The funeral of renowned Isle of Man artist David Fletcher will be held this afternoon.
A former leader for art and design at the Isle of Man College and a former chairman for the visual arts on the Arts Council, he died in Noble's Hospital a week ago at the age of 60.
He leave a wife Eileen, also an artist, and grown up children Kim and Sam.
The service will be at Christ Church, Laxey at 2pm.
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