The funeral of much-loved TV and film director Geoff Wonfor will take place in Newcastle on December 8 with a celebration of his life.
The service will be at city landmark Newcastle Cathedral and the date marks what would have been the Grammy Award-winner's 74th birthday. All those planning to attend are being asked to confirm their attendance to help with organising the service and, in lieu of flowers, there is an invitation instead to make donations to Newcastle West End Food Bank.
Since Geoff's death on November 21, tributes have been pouring in from those who forged long friendships and working relationships during his decades of working in the industry; a career which took in directing groundbreaking local music platform The Tube, the Band Aid video and Grammy Award-winning series The Beatles Anthology. Among those paying tribute were famous names including Eurythmics star Dave Stewart who called Geoff "a sensitive tornado".
