Planning a funeral

Most funerals will be arranged through a funeral director rather than the bereaved family going directly to a cemetery office to make the necessary arrangements.

However, it is not a legal obligation to use a funeral director to make the necessary funeral arrangements and the office staff at Salford cemeteries are available to offer information and advice leaflets to enable you to make the correct choice for either your own funeral arrangements or the arrangements of your loved one.

There are many organisations available who can offer advice on how to personalise and plan your own funeral. The Natural Death Centre can offer information and advice on how to arrange inexpensive, do-it-yourself and environmentally-friendly funerals.

Arranging your own funeral (burial and cremation)

Funerals may be planned in advance and there are many people who prepare for this, so that their surviving loved ones do not have to make the decisions at the time of the death. The Natural Death Centre have information and forms which help you to make a will. It is called The Living Will.

A leaflet has been produced to explain the stages of making the necessary burial or cremation arrangements without involving a funeral director. If you would like a copy please call 0161-789 1901 or email peelgreencemetery@hotmail.com.

DIY burials

It is possible to bury your loved one in private land, outside the scope of traditional cemeteries. This method has become known as a 'DIY burial' or 'the back garden burial'.

Woodland burials

Bereavement Services do not have their own ‘Woodland’ burial area, but have joined a partnership arrangement with the Woodland Cemetery, City Road, Ellenbrook (0161-790 1300) who designed and opened their cemetery on the Salford/Wigan border for families who want an alternative to the traditional lawn-type graves.

This page was last updated on 3 October 2009