Scores of mourners gathered at St Peter's Church in Didcot yesterday for the funeral of Grant Embling who was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Twenty-year-old Mr Embling, who lived in Sinodun Road, Didcot, died on September 26 after a crash on the A4130.

Friends and family packed the church in Newlands Avenue for the emotional service. Tributes were read by his parents, Mike and Jan, and his former headteacher at St Birinus School, Chris Bryan.

Two songs that Mr Embling had wanted at his funeral - Baz Lurman's Sunscreen and R Kelly's World's Greatest - were played during the service.

Celine Dion's Fly was also played, chosen by Mr Embling's mother.

The hymns chosen by the family were The Old Rugged Cross and All Things Bright and Beautiful.

The service was taken by Rev Edward Carter, who said after the service: "It was obviously a very sad and emotional occasion. Both Grant's parent's read tributes and Chris Bryan, head of St Birinus School, read from the Bible."

Mr Carter said the church was completely full for the service.

Among the mourners were users of the cpcff.co.uk computer forum that Mr Embling set up. Many of them had travelled from as far as the north of Scotland to be at the funeral.

Mr Embling, a great computer and motorbike enthusiast, had recently completed a science course at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College in Oxford.

He had been planning to back-pack around the world.