Up until recently, we were involved as a family in the Boating scene around the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, and I became a Moderator helping run an online enthusiasts forum, and arrange local Meet-ups and gatherings. I did this for about 12 years, and got to know a lot of elderly boat owners who early passed away during that time.
Quite a few of them left instructions for their ashes to be scattered off one of the river Bridges, or into one of the Broads, from their Boat. This then resulted in a flotilla of Craft meeting up with their friends and family following them onboard, passing several favourite places where they fished, drank, or simply watched the stunning sunsets across the marshes, often with their favourite music and songs being played onboard. Finally everyone would moor up together, or raft out on a Broad, and the final scattering would take place, with a wake then being held at one of the Local pubs.
Some even took this a step further, and hired a Traditional Norfolk Wherry for their last Cruise, and a few opted for their Ashes to be buried in one of the Local Churchyards.
This is all a far cry from our Local City Councils idea of the scattering of Ashes down at our Crematorium, where they can be clearly seen blowing across the footpaths that link the Car park with the main Crematorium buildings, and the Garden of Rememberance where the funeral flowers are taken to after the service.
The last time we visited it had been Snowing, and the ashes were being used to 'Grit' the footpath to stop people slipping, it upset DH so much that he's refused to attend any funerals there ever again, very disrespectful behaviour by the Council indeed.