Funeral date set for girl who broke card record

The funeral of eight-year-old Amelia Kolpa, the Black Country girl whose dream of receiving a record-breaking number of birthday cards captured hearts around the world, will take place on 1st April.

Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis, died earlier this month after almost six years of treatment for neuroblastoma.

Her family asked for donations to be made to Matt's Mission Children's Charity in her name.

They added that close friends and family would be inside the chapel and requested that the public stay outside during the service.

Matt Denning, who runs the Birmingham-based children's charity receiving donations in Amelia's honour, said she had made an extraordinary impact.