A CARE home will today hold a memorial service for a resident who died during his morning walk.

The private service at Kirlena Care Home in Kennington will be a chance for staff and residents to remember Stephen Cox.

Mr Cox's body was discovered in the early hours of the morning in the village last month, prompting a major police presence and lengthy road closure.

The 63-year-old, who had terminal cancer, had no surviving relatives but the care home has pledged to 'lovingly remember him.'

He was a well known face in the local area due to his daily early morning strolls down the road.