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Scooter funeral tribute to Jamie Knapp, from Eyres Monsell, Leicester

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About 200 scooter riders took to their vehicles to pay tribute to a friend at his funeral.

Their procession of scooters followed the hearse at the funeral of Jamie Knapp, from Eyres Monsell, Leicester.

Jamie, who died, aged 59, after a lengthy illness, was laid to rest at Gilroes Cemetery last week.

His daughter Tammy Hind said: "It was amazing – the funeral cars could not get through the crowd of scooters. Dad would have loved it.

"He was known as the Lord Mayor of Eyres Monsell, a lovable rogue, a sort of Del Boy, who had a skip-hire business, a fun fair and, more or less, a finger in every pie, but his Lambretta was his pride and joy.

"He used to take it to shows and come back with loads of trophies he'd won."

She said the fitting tribute had been organised by two of her father's old scooter friends and the gathering had included classic Lambrettas and Vespas, with their owners dressed appropriately in Mod gear.

She said: "It really made the funeral.

"Seeing the hearse, everyone was sad, but then when they saw all the scooters behind it lightened the mood.

"Dad would have been proud."

Scooter funeral tribute to Jamie Knapp, from Eyres Monsell, Leicester


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