A widow has raised £1,000 for Prostate Cancer UK in honour of her late husband.

Judy Appleyard, from Redditch, nominated the charity to receive the sum from the Pearl Lake Silver Fund, following her husband's death from the disease.

Her husband, Barry Appleyard, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010.

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The treatment he received helped him to live another 12 years.

Sadly, the disease returned along with oesophagus cancer in 2022, and his battle came to an end.

Since then, Mrs Appleyard has been raising money to help others with the disease.

She has a holiday home at Pearl Lake in Herefordshire, and after Mr Appleyard's death, she nominated the cancer charity to receive a donation from the fund.

Mrs Appleyard said: "Since his first diagnosis Barry would often donate to prostate cancer, so for us as a family it means a lot that the owners of Discover Park’s Pearl Lake, Glenn and Hannah Jones, are donating such a generous amount to help others with prostate cancer."

The donation is part of an ongoing anniversary pledge celebrating the Herefordshire park where she has her holiday home.

It is the 10th charity this year to receive such an amount from Herefordshire business Discover Parks, marking 25 years at their Shobdon site.

Managing director of the business, Glenn Jones, said: "Holiday home owners were asked to nominate a charity close to their hearts, a way of giving something back to customers who’ve supported us over the years.

"The family bought a home here after Barry’s death in 2022, he loved the family being together and had a passion for aircraft so it’s proved a perfect site with the Shobdon airfield nearby."

Grace Norwood, community fundraiser for the charity, said: "Thank you so much to Judy for nominating us for this generous donation from Discover Parks, it helps fund groundbreaking research and vital support services for all those affected by prostate cancer."