MUM IS STILL THE JEWEL OF THEIR LIVES

20 YEARS AFTER SHE DIED

Phillip Haynes has had his mum’s cremated ashes turned into jewellery for all the family – 20 years after she died.  After his mum, Mary, died in 1989, her ashes were stored away in a cupboard in Phillip’s home in Clifton, Nottingham.  Now he’s had them turned into a brooch, a pendant, cuff links and memorial picture frames for his five brothers and sisters.


Phillip, who works for the local authority, said: “I wanted to do something with the ashes – but it seemed so final just to go and scatter them. I didn’t want to get rid of them – and wanted keep the in the family.

“Then we saw a newspaper report on the Nottingham company, Sentimental Connections, which turns ashes into jewellery.

“It looked like a great idea to preserve them in an attractive way.

“It’s given us a real sense of closure. We can consider scattering the rest of the ashes – because now we all have a nice keepsake and an attractive piece of jewellery as well.”