The coffin

The coffin of Geoff Wicker lay adorned with flower

Missing colleague

The passenger seat in the Heathfield station Land Rover lies empty.

Solemn procession

Firemen lined the streets to the church, mourning the loss of a colleague and friend

Public mourning

Mourning members of the public line Heathfield High Street

Flowers at the station

Flowers were laid at Heathfield fire station, where Geoff Wicker came to work in 1999

Lining the streets

Mourners young and old line the route of the funeral procession.

Family grief

Mr Wicker's wife Heather and family

St Dunstan's

Saint Dunstan's Church Mayfield, where the service was held

Taken away

The coffin was then taken from the church for a private burial elsewhere.