Linda Nolan's family issue emotional plea to fans ahead of her funeral

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The family of the late Linda Nolan have extended an open invitation to her funeral this weekend. A memorial service for Linda is set to take place on Saturday, 1 February at St Paul's Church in Blackpool at 10.30am.The Dublin-born star sadly passed away on 15 January at the age of 65 in a hospital in the seaside town, surrounded by her loved ones.The service will be held in the same church where Linda married her husband of over two decades, Brian Hudson, and also bid him farewell after his passing in 2007, according to her family.

On Thursday, her sister Anne Nolan posted on Instagram saying “we lay our wonderful sister Linda to rest” this weekend. “There’s been a bit of confusion regarding the church service and the crematorium.

Just to clarify everyone is welcome to both services,” she added. “There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if you don’t mind standing we would love you to be there and we know Linda would be thrilled.” The family is also fundraising for Trinity Hospice, a cause close to Linda's heart, and have requested that donations and messages of condolences be directed to a memorial page in her honour.

So far, over £2,450 has been raised on the Much Loved site for the hospice, reports the Mirror. Linda, who shot to fame with her sisters, Coleen, Maureen, Bernie, Denise and Anne, in the iconic girl group The Nolans, had been a long-time advocate for cancer awareness after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.