A party from the Isle of Man leaves the Island this morning, for the funeral of a nine times sidecar TT winner.
Dave Saville died earlier this month after a long illness. He was left quadriplegic after an accident at the Creg ny Baa in the 1993 Senior Classic Manx Grand Prix solo race.
Tourism Minister David Cretney and Rosie and Eddie Christian from the Sulby Glen Hotel will pay their respects at the service in his home city of Nottingham.
Mr Cretney says he was a ‘great hero, and a special man’:
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