We wanted to let everyone know that this page has now been closed to donations. The money raised has been forwarded to Tinse's family to put towards the total cost of bringing Tinse home and laying him to rest. It's been a fantastic effort and Tinse's family want to send their heartfelt thanks to everyone for their support and for helping them through a very difficult time for them. Many thanks.

Thank you all so much who donated to help us towards the cost of bringing Tinse home and giving him the send off he deserved. The cost of achieving this has been significantly greater than we expected, so we're hoping anyone who hasn't had chance to donate so far will still be able to do so. We've raised almost £5,500 now, including the £500 that was kindly donated on the day itself. We'd love to try to achieve our original target, which won't by any stretch cover everything but it will go a long way to easing the burden on Tinse's family.

We just wanted to let all Tinse's supporters know that his funeral took place last Friday (14th Jul) at St Editha's Church in Tamworth. As expected, there was a large turnout of folks from far and wide who wanted to say their goodbyes. We know there were as many again who, for one reason or another, were unable to make it. As we had hoped, Tinse was sent off in style. He was cheered & applauded out of the Church, which was a really nice touch. We couldn't have got this far without your support, and we're extremely grateful to everyone.