Alfie Hale, a regular fundraiser for Pendleside Hospice, raised £303 in memory of his dad Gordon, who passed away after a four-year battle with cancer in 2024.

A Burnley teenager raised £303 for Pendleside Hospice in memory of his dad.

Alfie Hale is a regular fund raiser for the hospice and has raised thousands of pounds through a series of sponsored walks.

A student at Shuttleworth College in Padiham, Alfie, , who lost his dad Gordon in 2024 after a four year battle against cancer, started fund raising for the hospice when he was just nine. And Alfie promised his dad he would continue with the fundraising after he died.

A huge BFC fan, Gordon spent time at the hospice where he was thrilled to meet Jay Rod. A big character, Gordon’s nickname was ‘Gonk’ so Alfie’s mum Jane Hale hand-made and sold a selection of Christmas gonks in his memory to raise £300 for the hospice.

Recently Alfie, who is almost 16, sold memory ribbons and pin badges in the hospice colours, for people to remember a lost loved one. He wanted to do something special to mark October, his dad’s birthday month.

The’ Wear it Yellow and Purple Day’ ran from October 5 to 9 with all proceeds from the sales donated to the hospice.