Family of four-year-old Wigan cancer victim ditch the traditional funeral for a joyous party celebrating his life

WHEN four-year-old Link Simpson passed after a brave two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, his family did not weep at a traditional church service or have a flower-covered coffin. Instead the family threw a huge party and fund-raiser for more than 200 people at Link’s school in Atherton, where guests sang and shared stories of Link’s life.