9 things to know about funerals during Covid

1. The maximum number of people who can attend is 30, and this may be less if the room is not large enough for adequate social distancing. (March 2021)
2. We still can hold small, intimate funerals at our Riverstone ceremony hall by the River Dart. We can Zoom the ceremony to all those who can’t attend.
3. You can still have a beautiful ceremony. Over 60% of funerals are now held by independent funeral celebrants who will reflect the life, values and beliefs of the person who has died.
4. We are still able to dress the person who has died in whatever clothes are chosen and you can still come to Riverstone and sit with them.
5. Most crematoria allow wicker, bamboo, banana leaf and cardboard coffins as long as the bottom is plywood, only insisting on solid coffins when the person has died with Covid.
6. Churches are open for funeral services with up to 30 people.
7. Natural burials are still allowed, providing beautiful places for less formal funerals. There are 13 in Devon e.g. Sharpham Meadow
8. We can’t sing together at funerals but you can still have your music choices to listen to.
9. Wakes, memorial ceremonies and ashes interments / scatterings are limited to just 6 people.

Simon Smith. Heart & Soul Funerals, Buckfastleigh. 01364 643522 Totnes 01803 840779