TENS of thousands of pounds have now been raised for charity in memory of a Stourbridge man who died from a brain tumour in 2007 aged only 44.

Family and friends of Neil Gordon have raised about £50,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity after staging a range of events throughout the past eight years, including raffles, quizzes and Christmas shows.

The most recent fundraising events include a family fun day at Norton Social Club which raised £500 and a charity golf day, hosted by social club chairman Dave Cartwright, which made £3,000.

Neil’s parents, Peter and Mary, presented a cheque for £3,500 to Cariss Evans, a representative from The Brain Tumour Charity, among friends and family at the social club’s monthly quiz on Saturday evening (September 19).

Peter said: “Saturday was very special for me, as the members of Norton Social Club are a fantastic group of people and they always give us and the charity a lot of support.

“Cariss is recovering from a brain tumour, and told us that this was the first time she had collected a cheque on behalf of the charity.

“She also gave a very informative talk explaining that brain tumours are the biggest killers of people under the age of 40 and our £3,500 would fund two days of research.

“Unfortunately the charity doesn’t actually get donated that much money when you compare it to Breast Cancer UK which receives about £500m a year, so the £7m The Brain Tumour Charity gets pales into insignificance.

“I am a member and trustee of the social club and I must thank all the members for the help and generous donations they have given to the charity over the years to help with their lack of research funding.”