THE funeral of a farmer killed in a holiday para-gliding accident will take place tomorrow.

Father-of-two Colin Mitchelson, 49, died in the accident in Turkey on June 21, on the last day of a holiday with his wife, Susan.

Both Mr Mitchelson and his Turkish pilot were killed when they crashed into a mountainside.

The community of Tow Law, County Durham, was left devastated by his death.

The funeral service for Mr Mitchelson, who farmed at Newstead, near Satley, will be at Stanhope Meth-odist Chapel at noon, followed by a cremation at Mountsett Crematorium. Friends are asked to meet at the chapel.