Hundreds of people have taken part in a memorial to taxi driver Alan Henning who was murdered by Islamic State militants.
Mr Henning, 47, who was seized after taking aid to Syria, was remembered as "a local, national and world hero".
His widow Barbara, children Adam and Lucy and other family members joined scores of well-wishers at the British Muslim Heritage Centra in Whalley Range, Manchester.
The first of several faith and political leaders to speak, Dr Usman Choudhry said: "In short we are here to remember a hero. A local hero, a national hero and we will also say a world hero.
"A hero who left the comfort of his own home for no other reason than to help the destitute and needy refugees of Syria.
"A hero who put the needs of others before his own and that hero is Alan Henning."
He added the memorial was aimed at supporting "those willing to stand up for the rights of humanity and the poor and the repressed, and are prepared to work and not just talk about what they believe in".
The tribute, entitled His Life And Legacy Remembered, included speeches from friends of Mr Henning.
One of those who travelled on the convoy with him, Majid Freeman, said: "Alan was a beautiful genuine human being, inside and out.
"He went to Syria to help at a time when the whole international community had abandoned them.
"The international community leaders were paying mere lip service while Alan and many other aid workers were actually feeding these people, sheltering them, giving them aid, taking nappies for the babies, ambulances and generators for the hospitals, sweets and toys for the children and so much more."
Mr Freeman recalled how on when the convoy stopped off en route in Venice, Mr Henning had chosen to sleep in his ambulance rather than in a hotel to save the money for people in Syria.
His friend and fellow convoy volunteer, Dr Shameela Islam-Fulfiqar, said: "Alan Henning did what most of us just think about. He sacrificed his time, his energy, his home comforts to help people who were suffering and he paid the ultimate price for this."
The audience also watched a video tribute in which several Syrian children who Mr Henning helped said how much they missed the aid volunteer, who they called "Uncle Gadget".
Last Sunday, Mrs Henning and her family took part in a service of "reflection and solidarity" at Eccles Parish Church in Salford.
Mr Henning was beheaded by IS who posted a video showing his death on the internet last week.
He had previously been kidnapped by militants last December in Syria.
At the time, Mr Henning, from Eccles, was part of a convoy who were delivering food and supplies to refugees.
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