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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Kim Pilling

Town turns red as funeral held for 10-year-old Man United fan Poppy Atkinson

A hearse carrying the coffin of 10-year-old Poppy Atkinson makes its way to Kendal Parish Church ahead of her funeral service (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The home town of avid Manchester United supporter Poppy Atkinson turned red in memory of the youngster tragically killed in a collision with a car on a sports pitch.

The family of the 10-year-old from Kendal, Cumbria, requested that mourners at her funeral service, and those lined on surrounding roads to pay their respects, wear red, or any football shirt.

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