The Cremation Society of Great Britain

Annual Cremation Conference and Seminar 2004

The Highcliff Marriott Hotel, Bournemouth

Wednesday 14th, Thursday 15th and Friday 16th July 2004

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CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS

An elegant cliff top hotel commanding panoramic sea views across the bay, yet only five minutes from the Town Centre. Recently refurbished air-conditioned bedrooms include satellite TV and mini-bar. The Hotel boasts a fabulous lounge and terrace bar with a sea view restaurant. Superb outdoor leisure facilities include swimming pool, floodlit tennis court, mini golf, croquet and games room. Indoor facilities include swimming pool, sauna, steam room spa bath, gym and beauty therapy suite.

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LOCATION

By Road - Take the A338 (dual carriageway) through Bournemouth until you see signs for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), follow these signs until you reach West Cliff Road, then take the second turning right after the BP services station.

Nearest Rail Station - Bournemouth, 1¼ miles

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ACCOMMODATION DETAILS

Room with ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, satellite TV, modem/fax link, voice mail, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, mini bar, trouser press,
iron and ironing board, tea and coffee making facilities, full English breakfast, use of leisure facilities and VAT at 17.5%.

ACCOMMODATION RATES

Single room: All consisting of single occupancy of a double room. £99 (inc. VAT) per person per night

A limited number of single rooms at £85 per person are available for early bookings. You will be notified if you have qualified for one of these.

Double/twin room: £120 (inc. VAT) per room per night

Delegates wishing to stay at the Highcliff Marriott must make their reservations via the Society's office to obtain these special terms.

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FEES

DELEGATES' FEE

£329 (Sterling) - [£280.00 + £49.00 VAT)

Covers: Documentation. Admittance to all sessions, including one-day Seminar What is Respectful Disposal? Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, Conference Banquet and tea/coffee/biscuits between working sessions.

SPOUSES' / GUESTS' FEE

£158 (Sterling) - [£134.47 + £23.53 VAT]

Covers: Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, Spouses’/Guests’ Tour, Conference Banquet and tea/coffee/biscuits between working sessions.

ONE-DAY SEMINAR ONLY - THURSDAY 15TH JULY
WHAT IS RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL?

£144.00 (Sterling) - [£122.55 + £21.45 VAT]

Covers: Documentation. Admittance to all sessions. Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, Conference Banquet and Coffee and Tea between working sessions.

FRATERNAL DELEGATES

£142 (Sterling) - [£120.85 + £21.15 VAT]

Covers: Documentation. Admittance to all sessions, including one-day Seminar What is Respectful Disposal? Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, Conference Banquet and tea/coffee/biscuits between working sessions.

CREMATION SOCIETY MEMBERS

Free. Function tickets may be purchased separately. See below.

DAILY RATES (excluding functions)

DAILY RATES (including functions)

INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION TICKETS

EXHIBITORS

TRADE DELEGATE

£310 (Sterling) - [£263.83 + £46.17 VAT]

Covers: Minimum exhibition area 2 metres (length) x 1 metre (depth). Attendance of one representative. Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, tea/coffee/biscuits between working sessions.

ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

£155 (Sterling) - [£131.91 + £23.09 VAT]

Covers: Attendance of one representative. Tickets for Welcome Evening (including viewing of Exhibition), Delegates’ Lunch, tea/coffee/biscuits between working sessions.

ADDITIONAL 1 METRE SPACE

£95 (Sterling) - [£80.85 + £14.15 VAT]

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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

(all timings are approximate)

WEDNESDAY 14th July 2004

13.30 hrs Coffee will be served in the Dorchester Suite Bar area

INAUGURAL SESSION

14.15 hrs Opening of Conference by the President of the Society

14.30 hrs THE RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AFTER DEATH AND DISASTER - IS THERE A CASE FOR A NATIONAL STANDARD?
by Lucy C Payne LLB, MSC, MICDDS, MIEM

This presentation will focus on the on-going development of a national standard covering the treatment of personal property after death with particular reference to the difficulties posed by disasters. This will be centred on the premise that the bereaved should be afforded the right to timely return of their loved ones' personal possessions in a consistent and sensitive manner.

