Tribute gig dates for Ludlow man Gary Bamford

Benefit gigs will be held in London, Brighton and Bristol in memory of a Shropshire father and his family who were killed in a road crash in Jamaica.

Friends from across the UK of Ludlow man Gary Bamford are organising the concerts in his and his family's honour, with more than 250 people already signing up for a gig in east London on October 14.

Mr Bamford's band Deadsilence Syndicate is believed to be among those performing.

Donations are also being collected to help pay for the family's repatriation costs and medical bills.

A page has been set up on Facebook to advertise the east London event, while posts in other internet sites have suggested further gigs will be held in other cities.

Mr Bamford, his ex-partner Kathleen Rawlinson, from Windermere, and his 17-year-old daughter Caisie Muller, from Brighton, all died after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a pick-up truck near Montego Bay in the early hours of Sunday.

Talei Jones, a family friend from Canada, also died, while Mr Bamford's 15-year-old son Owen, who also now lives in Brighton, suffered minor injuries.

Miss Rawlinson's 25-year-old daughter, named locally as Josie, from Windermere, was injured in the collision and is in a serious but stable condition in Jamaica. Her partner, a 22-year-old man from Windermere, suffered minor injuries.

Mr Bamford was also part of the Wreck'n'Roll Circus, which toured the country promoting live music.

He had lived in Ludlow for the past three years and is believed to originally come from the Cwmbran area of south Wales.

A statement on the Gary DS Tribute Night page on Facebook described the London event at a "tribute night to celebrate the life of the Wreck'n'Roll King Gary DS and a benefit for his family".

Friends in the Ludlow area have described their shock at Mr Bamford's death. He used to drink at the Charlton Arms at Ludford Bridge and friends have described him as a "nice and kind-hearted guy".

By Peter Kitchen