This page is for James and to raise money to fund the sendoff he so deserves. James passed away in his favourite place, his local and had spent the night surrounded by and chatting to friends, just like he did most nights. He was happy here and so well loved.

Sadly James hadn't worked for a while and was struggling financially with that and so all of us as his friends, family and acquaintances need to come together to support him one last time and show all of our support to Liam, his son.

We dont have any exact costs here yet so our target is set based on the average cost of a funeral so please just provide what you can. If we do have any surplus then this would be donated by Liam to a charity of his choice that his Dad would have wanted.

We will be having a huge fundraiser in the pub to be announced very shortly and one of James' favourite bands, The Skangsters, will perform for free. The Duke will donate all profits on the night to this fund and will supply the catering free of charge for James's wake.

If you are on facebook please go to the Duke of Wellington page and like it - you will then see any updates there about when this will happen.

Thank you all in advance...Here's to you bud.