FRIENDS of a seven-year-old who tragically lost her battle with cancer last year have raised money in her memory.
Friends and family of Charlotte Bragg from Gorseinon finished a fancy dress sponsored walk from Blackpill to Mumbles.
Charlotte died in August from an aggressive form of cancer. She was first diagnosed with soft tissue cancer when she was just 4. After a period in remission the cancer returned in 2011.
Among the group who completed the walk were two of Charlotte's friends Evie Tipler and Kelly Fagg. Around 18 joined in the walk in the afternoon and other walkers had already taken part in an extra, unplanned morning session.
Evie's mum Lynwen said the girls were desperate to get involved to help raise money for the Kids Cancer Charity, formerly known as the Christian Lewis Trust.
"The whole reason we did it was for Charlotte's friends and the children loved being part of it. Especially for Evie and Kelly, they really miss her and they can see everything going on and they want to do something," she said.
As the group completed the walk they were met with donations by passers-by and given an extra boost when Mark, Charlotte's Dad met them in Mumbles.
"People were putting money into the collection buckets all the way along, all the children were telling people why they were doing the work and that Charlotte was their friend," she added.
"There was so much support from so many people and people were throwing money into the buckets," she added.
She said Charlotte's parents wanted to raise as much as possible for the charity which helped them and her daughter.
"This is what Mark and Cecilia wanted. This charity are struggling and they have been fantastic to them.
"They want them to carry on doing what they're doing because they're totally reliant on donations," she said.
She said counting of the total would take place this week ahead of the next event, a charity auction on May 23 at the New Lodge, Gorseinon.
Charlotte was chosen to meet the Queen by the Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan, D Byron Lewis, and was accompanied by her parents, brother Connor and aunt Lindsay Anne James.
