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Stephen Sutton: £400,000 raised since his death | Stephen Sutton: £400,000 raised since his death |
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An appeal started by the Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser Stephen Sutton has raised a further £400,000 since his death. | An appeal started by the Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser Stephen Sutton has raised a further £400,000 since his death. |
The 19-year-old, from Staffordshire, died on Wednesday after a four year battle with the disease. | The 19-year-old, from Staffordshire, died on Wednesday after a four year battle with the disease. |
Stephen's appeal on his Just Giving page has raised £3.6m. | |
There are now plans to make a film about his life, using footage shot over the past twelve months. | |
Film maker Grigorij Richters, 26, from Hamberg, Germany, met Stephen at the Champions League final at Wembley in May 2013 and they became friends. | |
The visit to Wembley was on the "bucket list" of 46 ambitions Stephen wanted to achieve before he died, along with raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. | |
The pair agreed to film the bucket list together and he now has hours of footage, which he wants to use to tell Stephen's story. | |
Mr Richters said Stephen was "a young man who did the inconceivable, the unbelievable, at a young age". | |
At his former school, Chase Terrace Technology College in Burntwood, people have queued to sign a book of condolence and leave flowers. | |
Tributes have also been written in chalk on pavements in Birmingham. | |
Suggestions on social media that there should be a permanent memorial in the city will go before the Broad Street Walk of Stars committee in the summer. | |
Mike Olley, the manager of Broad Street in Birmingham, where the stars are located said: "We are always happy to take suggestions for the Walk of Stars. | Mike Olley, the manager of Broad Street in Birmingham, where the stars are located said: "We are always happy to take suggestions for the Walk of Stars. |
"Many people have nominated Stephen now and I am delighted to put this before the committee." | "Many people have nominated Stephen now and I am delighted to put this before the committee." |