There were tears, smiles, and laughter as a community came together today to celebrate the life of a young schoolboy that was cut so tragically short on a holiday island in France.
Twelve year old Pierre Barnes was remembered at a tiny parish church on the outskirts of Grantham just over two weeks after he vanished at the start of his half term holiday. Kate Hemingway reports.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Pierre Barnes, the 12 year old from Lincolnshire who drowned on holiday on a French island, is behing held today. It's organised by the primary school where Pierre was a pupil for his friends, staff and parents at Barrowby Church near Grantham.