A big-hearted brother and sister took an unusual step to raise funds for a cancer charity in memory of their late great-aunt.
Eileen Parker, who was in her early 60s, died just before Christmas after a six month battle with the disease.
While she did not see her great-niece and nephew on a regular basis, she made such a big impression on Maddie and Bert Newman-Holden that they decided to fundraise in her memory.
Using the knitting skills they had learned from their gran, they made about 500 pom-poms and sold them door to door in Stonehaven where they live.
The pair, Maddie, 12, and Bert, 10, have now raised £1,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Their mother Sarah Newman-Holden said she was “really proud” of what the youngsters have achieved.
“My aunty lived in Bolton so they didn’t see her a lot but when they would visit she was really nice to them and would take them places like Blackpool,” she said.
“She was just one of these crazy aunties that would send them weird gifts in the post and that kind of thing.
“They started off making the pom-poms for fun and they ended up with 20, so decided to see if they could sell them.
“It started by going around the doors nearby but they sold so many that I had to drive them to other areas of the town. They think they must have made about 500 in the end.
“I just think it’s really sad that she isn’t here to see what they have done. She would be really chuffed with them.”
The pair will present a cheque to a representative from the charity at Maddie’s school, Mackie Academy, in the coming weeks.
