The following was noted in the Downs Mail in early March:

Andrew George Venn (24) lived in Carmans Close, Loose, for the last six years.  He grew up in Larkfield, attending schools in Ryarsh and Borough Green, before moving onto Maidstone grammar.

Aged 14, he began a 10 year battle with leukaemia, losing a year of school.  Andrew recovered to pass A-levels and go to Coventry University, where he gained his degree in industrial product design.

Andrew’s passion was Mini cars and he was a member of the Kent and East Sussex Mini Club.  His funeral included a procession of 31 Minis to Vinters Park crematorium.

He had worked locally in Halfords and at West Malling golf club, before landing a job after graduation with Kit for Kids, a design company specialising in play equipment.

When his leukaemia returned in 2010 Andrew began a blog.  His site is now home to tributes including a message from his partner, Elliot Dunn: “I take so much pride that Andrew was a young man with morals, vision and a powerful sense of right and wrong.  A gifted designer and writer”.

Andrew and Elliot got engaged in December.  Andrew’s father, Chris, said: “Andrew will be remembered for battling leukaemia without complaint.  He was an inspirational character”.

There were about 250 people at the crematorium, with nearly 200 meeting afterwards at West Malling golf club to celebrate Andrew’s life.

He leaves his parents Chris and Jackie, brother Stephen and many friends locally, nationally and across the Mini world.