Published Date:
10 November 2009
A sei oov ti git a crematorium in the Borders. Thone's something they've been speakin' aboot for years eh?
It's aye seemed strange that Borderers hev to gaun ti Mortonhall ootside Edinburgh or doon ti Carlisle on the road ti meet their maker. Now it seems oov ti git oor ain facility amongst oor rollin' hills. No afore time ana folk wull be sayin'. Though a hope oo de need ti yaise eet afore time either. If ee ken what a mean.
There's been a gradual change in the wushes o' folk when they leave this wurld wi mare choices available. Alang wi the still popular traditional services in the local churches that folk might hev been associated wi during their lives, oov alsi seen humanist services becomin' popular, an' other non-religious celebrations o' a life on this earth ended, wi mibbee a new yin aboot ti begin elsewhere dependin' on yer beliefs.
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Last Updated:
10 November 2009 11:54 AM
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