Lucy Durkin, a 25-year-old from Burnley, is being treated for a brain tumour and her friends and family have set up a fundraising campaign to help her go on a dream holiday to Disneyland or a European city.

Well wishers are almost at the £3.5k fundraising target set to help make a dream holiday come true for a courageous young Burnley woman who is being treated for brain cancer.

Lucy Durkin, who is just 25, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in August. She has never had a proper holiday, so family and friends are rallying to raise the cash to pay for a trip.

Lucy would love to visit Disneyland or enjoy a city trip, somewhere in Europe.

Lucy said: "I would like to go somewhere like Rome and see all the sights."

The money raised will go towards travel, accommodation and other expenses for Lucy who will go with her sister Emily and her boyfriend Brandon Holcroft. It was Brandon’s mum Maureen Holcroft who launched the fundraising campaign for Lucy. So far the total stands at an incredible £2,744.

Former Unity High School pupil Lucy first realised something was wrong when she suffered from a constant headache for a number of weeks.

Lucy (right) with her sister Emily. Margaret Holcroft, who is the mum of Emily's boyfriend Brandon launched the fund raising campaign to pay for Lucy to go on holiday after her treatment for brain cancer | s

placeholder image — Lucy (right) with her sister Emily. Margaret Holcroft, who is the mum of Emily's boyfriend Brandon launched the fund raising campaign to pay for Lucy to go on holiday after her treatment for brain cancer | s

Lucy said: “I just knew something wasn’t right, the headache only eased after I was sick but it was still there, all the time, at night when I went to bed and first thing in the morning.”

Seeking help at the urgent treatment centre at Burnley General Hospital, Lucy was sent for a CT scan at the Royal Blackburn Hospital followed by an MRI scan where a growth in her brain was discovered.

Lucy said: “I think at first they thought I was being dramatic, but once the doctor examined me I saw his face change and I knew it was something serious.”

The restaurant manager then underwent a craniotomy and surgeons removed what they could of the tumour. She is now preparing to undergo radiotherapy and two types of chemotherapy at the Royal Preston Hospital.

Brave Lucy, who lives with her mum Amanda Durkin and her brother Alfie, who is 15, studied forensic science at Nelson and Colne College.

Although she loved the subject Lucy made the decision not to continue to university and since February she has worked as duty manager at the Hilltop Brasserie restaurant in Longridge.

Once her treatment is complete Lucy hopes to raise more awareness of brain cancer in young people and also advocate for more research into treatment.

She said: “I never imagined that is what I was suffering from so I feel more awareness is needed for earlier diagnosis and also better treatment.”

Lucy has thanked everyone for their support adding: “I am so grateful for all the donations and love and support shown to me and my family. I don’t know what the future is going to look like but I will not let this change me.

“I will keep smiling and being me.”

Anyone who would like to donate to Lucy’s fund is asked to search’ A Holiday for Lucy, help make special memories’ on the justgiving platform.