Brave Laura is the inspiration for charity drive with businesses urged to help

Mum-of-one Laura Black died in March last year aged 36 after a long and brave battle against the illness.

Now one of her closest friends, Kim Logan, who runs a community interest company based in Leyland, is putting together a special fundraising event to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

The charity dinner, on Friday March 16 at Leigh Sports Village, will also raise money for Teardrops, an organisation that supports the homeless in the North West.

Kim, managing director of ADR Mediation & Training CIC, which is organising the fundraiser, said of Laura, who was from east Lancashire: “She was such a brilliant, inspirational person, much loved and greatly missed.

She added: “Laura’s family will be there on the night, and we’re looking forward to an event which celebrates her life and is filled with fun, something Laura had in abundance.”

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, founded in 1964 we is dedicated to promoting excellence in research and clinical care, as well as providing practical support and advice to people with CF and their families.

The charity operates a night café for homeless people in St Helens, has outreach and crisis intervention programmes and helps people looking for employment as well as offering resettlement support.

Tickets for the event are £49.95 each. A table of ten costs £450 with tables of 12 available for £525.