Linda Nolan’s family will today say a final farewell at a funeral service celebrating her “remarkable life”. Members of the public are also being invited to gather for the service at 10.30am on Saturday at St Paul’s Church in Blackpool, Lancashire.
The setting is poignant. Linda married her husband of more than two decades, Brian Hudson, in the church. She said goodbye to him there after he died in 2007, according to her family.
The Dublin-born singer died on January 15. She was 65. She died in the seaside town’s hospital, surrounded by her family.
She was famous for being part of the pop band The Nolans. They had several hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including I'm In The Mood For Dancing. Linda was also known for her apperance in Celebrity Big Brother, a Daily Mirror column, and musical theatre appearances in shows such as Blood Brothers, Pump Boys And Dinettes and Prisoner Cell Block H.
Outside her TV and musical career, she helped to raise more than £20 million for numerous charities, including Breast Cancer Now, Irish Cancer Society and Samaritans. Her sister Anne posted on Instagram, saying “we lay our wonderful sister Linda to rest” this weekend. “There’s been a bit of confusion regarding the church service and the crematorium.
Just to clarify everyone is welcome to both services,” she added. “There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if yo.
