THE funeral of channel swimmer Sunny Lowry takes place next week.
The service will take place at St Elphin's Church in the town centre at 2.45pm on Tuesday, March 4.
Sunny, aged 97, died in Warrington Hospital on Wednesday.
The Fairfield resident was one of the first people to swim the channel and taught thousands to swim in Warrington.
The service is family flowers only, donations to the Warrington Blind Centre and the Victoria Baths appeal in Manchester.
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