UK and Europe · Public discussion

Bicycling funeral procession...

Started by Colin Blackburn · · Last activity · 16 posts · 575 views

← Back to UK and Europe

Thread navigation

Jump through the discussion

Go to the original post, the replies on this page, or the latest preserved contribution.

01 / Original postBicycling funeral procession...Colin Blackburn · 12 Jul 2004 02 / This pagePosts 1–16Page 1 of 1 · chronological order 03 / Latest replyPost #16Colin Blackburn · 14 Jul 2004

Thread details

What we know about this thread

Original section
UK and Europe
Published
12 July 2004
Last activity
14 July 2004
Original author
Colin Blackburn
Posts
16
Discussion status
Public discussion
Total views
575
Views / 30 days
0

The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Showing posts 1–16 of 16
Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Text size
  1. Original post
    Colin Blackburn
    Archived post
    #1

    From:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3886631.stm

    Car-free funeral for Green leader

    The funeral of a leading Green Party politician is due to take place with
    a procession of bike riders and walkers.

    Dr Mike Woodin, the leader of the Green Party group on Oxford City
    Council, died from cancer aged 38.

    A funeral procession is starting from the city's Abingdon Road and heading
    towards Wolvercote Cemetery on Monday.

    Mourners are being asked to be on bicycles or on foot "respecting Mike's
    own wishes", said Craig Simmons, the party's deputy leader.

    Dr Woodin lived in Oxford with his wife Deborah and two young children.

    He taught psychology at Balliol College, Oxford and was one of the first
    Green Party city councillors elected in England.

    He was diagnosed with secondary cancer of the lungs in March this year.

    He underwent chemotherapy, but died on Thursday 8 July.

    His coffin is being placed on a carriage towed by a convoy of bicycles -
    in keeping with his wishes for the event to be as car-free as possible.

    The bicycles are being decked in green ribbons rather than black.

    Report
  2. Simonb
    Archived post
    #2
    Colin Blackburn said:

    Car-free funeral for Green leader

    Much respect.

    Report
  3. davek
    Archived post
    #3

    Colin Blackburn:

    Quoted message said:

    His coffin is being placed on a carriage towed by a convoy of bicycles -

    Wow. That's a stylish send-off.

    d.

    Report
  4. Nick Kew
    Archived post
    #4

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    davek said:

    Colin Blackburn:

    Quoted message said:

    His coffin is being placed on a carriage towed by a convoy of bicycles -

    Wow. That's a stylish send-off.

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a wasteful
    manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have changed
    sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    --
    Nick Kew

    Report
  5. Just zis Guy, you know?
    Archived post
    #5
    Nick Kew said:

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a
    wasteful manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have
    changed sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    Buried in a cardboard coffin with a tree planted on top for me please - but
    not for a Good Long While yet, if it's all the same to you :-)

    --
    Guy
    --
    May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
    http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

    Report
  6. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers
    Archived post
    #6
    Quoted message said:

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a wasteful
    manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have changed
    sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    --
    Nick Kew

    On the outskirts of Norwich there's a woodland cemetary where you can have your
    mortal remains planted and a tree planted to grow on top of your mortal
    remains. IIRC, there was a cyclist who had a green funeral there. He designed
    the trailer to carry his coffin, and his funeral cortege was his coffin on
    trailer, pulled by bicycle and his friends all cycled to the cemetary.

    Cheers, helen s

    --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam--
    to get correct one remove fame & fortune
    h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$

    --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off--

    Report
  7. Trevor Barton
    Archived post
    #7
    Nick Kew said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    davek said:

    Colin Blackburn:

    Quoted message said:

    His coffin is being placed on a carriage towed by a convoy of bicycles -

    Wow. That's a stylish send-off.

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a wasteful
    manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have changed
    sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    More Soylent Green, vicar?

    --
    Trevor Barton

    Report
  8. David Hansen
    Archived post
    #8

    On 12 Jul 2004 15:41:39 GMT someone who may be
    [email hidden] (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote
    this:-

    Quoted message said:

    On the outskirts of Norwich there's a woodland cemetary where you can have your
    mortal remains planted and a tree planted to grow on top of your mortal
    remains. IIRC, there was a cyclist who had a green funeral there. He designed
    the trailer to carry his coffin, and his funeral cortege was his coffin on
    trailer, pulled by bicycle and his friends all cycled to the cemetary.

    I read about this somewhere. The "hearse" was pulled by a tandem and
    a good time was had by all as the deceased did not want people to be
    too sad. The article said that the "hearse" had already been
    reserved for other funerals.

