At ARKA Original Funerals we make sure that you feel comfortable and unpressured about making decisions for the funeral of a loved one.We offer advice and information about the wide range of choices for traditional and woodland burials, cremation, ashes interment and scattering. Encouraging you to participate as much as you wish, we help to create and style personal ceremonies, through the provision of ministers, or celebrants, and the fitting selection of music, vehicles and other poignant and personal touches.Unlike many high profile, high street funeral directors, we mainly offer natural funerals. We use essential oils in the gentle and respectful preparation of the body, as through experience we know that embalming is an invasive and unnecessary procedure in most cases. We dress the deceased in their own clothes, or use organic cotton shrouds. All of our coffins and urns are made from natural, sustainable materials, such as willow, bamboo, untreated pine, cardboard and recycled paper. Several studies have shown that family involvement and empowerment throughout the funeral process is fundamental within the grieving process, yet many funeral directors would not want families to be present during some of the procedures they carry out in preparing the body. Our gentle and respectful approach is, however, why at ARKA Original Funerals we willingly involve families in all aspects of the funeral preparation, from dressing the deceased, to carrying the coffin on the day of the funeral.

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Our Services From the initial contact we will guide and support you through the whole funeral process, both personally and professionally. There are many aspects to think about, from the type of ceremony and venue, to the choice of coffin and vehicles. All are very important decisions and need time to be considered. There is no reason why arranging a funeral should be rushed. Those involved need to recouperate from the shock and grief that even an expected death can bring. At ARKA Original Funer