The funeral of Gerry and the Pacemakers singer Gerry Marsden has been held at a church near his beloved River Mersey. Marsden died, aged 78, in hospital on 3 January following a blood infection.

Gerry Marsden was awarded an MBE in 2003 for services to Liverpudlian Charities. Gerry Marsden "made his mark on planet Earth" with football anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, Liverpool FC's stadium ...