Carl Ridley (21 Dec 1969 - 21 Jun 2025)
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Carl
Macmillan Cancer Support
Raised
£1,292.00
£1,292.00
Goal
£533.00
£533.00
Funeral Director
- Location
- Dunstable Town Football Club Creasey Park, Park Drive Dunstable LU6 1BB
- Date
- 19th Sep 2025
- Time
- 3.30pm
In loving memory of Carl Ridley who sadly passed away on 21st June 2025
As you may already know Carl passed away peacefully on the 21st June 2025. Carl was a great son, brother, uncle, and cousin and a friend to so many more. We would therefore like to openly invite anyone who wants to join us in celebrating Carl’s life.
The funeral will be live-streamed, so if you’re unable to attend but would like to join us, please let us know and we’ll send you a link and code so you can watch it.
Carl wasn’t really a fan of formal attire. It’s important that all guests feel comfortable as we celebrate Carl’s life, so, as long as you’re dressed respectfully, anything goes.
Carl loved flowers, he loved to grow wild flowers in the garden - sometimes without even meaning to …
While flowers are appreciated, we’re sure Carl would prefer to complete his goal of raising £533 for MacMillan Cancer Support. Carl chose to raise money for this cause as he was being treated at the MacMillan Centre at the L&D hospital. He said he ‘thought it was important to be able to put a little back into the system to help others with treatment in their time of need’
On the 17th December 2020 Carl started his fundraiser, his goal was to raise £1,500, he raised £967 and he still has £533 to go - so get your bank cards at the ready and donate what you can, we will also have cash collections for the cause at the venues on the day.
Carl was always making memories. His friends and family would love to see his photos and hear your stories about the late great Carl Ridley. You can use this page to share all those important memories for years to come. The good, the bad & the ugly, we welcome it all. After all, when it comes to living, Carl would say ‘I did it my way’.
Renee, Lucy-Ann & Janette
donated £20 in memory of Carl
Thanks for the laughs
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Thankyou Andy
donated £262 in memory of Carl
Donations kindly received at Carl's funeral, in the sum of £262.00
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Thankyou so much to everyone who has donated to MacMillan Cancer Support online and at Carl’s funeral.
is attending the funeral
donated £100 in memory of Carl
Thinking of you today my childhood best buddy.
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Thankyou Jason
lit a candle
donated £50 in memory of Carl
Carl was our neighbour for 30yrs plus. Had no trouble from him whatsoever. We really got to know each other towards the end of his life as he confided in me with regards to his ailment. I cut his grass, trimmed his hedge and helped him on his car. He would pop over the fence for a burger in the summer when we had a barbecue.We have been privileged to have know Carl who is and will continue to be dearly missed. R.I.P my friend..
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Thankyou so much for your donation Tony, for what you’ve written too - it means a lot, thankyou x
donated £200 in memory of Carl
“Farewell Carl — gone too soon, 43 years of memories, forever missed.”
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Damon, thankyou so much for your donation. You were such a wonderful loyal friend to Carl, his best friend x
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I have fond memories of family get-togethers and holidays, especially the gang running wild in St Ives! You were taken far too soon but you’ll always be in our thoughts x
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Thankyou for your donation Tim, and yes, that holiday in St Ives was the best x
lit a candle
donated £20 in memory of Carl
Much too young to leave us Carl. Rest in peace and know you are missed.
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Thankyou for your donation and your message Lynda
donated £50 in memory of Carl
For a great cause
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Hello Chris, thankyou so much for your donation x
is attending the funeral and the reception
lit a candle
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So sad, I see a young boy, Carl, at the end of the garden sitting on my motorbike wearing my helmet and gauntlet gloves with a big smile....
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What a lovely memory Chris, thankyou.
donated £100 in memory of Carl
Really miss you mate
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We miss him too 😢 Thankyou for your donation Adam x
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Thinking of you all. Xo
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Thankyou Deb xx
donated £10 in memory of Carl
Great memories of meals with you at Houghton Court
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Thankyou for your donation Tania x
is attending the funeral and the reception
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Carl thank you for being a wonderful Brother in Law. Will miss your dinner visits where we used to have such a laugh. Will also miss our little excursions to Leighton Buzzard to get our cars serviced etc. I think about you not just as a Brother in a law but also as a very dear friend
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You and Carl hit it off as soon as you met. You’ve been a wonderful brother-in-law to my little brother 🥰 xxx
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Thank you Janette and yes we did. Hope we didn’t gang up on you too much ha ha xx
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Christmas at Carl’s
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I lived with Carl for a while, we had a great time. This was our first Christmas and these were the gifts we gave each other, all individually wrapped …. I gave Carl a teaspoon (because I’d taken one of his to work and accidentally left it there) and a lovely broom so he could sweep the leaves off the decking (he never used it !) Carl gave me a bottle of hair conditioner as he’d been using mine (hair conditioner was a new discovery for him) and a whistle because he kept trying to teach me to whistle, I tried, laughed a lot, and failed - so he bought me a whistle instead ! 🥹 I miss you Carl 😢 but I have so many happy funny memories to keep me going ….
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I forgot to say …. Carl said we should NOT smile for this photo - we had to keep retaking it as I couldn’t not smile, it was so funny.
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Christmas at Carl’s
Janette and Andy’s wedding in 2018…..Carl was Janette’s chauffeur and he was trying to be serious and not like the fact we were both touching him 😆
🤣🤣 I think this was about 25 years ago and Carl had just finished checking Janette and I for head lice
Carl with Mum and Dad at the trailer park in Honeymoon Bay, Canada. Carl really loved spending time with all his friends here 🥰
Carl’s last visit with Dad and Devan in Honeymoon Bay, Canada 🇨🇦
Photo bombing Janette, Brandan and me 🤣
Carl surprising Mum in Canada 🇨🇦 🍁
Taken in Ashridge, one of his favourite places to go to
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