The funeral of fisherman and former council leader John Lee will take place later this month.

Mr Lee, from Cromer, passed away in August following a short battle with cancer, aged 60. 

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He was an eighth-generation fisherman who sold his catch at his family crab stall in New Street, which his father first opened in 1957. 

North Norfolk News: John Lee, below a portrait of his grandfather Shrimp Davies, left, and another of legendary lifeboatman Henry Blogg, pictured in 2004John Lee, below a portrait of his grandfather Shrimp Davies, left, and another of legendary lifeboatman Henry Blogg, pictured in 2004 (Image: Adrian Judd)Mr Lee was a Cromer town councillor - representing the Suffield Park ward as a Conservative on North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) from 2011 to 2019 - before becoming the district council's chairman in 2016 to 2017, and later its leader in 2018. 

He was a lifeboatman at the town’s RNLI station for 20 years, and ran a steak and seafood restaurant - Hot Rocks, in Garden Street - alongside his wife, Donna Lee, for six years from 2017. 

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North Norfolk News: John Lee preparing crab at the Rocket House Cafe in Cromer in 2013John Lee preparing crab at the Rocket House Cafe in Cromer in 2013 (Image: Anthony Kelly)

His family has announced that his funeral will take place at Cromer Parish Church, in Church Street, on Tuesday, September 26, at 1.30pm. 

The funeral procession will start on Station Road, before heading to The Gangway.

It will continue down Melbourne Slope and then New Street, stopping outside the crab shop.

North Norfolk News: John Lee at his crab stall in New Street, CromerJohn Lee at his crab stall in New Street, Cromer (Image: Still from Seaside Special)