Over £6,900 raised for local man's funeral

Date published: 28 August 2018


A family fun day to raise money for a local man’s funeral raised almost £7,000.

The event to celebrate the life of Simon Field took place at Empire, Rochdale on Saturday 25 August.

A total of £5,188.10 was raised on the day, in addition to £1,750 via GoFundMe, totalling £6,938.10

Mr Field died suddenly at the age of 37 on Thursday 9 August, leaving behind his partner and a young daughter.

Auctions and a tombola with fabulous prizes were held throughout the day from 12pm until 6pm, with free activities for young children.

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