Family, friends and former colleagues gathered for the funeral of former BBC presenter Beccy Barr. Ms Barr, 46, from Lancaster, was diagnosed with incurable abdominal cancer last year and died last month. In 2019, she gave up her role presenting North West Tonight to retrain as a firefighter.
Colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) and representatives of the Guide Association, for whom she was a volunteer, formed a guard of honour as her coffin was brought to Beetham Hall Crematorium in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, earlier. Celebrant Phil Hudd described her as "incredibly bright, funny and tenacious". He said she was a "woman of remarkable achievement in everything she turned her hand to".
He said she had wanted the service "to be a celebration of her life" and had planned everything, from the music to the readings. Her coffin was carried in to Teardrop by Massive Attack. Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams and How Beautiful Life Can Be by The Lathums were also played during the service.
Mr Hudd said she was the "life and soul" of any occasion, but it was life at home with her daughter, Hannah, that she really cherished. Her friend Lorna Mendelsohn described her as a "formidable friend", and spoke of their love for tea and Prosecco. She said she loved that Ms Barr "always spoke her mind" and was "not too proud to admit a mistake".
Following her death last month, former colleague Annabel Tiffin described her as "a feisty, fearless woman". Presenter Roger Johnson said she w.