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The Association of Natural Burial Grounds (ANBG) - What is it and What could it be? John Mallatratt Chair of the Trustees, Natural Death Centre (NDC). 1. What the ANBG is:.
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The Association of Natural Burial Grounds (ANBG)- What is it and What could it be?John MallatrattChair of the Trustees,Natural Death Centre (NDC)
1. What the ANBG is: A subdivision or ‘project’ of the NDC without any separate structure or staffingA way of supporting the objectives of the NDC, and providing income for some of the NDC's activitiesA body that supports the extension of natural burial by: • - providing advice to prospective new operators • - promoting the idea of natural burial to the general public • - supplying information about sites to all • - lobbying national govt to ensure no unhelpful regulations or policies are introduced • - having systems of quality control that apply to its members
1. What the ANBG is (cont.): An organisation whose membership are mainly privately operated natural burial sites A source of national information about natural burial A means by which members can be kept up to date on topical issues A forum in which members can discuss matters of common concern An organisation that can help members resolve disputes with customers.
2. What could the ANBG be? Are there things in the list above that the ANBG shouldn't be doing?Are there matters with which it should be involved that it hasn't been up to now, or any things that it could do better?Should it attempt to recruit far more local authority members? How?Should members have a greater say in the ANBG's affairs? How?What other issues are important to its members?What other issues should the ANBG address on behalf of the general public?