A LASTING memorial to humanitarian aid worker Alan Henning will be officially tomorrow night.

Mr Henning was kidnapped and killed by IS militants as he joined a convoy setting off from Bolton to deliver aid relief to refugees caught up in the civil war in Syria.

The Alan Henning Memorial Garden in his home town of Eccles is based upon a clock face; the 360 degree garden has been created to give the family and the community a place of quiet reflection and is symbolic of time.

The garden features a circular flower bed, planted with yellow flowers and plants, wooden sleepers painted yellow and two granite boulders bearing memorial plaques.

The colour yellow was chosen to show the overwhelming love, support and remembrance to Alan Henning and his family that emerged in and around the communities of Eccles and Salford.

It will be opened at 6pm on Tuesday in Eccles Recreation ground.

Eccles Parish Church will remain open until 8pm to allow for private prayers.

A number of businesses, including those in Bolton. donated the materials free of charge.

The Ceremonial Mayor of Salford Cllr Peter Dobbs will open proceedings.

He will be joined by Rev Dr Anne Louise Critchlow, Chair of Churches Together who will lead a few prayers and Mr Henning's wife, Barbara, will say a few words.

City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “This is an open invitation to the community to join Alan’s family in the official opening of the Memorial Garden.

“It is a place where people can reflect and think about him and a fitting tribute to a true son of Salford.”