Donalds burial took place in Coniston on September the 12th.
The timetable for the day was as below:-
Donald set off to complete his final journey aboard the "Ruskin" ferry on an overcast rainy morning to the sound of a lone piper. The pall bearers standing on the deck alongside the casket. After reaching the crash site the boat returned to Lake Road by the Bluebird Cafe, where he was tranferred to a horse drawn hearse.
11.00 Hearse arrives at Pier Cottage for transfer to "Ruskin" ferry
boat. This is to be a private area.Only Coffin Bearers,Gordon,And
hearse driver.The ferry will sail down the lake to the crash site and
return to Lake Road (Bluebird Cafe).
12.15 Approx. Ferry will dock and coffin transfered to horse drawn
hease to arrive at St Andrews Church at 12.50.
13.00 Service to commence.
13.50 Service ends.Coffin to return to horse drawn hearse,continuing
passed memorial on to Churchyard for internment,at;-
14.15 Flypast of four Tornados and unvailing of temporary marker
stone,the final stone is expected to be unvailed next April,( with
the temporary stone being re located by the lakeside pier subject to
Lakeland Council approval).
All pictures on this page by kind permission of Andy Griffin