28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Post box topper in Dyserth in tribute to Mike Peters
The post box topper - which features Mike playing his guitar on the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), adorns the post box near Peter Morgan Pharmacy, in Dyserth, where Mike's funeral will be held on Thursday (May 29). The Alarm frontman was born in Prestatyn and lived in Dyserth.
Rachel Williamson, of Rhyl Toppers, and her mum Thelma, aged 93, made the detailed creation in tribute to the lead singer who died from blood cancer aged 66 on April 29.
Rachel said: "I wasn't a fan of the Alarm myself but I remember Mike from the 80s when The Alarm used to hang out at the Marina Hotel on the prom.
The topper features Mike playing his guitar on the summit of Yr Wyddfa, his MBE and a Welsh dragon holding a plaque with LHS for his Love Hope Strength foundation (Image: Rachel Williamson) "Someone put the idea of a post box topper on the Facebook group Dyserth Times and several people tagged Rhyl Toppers in it.
"With just over a week to his funeral at the time, I was happy to accept the challenge.
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"It took my mum and myself four days to make it and we tried to include as much detail as possible: Mike playing his guitar on the summit of Snowdon, his MBE and a Welsh dragon holding a plaque with LHS for his Love Hope Strength foundation.
"The topper is mostly crocheted. The daffodils are knitted and the letters are sewn.
The post box topper from the back (Image: Rachel Williamson) "Mum is now 93 and her work is amazing."
Thousands are set to descend on Dyserth for the rocker's funeral on Thursday, which is being held at the Parish Church of St Bridget and St Cwyfan, Waterfall Road. B5119 Waterfall Road will be closed for its entire length [between the A5151 and A547] between 10am and 6pm.
The service will be at 3pm but people are advised to arrive in the village early.
A musical tribute to Mike will be screened on Waterfall Road from 12.45pm in advance of the funeral service.
A large outdoor screen and sound system will be set up in front of the church. Attendees will be able to view proceedings in the church in 'real-time' and join in with communal songs.
Fans, friends, family and those from the music world are set to arrive in the village from all over the world.
U2's Bono is expected to attend Mike's service as well as long-term friend Billy Duffy of The Cult.
Mike is survived by his wife Jules and sons Dylan and Evan.
Jules revealed that Mike "never once thought he was losing this fight".
The talented musician, who supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, was first diagnosed with the blood cancer chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) more than 30 years ago, aged 36.
In October 2024, Mike developed Richter's syndrome where his CLL changed into an aggressive fast-growing lymphoma. He underwent experimental treatment at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
Jules said: "Based on our very 'loose' funeral discussions, as you must remember that Michael Leslie Peters never once thought he was losing this fight, Mike was confident right to the very end that he was going to receive the full dose of Epcoritamab and then continue to a new life of maintenance.
"This is why the end came as a shock."
Rachel said: "It was my pleasure to make this tribute to such a popular man."