It will examine existing legislation and guidelines both in the UK and internationally, as well as confronting the realities of handling the large amounts of personal property recovered after a disaster. The presenter will draw on both extensive research in this area and her own experiences as a disaster responder.

"Break-Out" session

Discussion

15.15 hrs FROM WELBECK TO WOKING: WILLIAM GARSTIN AND THE FIRST CREMATIONS
by Dr Brian Parsons BA(Hons), PhD, MBIE, DipFD, MBIFD

This paper examines the arrangements for the first cremations at Woking crematorium by focussing on the coffin, transport from London and the disposal of ashes. The relationship between the central London undertaker William Garstin and the Cremation Society will also be discussed.

Discussion

19.00 hrs WELCOME EVENING AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION in the Dorchester Suite
(Admission by ticket only)

THURSDAY 15th July 2004

ONE-DAY SEMINAR

WHAT IS RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL?

Recent controversies about the retention and use of body parts removed at post-mortems have led to proposals for reform of current practice and of the law. Removed parts - indeed whole bodies - however they are dealt with, are ultimately "disposed of", to use the term in the Anatomy and Registration Acts. People seem to be agreed that disposals should be "respectful", &dignified", &reverent", "sensitive", "proper", "decent", "acceptable", "culturally appropriate" and so on. Some of these terms may well be used in the statutory Code of Practice relating to disposal that will be issued under forthcoming legislation (Department of Health and Welsh Assembly, Proposals for New Legislation on Human Organs and Tissue). Yet few, if any, attempts have been made to tease out the criteria according to which a particular disposal can be adjudged to be, for example, "respectful": it tends to be assumed that the meaning of the term is self-evident. In an increasingly multi-cultural society rites of passage, such as weddings and funerals, are becoming more individualised. Those operating crematoria and cemeteries and arranging funerals are faced with complying with requests which can make them uneasy.

The Cremation Society is to devote the central day of its three day Conference this year to an examination of the question: "What is respectful disposal?" Speakers will examine both how one can go about determining criteria for respectful disposal as well as what those criteria might be. They will also examine whether one term, such as "respectful", if defined, can bear the weight that might be placed on it. If, for example, disposal should be dignified, sensitive, or reverent, would it be sufficient to require simply that it be respectful? Could a disposal be respectful without being dignified, sensitive or reverent? If so, should it need to be dignified, sensitive or reverent in addition? There will be contributions from the following speakers, all prominent and expert in their respective fields, who will be offering their personal perspectives on the subject.

9.30 hrs OPENING BY CHAIRMAN
Revd Dr Peter Jupp MA, MTh, MSc, PhD, FRSA. Chairman of the Cremation Society and Seminar.
Former Director: National Funerals College (Dead Citizens Charter)

9.50 hrs RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL - A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
The Rt Revd Dr Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
Chairman: Churches' Group on Funeral Services

10.05 hrs DIGNITY AND IDENTITY IN LIFE AND DEATH
Professor Douglas Davies BA, M Litt, Ph.D, Hon. Dr. Theol
Professor in the Study of Religion and Head of Department of Theology at the University of Durham

10.20 hrs Coffee

10.45 hrs RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL - WHO DECIDES?
Anne Viney BA CertEd, CQSW, MBA
Chief Executive, Cruse Bereavement Care

11.00 hrs REST IN PIECES!
Mr Tony McCarthy MBIE, DipFD, BIFD. Past Council Member: Funeral Ombudsman Scheme;
Past President: Funeral Standards Council; Co-operative Funeral Service Managers' Association

11.15 hrs "Break-Out" Session and Discussion

12.45 hrs DELEGATES' LUNCH in the Bryanston Suite
(Admission by ticket only)

14.30 hrs RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL - A PATHOLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVE
Dr Stephen Leadbeatter MB ChB Bristol 1980, MRCPath 1989, DMJ (Path)
Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Forensic Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine

14.45 hrs MEETING FAMILIES' NEEDS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A BABY, WHATEVER THE GESTATION
Ms Jenni Thomas OBE, Member of the Retained Organs Commission

15.00 hrs MEANINGFUL FUNERAL SERVICES
Ms Julie Dunk, past President of the Institute of Cemetery & Crematorium Management

15.15 hrs RESPECTFUL DISPOSAL - A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE 'DEAD CITIZENS CHARTER'
Revd Dr Peter Jupp MA, MTh, MSc, PhD, FRSA.

