A real funeral story

Punk Kath’s funeral

Rest in punk, Punk Kath.

A final journey through the streets of London, surrounded by the people, colour and noise of communities who loved Kath.

A photographic remembrance

One farewell. A great many people. No need for a conventional script.

Kath’s funeral was a remarkable gathering: vivid colours, punk clothes, flowers, flags and people coming together on the streets of London. The photographs capture a journey that looked and sounded entirely different from a traditional procession.

The decorated pink truck and rainbow feathers seen from the side — The decorated vehicle, with its bright pattern and rainbow feathers, travelling through London.

Out on the streets

A procession full of personality

Pink leopard print, rainbow feathers, banners and a great many friends accompanied Kath’s woven coffin. Many people came together for the journey, turning the streets into a place of remembrance.

The decorated vehicle alongside a large crowd in a London park — People gather around Kath’s brightly decorated vehicle in the park.

Kath’s portrait surrounded by a wreath of winter foliage and flowers — Kath’s portrait, set inside a wreath of flowers, foliage and pine cones.

From Poetic Endings

Rest in punk

Kath, it was an honour to be involved in your final journey through the streets of London, surrounded by the love, vibrancy and noise of the communities who loved you.

Words from the original Poetic Endings tribute to Kath.

Care & ceremony

A woven coffin, flowers and a gathering

Alongside the colour and commotion were the quieter details: a natural woven coffin, generous flowers and people helping to carry Kath. Inside the chapel, those gathered had the opportunity to be together.

Bright pink and yellow flowers spelling Kath’s name beside the woven coffin — The flowers arranged around Kath’s coffin.

People applauding around Kath’s coffin during the ceremony — Friends and mourners gathered around Kath’s coffin during the ceremony.

People coming together

A community farewell

In the photographs, the procession moves from the street to a busy open space and into a chapel full of people. The images speak for themselves: Kath was remembered in the company of a great many people.

The funeral procession passing along a residential London street — The decorated vehicle and people accompanying it on a London street.

People gathered around the coffin in a bright chapel — The coffin and a large gathering inside the chapel.

Photo essay

More moments from Kath’s funeral

A selection of photographs from the original Poetic Endings gallery. Select a photograph to see it full size.

Brightly coloured feather display above the decorated vehicle

A punk-inspired star decoration on the vehicle

The woven coffin being carried alongside the vehicle

Rainbow-coloured decorations rising above the vehicle

A colourful spray of flowers atop the woven coffin

Friends gathering behind the decorated vehicle

The driver greeting people from the patterned vehicle

A vehicle carrying a sign reading Commit More Nuisance

Driver in a red tartan jacket behind the wheel

Kath’s decorated vehicle travelling on a tree-lined road

Rainbow feather decorations above the pink vehicle

A wreath framing the decorated vehicle and coffin

Two people on the balcony raising their hands at the ceremony

The coffin inside the chapel with people gathered around it

Anarchist-style flags fluttering above the decorated vehicle

Punk-inspired decorations with feathers and flags

A second vehicle carrying people as part of the procession

People preparing the flower-decorated vehicle

Flowers being arranged before the procession

People gathering around Kath’s decorated vehicle

People gathered near a green support truck with a sign

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