Hundreds set to attend funerals for Hugo Wenn and Daniel Lloyd
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Daniel Lloyd, left and
Hugo Wenn, who drowned in Canterbury's Reed Pond in January.
by Adam Williams
awilliams@thekmgroup.co.uk
Funerals will be held on Thursday and Saturday
for the two buskers who drowned in a Canterbury pond last
month.
Big turnouts are expected at celebrations of
the lives of Hugo Wenn and Daniel Lloyd in Barham and
Canterbury.
Both men’s bodies were found in Reed Pond, near Tennyson Avenue, on
Monday, January 30 after the pair had last been seen in Canterbury
city centre the previous Friday night.
Post mortems revealed they both drowned, while
police are awaiting the findings of toxicology tests, expected
within the next two weeks.
St John The Baptist Church in Barham will host
a celebration of Hugo Wenn’s life on Thursday afternoon
with hundreds of friends set to remember the former Archbishop’s
School pupil’s life. Hugo, 17, was a well-known character around
Canterbury as a beat-boxer and busker, while friends described him
as a “gentle giant”.
On Saturday, Daniel Lloyd’s life will be
remembered at St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street in Canterbury.
All who knew the singer and guitarist are welcome to attend from
noon and the family are asking people to wear bright clothes.
A collection will take place during the
service for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund with donations also going
towards homeless charity Catching Lives.
Following the service, Canterbury Christ
Church University’s student union will be hosting a tribute
afternoon to Daniel from 3.30pm. Acoustic performances at the North
Holmes Road campus come from acts including Famous James and The
Monsters, Filthy Wolfe and Filthy Bloozehounds. Entry to the event
is by £5 donation.
The 25-year-old was educated at Harvey Grammar
School in Folkestone and lived in Wincheap before his death.
A recognisable face also known by the nickname
Taihg, his favourite busking spot was on the corner of St
Margaret’s Street and the High Street outside Lloyd’s Bank. Swathes
of floral tributes have been left at the spot since his death along
with pictures and artwork on the pavements.
See more coverage in this week's Kentish Gazette, out
Thursday.
Wednesday, February 22 2012
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