With this in mind the family found a natural woodland
burial ground through the NDC and bought a plot
underneath an oak tree, son Matthew bought the
adjacent plot as part of a long term investment! They
decided on one of Gordon’s natural shrouds, feeling it
was the greenest way forward. Matthew made a board of
untreated wood to fit into it. They were concerned that
the body might decompose and Gordon recommended
they contact Simon Rothwell at Flexmort (www.flexmort.
com) who supplied a chiller blanket and insulating
cover – this system avoids the need for a refrigerated
room (a great innovation developed initially for use in
hospitals).
In the meantime they hired an orange VW campervan,
identical to one used by the family for years of holidays.