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New artwork in memory of a popular Burnham-On-Sea resident who died at the end of last year has been unveiled this week.

Heartfelt tributes were paid to a ‘beloved’ former Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard whose funeral was held in the town on Friday (January 8th). David Ilsley, 71, was a dedicated member of the Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team who served for more than 10 years before retiring from service. Mr Ilsley went on to volunteer for Burnham’s BARB Search & Rescue, the Coastguard Association charity and other community groups. He passed away in December. The funeral procession, which included Coastguard and BARB trucks, and socially-distanced crewmembers, made its way along the seafront to the Coastguard S...

Scores of tributes paid to community-spirited, popular Burnham resident Tributes have been paid to a well-known, community-spirited Burnham-On-Sea resident who sadly passed away at the weekend. Dave Ilsley, 71, a former long-standing member of Burnham Coastguards, BARB Search & Rescue and the town’s St Andrew’s Church, died on Saturday following a period of illness. Scores of warm tributes have been paid to Dave, who spent many years as a Burnham Coastguard, ‘retiring’ in 2011. He then gave much of his time to helping others and visiting Coastguard stations around the country, raising...