Sheffield’s Jack Lacey, 4, ‘known worldwide’ as huge biker funeral makes news in USA

Meeting at The Admiral Rodney pub in Loxley, huge crowds gathered wearing blue in tribute to Jack, after his father Wesley organised the convoy on social media for his “massive bike fan” son.

Motorcycle clubs and individual riders came from far and wide, including across Yorkshire, Liverpool and Cleethorpes.

Once assembled, the convoy, estimated by some in attendance to number close to two thousand, made its way through Hillsborough towards Grenoside Crematorium, where the riders waited as Jack’s family say their goodbyes to their beloved son.

Wesley, Jack’s dad, said the number of people who turned out was ‘mind-blowing’.

“I was hoping that many people would turn out, although I wasn’t expecting it,” he added.

“Their behaviour was spot on, and everybody was looking out for each other.

“People came from as far away as Newcastle and Wales, and everybody knew who Jack was.

“Of course it was an awful day, but to see how Jack was held in such high regard helped us stay strong, and took away some of the sadness.

When I saw all the bikers, all the people who turned out to stand on the streets as we passed, I knew I had done the best I possibly could for Jack.

“His face is now known worldwide, and he went as such a loved little boy. That’s all down to those who turned out to say goodbye, so we’d like to thank every person who came.”

Wesley added that the family have had requests from news outlets in New York to cover Jack’s story, and they have received messages of support from around the world.

Jack Lacey, from Loxley, was just three when he was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour last year.

Doctors told his devastated family he had an average life expectancy of just one year.

He passed away at home on February 10, with parents Wesley Lacey and Rebecca Oldham, and sister Charlotte.