It was a moving service on a warm sunny day. The place was packed out ~ 90 people - evidence that she was loved by many people. There was some, understandably, raw emotion. ~ 21 of us from the winter shelter went to support Zoe, her family and each other.
Speaking with her father afterwards, he said, "At least she is safe now." Many spoke of the tragic loss of a young life but there was also recognition that she had lived and embraced life and profoundly affected many people whom she came into contact with.

Afterwards, many from the shelter contingent went to Pevensey Bay and we all had an ice cream in memory of  Zoe. It reminded me of Jesus's words - "Do this in remebrance of me". We did this in remembrance of Zoe and all she meant to us. Unfortunately, we could not find fish sticks/crab sticks. Maybe that is for another time - Crab sticks and Coke as a memorial.

Why the food theme? In Zoe's first week, she could not eat the "spicy" (but definitely non-spicy) vegetarian sausage casserole that we had got for her - especially as she had covered it in pepper first. We asked her what she wanted and she said "fishsticks and ice cream". So people went out into Folkestone to Asda and Sainabury's at ~10:00 pm in order to find some. We ended up going to Tesco's by the M20 to get some. She skipped, laughed and smiled when we got back. She also liked to drink Coke.

We thought of her as we were on the beach at Pevensey Bay. Rest in peace, Zoe, you enriched the lives of all who met you at the shelter.