A WHITEHILL man known for his love of motorbikes and citizens' band radio was given a fitting send off last Thursday, when his coffin was taken to Aldershot Crematorium in a Triumph motorbike hearse (pictured below). Keith Hudders, who had lived in Farnham for many years before moving to Whitehill, was well known among citizens' band operators in the region, and across the world, and was been involved with his hobby since it was made legal in the 1980s. Despite failing health due to liver disease and cancer, he was heavily involved with Breakers World - his wife Margaret's radio-communication shop in Whitehill. Mr Hudders (pictured above with a friend's baby) offered advice to the farming and off-road community about radio communication. "He was one of those people who would help anybody and everybody," explained Mrs Hudders. He was a bit of a character and was never known to be particularly conventional." Despite losing a leg in an accident in 1968, while riding pillion with a friend, nothing stopped him from enjoying his hobby. His wife said: "Motorcycling was always a love of his and he's been riding motorbikes since he was a teenager. He used to have an off-road Montesa and was regularly seen riding it up the road on the back wheel." Around 50 friends and family attended his funeral and more than £400 was raised for Mr Hudders' chosen charity - The Ark at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. Mrs Hudders said: "The service went extremely well and it was great to see the hearse with its three motorcycle out-riders. "We are hoping to raise a bit more money for The Ark though, as the surgeon there operated on Keith quite a few times and they are independently funded. They rely on our donations, so I would urge anyone who knew Keith to donate just £10 in his memory. Keith was a wonderful person who will be sadly missed by all those who knew him."
