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Touching photos from the funeral of local hero, Pets Corner's Stan Atkins
Stan Atkins's friends paid tribute to the man who ran Hillingdon Pet's Corner for four decades, looking after and providing a home for countless animals.
Stan ran Pets Corner for 40 years (Image: Naomi Catt)1 of 11 
Stan was taken from Petworth Gardens to Breakspear Crematorium (Image: Steve Moss)2 of 11 
Friends of Stan Atkins gathered in Petworth Gardens (Image: Steve Moss)3 of 11 ![]()
Stan's hearse was pulled by four beautiful horses (Image: Kat Dudek)4 of 11 ![]()
Stan was forced to close Pets Corner after 40 years in November 2017 (Image: Naomi Catt)5 of 11 ![]()
There were touching floral tributes to Stan (Image: Kat Dudek)6 of 11 ![]()
The community remembered their local hero (Image: Kat Dudek)7 of 11 ![]()
Mourners paid tribute to the man who ran Pets Corner for 40 years (Image: Kat Dudek)8 of 11 ![]()
A wake was held at the Scout Hut in Petworth Gardens after the funeral (Image: Kat Dudek)9 of 11 ![]()
During his time running Pets Corner, Stan became a cornerstone of the community (Image: Kat Dudek)10 of 11 ![]()
Stan's friends giggled as his stubbornness shone through in two doves which refused to fly away, instead perching on the crematorium's roof (Image: Naomi Catt)11 of 11
