THE funeral of Robert Hart is due to place today.

Music-lover Robert, 26, from Rainow, suffered fatal head injuries after being attacked in front of his girlfriend at a festival in Manchester in June.

A service to celebrate Robert’s life will be held at Rainow Parish Church in Rainow at 1pm.

Robert died five days after he was attacked at the Parklife Festival in Manchester.

He was a former student at Rainow Primary School and Fallibroome High School, where he attained nine GCSEs and three A Levels in design and technology, music technology and psychology.

He played the trumpet at school and loved to play the guitar, he successfully completed the Duke of Edinburgh Award and also took the lead role in his primary school’s production of Bugsy Malone.

Rob studied design and technology at The University of Liverpool, and also spent two summers working for an American summer camp.

Robert lived in Liverpool with his girlfriend Gemma Parry and was the youngest of four siblings.