Roofer’s dying wish honoured after asking for a really cheap funeral

It’s not every day you see a coffin made out of scaffolding boards… and transported to the funeral on the back of a flat-bed truck.

But that’s exactly what Clive Dowdeswell wanted.

The 63-year-old roofer’s dying wish to his son Charlie was to make sure they saved cash on his send-off.

When Clive died from emphysema in January this year, Charlie fully obliged and made sure he fulfilled his dad’s plea not to waste money.