15.30 hrs "Break-Out" Session

16.00 hrs Panel

FRIDAY 16th July 2004

SECOND SESSION

10.00 hrs THE NEW PROCESS GUIDANCE NOTES - ARE YOU READY?
by Dr Clive Chamberlain BSc, PhD, CEng, FInstE, FIGas; Director, Combustion Technology Consultancy Ltd

Many developments have taken place in how combustion processes are regulated since the publication of the 1995 Secretary of State's Guidance Notes on Crematoria - on a European and a national level. These changes are being incorporated into the current revision, and cremation authorities will have to observe the new requirements. This paper looks at what cremation authorities will have to do.

10.30 hrs "Break-Out" Session

10.50 hrs Coffee

11.20 hrs EMISSIONS TRADING IN THE CREMATION ENVIRONMENT
by Dr Peter Bedson BSc, PhD; Associate Director, IPA Energy Consulting

Emissions trading holds out the promise of achieving environmental goals at least cost. Peter Bedson will introduce the basic theory and rationale for trading any emissions and put those in the context of challenges and opportunities in the cremation movement.

10.50 hrs "Break-Out" Session (20 minutes) followed by questions to both speakers (20 minutes)

Break for lunch

THIRD SESSION

14.15 hrs RESISTANCE, RENEWAL OR REINVENTION? THE REMOVAL OF ASHES FROM CREMATORIA
by Dr David Prendergast BA Hons, MPhil, PhD; Research Associate, University of Sheffield
Professor Jenny Hockey BA, PhD; Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield
Leonie Kellaher BSc; Principal Research Officer, London Metropolitan University

Since the 1970s the volume of human ashes removed from crematoria precincts in the United Kingdom has grown from approximately 12% to 54%. This paper provides a report on the first year of an Economic and Social Research Council funded project on the destinations of cremated remains in the UK.

15.00 hrs PRESIDENTS' PANEL
Moderator: Mr Harvey Thomas CBE

A lively question and answer session on topical issues involving Presidents from the various principal organisations within the death care profession.

Closing of Conference

19.30 hrs for 20.00 hrs CONFERENCE BANQUET in the Bryanston Suite
(Admission by ticket only)

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ALL DAY TOUR FOR SPOUSES/GUESTS

Friday 16th July

LONGLEAT

Set in more than 900 acres of 'Capability' Brown landscaped parkland with a further 8,000 acres of woodlands, lakes and farmland, Longleat combines the magic of the old with the marvels of the new.

As well as being the first stately home to open its doors to the public, Longleat was also the first place, outside Africa, to open a Safari Park, and after more than 36 years Longleat is still one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions.

Longleat House is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain and one of the most beautiful stately homes open to the public. It demonstrates a timeless piece of history including artefacts and furnishings from every century. Sir John Tyne commenced building in 1568 and the House is still evolving with the current owner, the 7th Marquess of Bath.

The House nestles in the most magnificent 'Capability' Brown landscaped parkland and alongside a series of lakes. Discover the beauty of the formal gardens and the 18th century splendour of the Orangery still complete with orange and lemon trees.

From the majestic to the mischievous, the cute to the colossal, the sleek to the stripy and the tallest to the smallest, enjoy incredibly close encounters with some of the world's most amazing animals in a drive through the Safari Park. (Optional extra.)

Take up the challenge of the World's Longest Hedge Maze - with 2.72km of pathways to negotiate it could take some time! (Optional extra.)

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For further details and booking forms contact:

The Conference Secretary
The Cremation Society of Great Britain
Brecon House (2nd Floor), 16/16A Albion Place
Maidstone, Kent ME14 5DZ

Tel: +44 (0)1622 688292/3 (Please ask for Sue Jackson)
Fax: +44 (0)1622 686698
E-mail: cremsoc@aol.com

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