Strewing vs scattering cremation ashes – further considerations

An earlier post Scattering ashes – Church of England reported that in Re Lambeth Cemetery [2025] ECC Swk 2, Petchey Ch. addressed the scattering of cremation ashes, [26] to [31], and whether it was unlawful, or not, for an Anglican minister to scatter cremated remains as opposed to strewing [1]; he concluded that scattering as opposed to strewing was not always irreverent and was dependent upon the facts of the case.

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