    --
    David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
    I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
    prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.

    Report
  9. Alan J. Wylie
    Archived post
    #9
    (Nick Kew) said:

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a
    wasteful manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have
    changed sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    You do carry a organ donor card, don't you?

    http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/

    --
    Alan J. Wylie http://www.wylie.me.uk/
    "Perfection [in design] is achieved not when there is nothing left to add,
    but rather when there is nothing left to take away."
    -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

    Report
  10. Graeme
    Archived post
    #10

    "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Buried in a cardboard coffin with a tree planted on top for me please
    - but not for a Good Long While yet, if it's all the same to you :-)

    Cardboard? Wastrel! :-) My wife and I have it written into our will that
    ours will be done in the cheapest possible way. I've told people a couple
    of paper potato sacks taped together will be fine.

    Graeme

    Report
  11. Nick Kew
    Archived post
    #11

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Graeme said:

    Cardboard? Wastrel! :-) My wife and I have it written into our will that
    ours will be done in the cheapest possible way. I've told people a couple
    of paper potato sacks taped together will be fine.

    So the maggots will consume you - same as if you get some stupidly
    extravagent coffin? Well, fair enough, but maggots are equally happy
    with faeces. Why not go to someone more discerning?
    Dogs or humans, for example, would eat the meat with just a little
    processing. Or ravens would eat it raw - and with fewer legal issues.

    --
    Nick Kew

    Report
  12. Whingin' Pom
    Archived post
    #12

    On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:11:38 +0100, [email hidden] (Nick Kew)

    () said:

    Dogs or humans, for example, would eat the meat with just a little
    processing. Or ravens would eat it raw - and with fewer legal issues.

    A white sport-coat and an excarnation?

    --
    Matt K
    Waikikamukau,NZ

    Report
  13. paul
    Archived post
    #13

    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
    says...

    Quoted message said:
    Nick Kew said:

    Shame the law of the land requires him to be disposed in such a
    wasteful manner. I hope that when my time comes, things will have
    changed sufficiently for my mortal remains to be usefully recycled.

    Buried in a cardboard coffin with a tree planted on top for me please - but
    not for a Good Long While yet, if it's all the same to you :-)


    As a Point of Interest, cardboard coffins are extremely un-ecologically
    sound. A friend of mine is a funeral Director and he had a request for a
    cardboard coffin. He said it was a big heavy thing, but the thing that
    really amazed him was it's delivery. It arrived at his premisis fully
    assembled contained within a full size CARDBOARD BOX. so he had to
    through one of them away. Barmy.

    --
    ..paul

    If at first you don't succeed...
    Skydiving is probably not the sport for you.

    Report
  14. Dave Larrington
    Archived post
    #14
    Whingin' Pom said:

    A white sport-coat and an excarnation?

    The though of a cricket umpire undergoing a Tibetan Sky-Burial has improved
    my day no end...

    --

    Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
    ===========================================================
    Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
    http://www.bhpc.org.uk/
    ===========================================================

    Report
  15. Julesh
    Archived post
    #15
    Nick Kew said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Graeme said:

    Cardboard? Wastrel! :-) My wife and I have it written into our will that
    ours will be done in the cheapest possible way. I've told people a couple
    of paper potato sacks taped together will be fine.

    So the maggots will consume you - same as if you get some stupidly
    extravagent coffin? Well, fair enough, but maggots are equally happy
    with faeces. Why not go to someone more discerning?
    Dogs or humans, for example, would eat the meat with just a little
    processing. Or ravens would eat it raw - and with fewer legal issues.

    Ravens sound good to me. Like some of kind of Tibetan Sky Burial. If I
    get mashed up you can just leave me as roadkill.

    see http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/TibPages/tib-burial.html

    Warning: The referenced article has a passing mention to bicycles - I
    realise this is currently very bad form on URC :-)

    Cheers

    Jules

    Report
  16. Colin Blackburn
    Archived post
    #16
    Colin Blackburn said:

    From:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3886631.stm

    Car-free funeral for Green leader

    There was an article and photograph in yesterday's Independent. The photo
    showed the trailer (though not the towing bike) along with his widow and
    children on their bike (tag-along plus childseat.)

    Colin

    Report

Keep exploring

Browse the sectionUK and Europe Return to CyclingForumsStart at the home page Search discussionsFind another thread

Active in the last 60 minutes

Active in this thread

0 users · 0 guests ·0 bots ·0 total

No signed-in users are active right now.

No known search crawlers active right now.