Simon Mitchell's Funeral

Hello, I am Simon's sister, Nikki Dancey. Simon was a dearly loved son, brother and uncle, who also had immeasurable passion for motocross and photography. He was an accomplished photographer, and was well known at many big motocross events. He was at many events as official media, and over the years has gained much well deserved recognition for his contribution to the sport. On Sunday 14th May, Simon was tragically struck by an errant bike whilst photographing the British Championships at Foxhill, Swindon. Very sadly, emergency services weren't able to save him, and he lost his life.

As a family, we are utterly devastated, and cannot believe that he is gone. He has left a huge hole in our lives, and, as we are learning from the outpouring of tributes online, a huge hole in the lives of others, across the motocross community. Simon is being recognised as the incredible photographer he was, and for that we are truly grateful.

We wish to give Simon the send off he deserves, but unfortunately do not have the funds to do so. Simon did not have much apart from his beloved cameras, which we will be keeping in the family.

We believe that the basic cost of his funeral will be around £4500.00. All proceeds will go towards his funeral, and anything left over will go to his two favourite charities - The Wiltshire Air Ambulance and the Little Stars Appeal for sick children at Salisbury Hospital, a charity very close to Simon's heart and one he regularly raised money for auctioning signed photographs of MX riders.

We have already been asked if there is a GoFundMe, and if anyone wishes to donate just to his charities, we would ask that you do that directly to them.

As a family, we thank everyone for taking the time to read this and are so very grateful for all the messages we have received, and for the tributes Simon has received. Thank you.