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Bullshit, we’re 2013, we should better ways of burial by now..
Absolutely agree with the previous comment. Who are the people behind promessa uk and their now obvious bias. Promessa uk, should now remove any and entitlement to use that name/website etc to prevent it from misleading any discussions on this subject of promession!
It’s about time in the 21st century we embrace the realities of lack and cost of land space, funeral costs (gas) and the environmental impact and associated costs. The sooner the government includes promession and other organic means, the better. The British public in particular are pragmatic enough even when dealing with the issue of death to accept the realities of our existing situation.
So now that Promession (and Cryomation and Resomation) is named in the Law Commission’s potential project on “A Modern Framework for Disposing of the Dead” what do people who read this blog think might happen next?
For me, the organisations behind these various “new” ideas are a little too sparing with the detail about their processes and how the carbon footprint etc really does compare with more “traditional” processes. But it would be great if this project could bring some renewed standards and clarity to existing processes and some also enable improvements to these or new and better processes to flourish.
[ As an aside, personally, the Promessa Foundation (in Sweden?) baffles me as much as ecoLegacy Limited (Dublin registered). Hopefully, Promessa is not going to waste planning officer time as ecoLegacy did in both Sevenoaks DC (England) and Fingal CC (Republic of Ireland) by failing to come up with any further info after a protracted period of time.
Both seem to have a legacy of promises of things about to happen which then never materialise. The Promessa name has been used by companies coming and going in Scandinavia, UK and elsewhere. Promessa UK Limited, referred to in the article above, dissolved in August 2012. The statement quoted in the article above still seems pertinent now, nearly 6 years further on. Presumably, the directors of Promessa UK at the time have sensibly moved on to things which are more likely achievable.
How did Promession get a mention both in the Scottish burial legislation and now in this Law Commission potential project? Resomation I can understand getting a mention as it is beyond the idea stage.
It’s going to be a struggle for the Law Commission caseworkers if the UK Law Commission has to sign up as a “Promessa Friend” to find out more about the process. Can’t see them being keen on that! And how can an undefined process be regulated anyhow? There are descriptions of Promession here and there on the web from various different sources including what appears to be Susanne W-M herself, but they differ. As do the various descriptions of ecoLation around the place. ]
Be a shame if this lack of transparency on an unnecessarily narrow range of new corpse processing techniques takes up too much time on what would otherwise be a good project?
This project seems like the kind of thing that should be generating a great deal of discussion from a huge variety of stakeholders, including the public, on this GFG blog? It’s potentially the next big leap forward in various aspects of everything that this blog concerns itself with, isn’t it?
Mary, would you contact me at fran.hall@goodfuneralguide.co.uk please? There’s something we’d like to discuss with you.
(I have tried writing to you at the address supplied but my message has been returned as undeliverable).
Thank you Mary. I am sorry about that. The reason is that I prefer to remain anonymous online except for minimal online shopping etc. My email address is my name so I can’t use it. I am not connected with the funeral trade past, present, or future in any way whatsoever so I don’t think I will have anything that could be of help to you.
My ongoing interest in the GFG blog is as a testator, potential future executor, bereaved person, friend of bereaved etc i.e. all the different ways an ordinary member of the public comes in contact with and needs the help of the funeral trade over a lifetime. Also, improving the “green” aspect of our lives and deaths on earth is of interest to me.
Therefore, the Law Commission project on “A modern framework for disposal of the dead” looks very interesting to me, if it goes ahead.
I am limited in my understanding by only having access to “free to air” information available on the web. There must be regular users of GFG who will / could have a lot to contribute to this project.
My understanding of Law Commission projects like this is that there will be ongoing industry and public consultation during the course of this project. I don’t know how that all happens. Thanks again for replying.
Sorry meant to say thank you Fran! Editing does not seem to be possible.
I’ve been hoping to have an alternative to just crem or burial for many years.
This seems to be exactly the right direction we need to go and I hope England is brave enough and forward thinking enough to promote and help push this forward.
Greener, space saving and a more palatable way to go, in my opinion.