A year on from the death of his grandson Matthew Pullen due to a brain tumour, a Northumberland grandad is set for the emotional honour of taking part in the Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the Commonwealth Games later this summer.
Bedlington's Alan Holmes, 73, will run a leg of the relay in Blyth on July 15. Alan has been a campaigner for charity Brain Tumour Research in honour of Matthew, and even raised £7,500 by swimming 100km in Cullercoats Bay during 2021.
Matthew was 18 when he died. He had been just three when first diagnosed with a brain tumour, but made a good recovery and was in a stable condition for several years. However, in June 2020 doctors found a new tumour.
