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Family asks to preserve tributes left for three-year-old Noah Woods

A JustGiving appeal for Noah Woods passed £100,000 as Everton and Ipswich fans stood for a tribute to the three-year-old.

  • On Wednesday, Met Police divers recovered the body of three-year-old Noah Woods from Decoy Pond in Brantham following his disappearance from a playground on Tuesday afternoon. Suffolk Police confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious.
  • Around 1,300 members of the public joined the search for Noah, who police said was non-verbal, partially deaf, and undergoing an assessment for autism. Police continue to complete inquiries before submitting a file for the coroner.
  • A fundraising page set up by Good Dads Club, a community of fathers based in Colchester, raised more than £100,000 from over 6,000 supporters by Saturday evening. Ipswich Town defender Leif Davis donated £2,000 to the appeal.
  • Three minutes into Saturday's match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, both Ipswich Town and Everton fans stood to applaud in memory of Noah, with players wearing black armbands and his photo displayed on the big screen.
  • Noah's father, Rhys Woods, paid tribute on Facebook on Thursday, writing that his son was "the sweetest and most innocent little boy" with nothing but love to give. The family described the loss as heartbreaking.
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Braintree & Witham TimesBraintree & Witham Times
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More than £100,000 raised for family of boy, 3, who died after going missing

More than £104,000 raised for Noah Woods’ family after three-year-old died following disappearance from Brantham playground in Suffolk on…

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Everton and Ipswich fans pay tribute to Noah Woods as fundraiser hits £100k

Players wore black armbands in memory of the toddler, who became separated from a relative and went missing.

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East Anglian Daily Times broke the news in Ipswich, United Kingdom on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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