A new funeral planning service which enables
people to write and pay for their own epitaph in advance has been launched) by
The Co-operative Funeralcare.
With more people electing to arrange a
personalised funeral, The Co-operative Funeralcare, the UK's largest provider
of funeral planning products, is giving people the chance to say exactly how
they would like to be remembered by choosing and writing their own lasting
memorial.
The pioneering memorial masonry plan, the first
of its kind, will give consumers the ability to choose the type of lasting
memorial they want. There are many types of memorials available, from
traditional headstones to slate sculptures.
This plan now means you can choose the material,
colour, style, lettering and write the actual inscription for your memorial and
pay for it in advance at today's masonry prices, avoiding any future increases.
The cost of a memorial masonry plan will vary
depending on the choice made and the geographical area as the plan will
incorporate fees for your specific cemetery or remembrance garden. There is no
limit to the length of an inscription, other than the space available on the
memorial.
Ian Mackie of The Co-operative Funeral Planning,
says:” With the new Memorial Masonry Plans we take paying in advance for a
funeral one step further by enabling people to decide the memorial they want
and what actually appears on it. Some local authorities do have restrictions on
the type of memorial allowed, but our team will advise on the options
available. The plan ensures family members are not left with the emotional and
financial burden of making these decisions at a very difficult time."
Funeral plans news: 24 November 2011
