a loved one in the past five years then chose to scatter the ashes somewhere significant, with beauty spots featuring prominently on the list, but often such places are tricky to access. Customised drones can help with that, carrying a box of ashes high into the sky over the chosen area, before releasing the remains in a dramatic and poignant final dedication to the person who has passed.
(Image credit: Co-op)
(Image credit: Co-op)
“Our colleagues are dedicated to supporting the bereaved families we serve long after the funeral and the sky really is the limit now in terms of the choices that are available,“ said Gill Stewart, MD of Co-op Funeralcare
“Cremation has continued to grow at pace as a choice for funerals. We’re always looking at new and innovative ways to help families honour their loved one’s not just through the funeral service, but also through uniquely personal commemorative options for their ashes.”
On of the companies experienced drone operators, a former RAF pilot, Chris Mace added: “Drones are increasingly being viewed a means of providing essential services in our society, with investment in creating drone superhighways being looked at as this technology use grows.
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“The use of drones to provide new options to scatter ashes is an emerging and unique way that this technology can offer a truly memorable service. Ensuring that the right permissions are sought is essential and weather conditions must be favourable, but the use of a drone alleviates much of the worry when families want to scatter ashes in otherwise hard to reach locations.”
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