Linda Nolan fan's heartbreaking five-word tribute in emotional farewell

Linda Nolan's fans camped extracurricular St Paul's Church successful Blackpool this greeting arsenic they paid their respects to the precocious singer, hailing her arsenic "brave" and "inspirational"

Fans lined the streets of Blackpool contiguous to accidental their last farewells to Linda Nolan, who died past period astatine the property of 65, surrounded by her devoted siblings.

The beloved star's ceremonial service took spot astatine St Paul's Church, the aforesaid spot wherever Linda exchanged vows with her "soulmate" husband, the precocious Brian Hudson, successful the summertime of 1981. Mourners past proceeded to the crematorium, successful a time that celebrated Linda's "extraordinary life".

Blackpool, the municipality wherever the Dublin-born Nolan sisters archetypal recovered fame and person lived for overmuch of their lives, is said to person been Linda's "spiritual home" Among those paying their respects to Linda contiguous was Sharon Bull, 51, from Corby, who said Linda's decease had near her feeling arsenic though she had "lost a friend."

She said: "I met Linda astatine 16 successful her dressing room, she was with her husband, Brian. That was 1989. I perfectly loved Linda. Her dependable was amazing.

"I retrieve the archetypal clip I shook her hand, I was astir nine, I said I’d ne'er lavation it. She wrote to maine implicit the years thanking maine erstwhile I sent her gifts. I was a ace instrumentality and I consciousness I person mislaid a friend."

She added: "I person been precise upset. I’ve been devastated. She’s near maine with specified fond memories, loads of memories. She is an unforgettable person."

James Morris, 59, from Blackpool, told a saccharine communicative of however helium met Linda erstwhile helium was moving astatine a bid station, and she ne'er forgot him.

"I archetypal met her astatine Preston presumption and she fell badly, I helped her up. Ever since I’ve ever spoken to her erstwhile I saw her," helium said.

"I wanted to wage my respects. Even that time she got up and started laughing, she was brave. She went done the wars and backmost and ever smiled. That time she was beauteous and ever since she ever said hello. I saw her erstwhile successful 86 astatine Maggie Mays and thought she was a star."

Beverley Higgerson, 68, from Blackburn, is simply a bosom crab subsister who has been near "inspired" by Linda's legacy. "I went done bosom crab 5 years agone and I’m successful remission," she said.

"Someone who went done it for 20 years deserves respect. She handled it precise well, she inspired me. I wanted to wage my respects to idiosyncratic who fought that conflict for 20 years."

Among those camped extracurricular the religion was Steve Buchanan, 62, from Salford. Recalling seeing Linda perform, helium said: "My mam got maine escaped tickets each twelvemonth from her steadfast successful Salford. I was 16 and I liked the music, I grew up with it. I ever followed Linda’s communicative and she was brave. I instrumentality my chapeau disconnected to her."

The Nolans are besides raising wealth for their section Trinity House hospice, successful Blackpool, which helped some Linda and her sister Bernie. If you'd similar to donate oregon would similar to permission a tribute to Linda, delight sojourn linda-nolan.muchloved.com