Hundreds attend service for boy killed in crash

Hundreds of people attended a remembrance service for a 13-year-old boy killed in a road crash.

Noah Campbell died in a collision between a car, a bike and a scooter in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday. Two other teenage boys were seriously injured.

Jamie Fountain, 24, and Ellie Ireland, 23, appeared in court in Luton on Monday charged with multiple offences following the crash and will next appear at Luton Crown Court on 5 May.

Sundon Park Rangers Football Club, where Noah played, held a service on Thursday night in Luton where people from across the wider football community came to pay their respects.

The service was held at Leagrave Park at 18:30 BST and saw balloons released while the Liverpool FC associated song, You'll Never Walk Alone, was played.

The club held a minute applause for the teenager and a football shirt was signed in his memory.

Michael Mapp, the under-14s manager for Sundon Park Rangers FC, attended the service and had coached Noah.

He said the 13-year-old was a "fun, loving, young footballer" who "loved" the sport.

"[He] always put a smile on everyone's face and I was really privileged to have gotten the opportunity to coach Noah," he said.

Mapp added: "It's absolutely devastating for the whole team, the whole club, his parents, the whole football community."

Jamie Conroy, is the manager of the under-14s Sacred Heart Youth Football Club team, also based in Luton, where Noah had previously played before Sundon Park Rangers.

Conroy coached Noah for five years and said he was a "very talented footballer".

"He always tried his best and always had a smile on his face... he loved his football and having banter with his friends, he was a bit of a joker of the group."

Conroy added that Noah's death had been a "massive shock".

"I'm absolutely devastated," he continued.

"My young lad who is a part of the team was very good mates with Noah.

"They used to stay over at each other's houses, so we know Noah really well and it's been absolutely devastating.

"I haven't been able to get him out of my mind... I haven't slept properly since and the grief that the family is going through, they're a lovely family and they don't deserve it."

Finbarr Fitzpatrick, the chairman at Sundon Park Rangers, said the attendance of other clubs at the service for Noah showed "football is a lot more than just football" and "rivalries are out the door".

"It's been a very tough week for a lot of the kids that were very close to Noah and it shows football is more of a community than just football," he said.

He added: "We can see from the online presence and personal phone calls we've received this week, everyone wants to show a lot of support for Noah.

"Even our parents from our under sevens have come across him and seen him playing games at the weekend, it's really hit close to home."

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