Hundreds of people attended the funeral of a "one of a kind" community campaigner and councillor in High Wycombe this week.

The cortege to All Saints Parish Church on Tuesday, February 8, for the funeral of Bob Kin, a Chepping Wycombe Parish councillor for the Loudwater area and director of Wycombe Food Hub (WFH), was led by his iconic yellow car with amber flashing lights, driven by his friend and colleague Khalil Ahmed.

Bob tragically passed away on January 16 after suffering a stroke while returning from a Lidl drop-off at the Wycombe Food Hub, which he had help set up to provide meals for those in need. He was 68. 

Paying tribute, Khalil said: "Bob was a 'one of a kind' person that did so much for so many people yet so few people knew of his contributions and sacrifices that he made."

At his funeral, tributes were read out by Bob’s family members and childhood friends and then his WFH colleagues formed a guard of honour as his coffin was driven to a private family burial.

With the help of Bob, Khalil and Trevor Snaith - both former mayors - were able to set up the Wycombe Food Hub two years ago, helping hundreds of people every week access affordable food.

His colleagues said: "However, Bob was involved with his charitable efforts many years before that. It is such a sad loss to see this kind man gone, he will be sorely missed by all at the Wycombe Food Hub and above all his own family."

According to his family and evidence of his sense of humour, Bob’s wish was to have the following written on his plaque: “𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙗 𝙆𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙭𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢”.

Influential in the High Wycombe community, Bob helped fundraise for a string of charities to help local people and was a founding director of the Wycombe Food Hub.

He was part of the Heart of Ryemead team that helped raise cash to deliver the Wrights Meadow Community Centre, and was "instrumental" in the development of the yearly 'Wycombe Santa' sleigh initiative that brings joy to many.

He acquired a sleigh in 2014 and converted it so it could roam the streets of Wycombe, raising thousands of pounds for good causes while delighting families.

Bob also raised cash for other groups including the Sea Cadets, Loudwater Forum and Micklefield Community Centre, and also dedicated much of his time to collecting leftover food from supermarkets for food bank charities like One Can Hope and the Church of Shalom to redistribute to those in need.

The WFH said Bob's legacy will continue - so if you would like to make a donation in his name, you can enquire in the shop, which is at the Chilterns Shopping Centre.