Memorial service held for murdered Islamic State hostage Alan Henning

 
Tributes: flowers in Manchester placed in memory of Alan Henning
Standard Reporter12 October 2014

Family and friends of murdered British hostage Alan Henning are holding a memorial service today in his honour.

Organisers urged the public to "join together to remember an extraordinary individual and the need to continue his legacy of humanitarian aid work".

A video showing the brutal murder of Mr Henning - who was kidnapped last December in Syria by Islamic State (IS) militants - was posted on the internet by the group last week.

Mr Henning, from Eccles, was captured while delivering food and supplies on an aid convoy to refugees.

His widow, Barbara, and children Adam and Lucy are expected to attend the ceremony at the British Muslim Heritage Centre in Manchester.

The tribute entitled His Life and Legacy Remembered will include speeches from friends of the popular 47-year-old taxi driver and also faith and political leaders.

“This event is to remember Alan Henning, the work he did and pay tribute to the legacy he has left behind,” the event’s Facebook page read.

"This is for people of all faiths and none to stand together, unite and continue the work."

An Alan Henning memorial fund for his family, set up by one of the event's organisers - friend and fellow aid worker Dr Shameela Islam-Fulfiqar - on the Go Fund Me platform, has raised more than £25,000.

Another online fund, set up by a community group in Walkden, Salford, has raised nearly £9,000.

Last Sunday, Mrs Henning and her family joined hundreds of well-wishers at a service of "reflection and solidarity" at Eccles Parish Church in Salford.

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