Dad killed by falling sign at Christian festival pictured for first time

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 30, 2026 9:56am Updated August 30, 2026 10:01am Robert Guanco, who was the pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne (Picture: Jesus Living Water Church Eastbourne) The dad who was crushed to death by a falling sign at a Christian festival in West Sussex has been pictured for the first time. Robert Guanco, 41, was killed when a wooden sign welcoming people to the Big Church Festival tipped over on Friday. He was the pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, which described him as a ‘blessing to so many people whose lives he touched’ in a social media post yesterday. The post continued: ‘There are many things we may never fully understand, and our hearts may struggle to make sense of what has happened. ‘Yet, even in ou