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| Georgia Williams: Funeral held in Wellington | |
| (about 11 hours later) | |
| The funeral of a Shropshire teenager whose body was found in woodland, days after she went missing from her home, is being held. | |
| The body of Georgia Williams, 17, was discovered off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham on 31 May. | The body of Georgia Williams, 17, was discovered off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham on 31 May. |
| The service is being held at All Saints Church, Wellington, where hundreds of mourners have gathered. | |
| Jamie Reynolds, 22, of Avondale Road, Wellington, Shropshire, has appeared in court charged with her murder. | Jamie Reynolds, 22, of Avondale Road, Wellington, Shropshire, has appeared in court charged with her murder. |
| 'Wearing happy colours' | |
| Reverend Mark Ireland, vicar of All Saints Church, said he prayed the service would be "a source of hope and comfort for all who attend." | |
| He said: "We're privileged today to be asked to host the funeral service for Georgia Williams. | |
| "We pray that this will be a significant occasion when the whole community can come together to remember her life. | |
| "We hope, and know in fact, that this will be a source of great comfort to the family to see people coming from all shades and parts of Wellington, coming together to remember Georgia." | |
| Georgia's friend, Katy Lafferty, said: "She wouldn't want us to all be there wearing black and being depressed. | |
| "She'd want us to be wearing happy colours and to be an event that portrays her well. | |
| "Her favourite colour's orange, so it's a bright colour, so she'd want us to all be the same." | |
| A trust fund has been established to "create a legacy and celebrate Georgia's life". | |
| Her father, Steve Williams, said the setting up of a trust was "very much what we as a family want to see happen". | Her father, Steve Williams, said the setting up of a trust was "very much what we as a family want to see happen". |
| Friends have already raised money for a memorial bench. | Friends have already raised money for a memorial bench. |