A friendship society has raised hundreds of pounds in memory of a four year old girl who died of a rare brain tumour.

Cambs Times: Mikayla Clark of Stonea died of a rare brain tumour aged just four.actor runMikayla Clark of Stonea died of a rare brain tumour aged just four.actor run (Image: Archant)

The Fenland District of the Oddfellows Society chairman Irene Cook has been fund raising over the past year for Clic Sargent in memory of Mikayla Clark who died last April.

Various events were held last year including a barbecue at Doddington, an afternoon tea at Stonea, a tombola in Manea village hall, and a Sunday lunch at the Oliver Cromwell hotel.

They raised £1,775 which was presented to Karen Roberts from Clic Sargent on Valentine’s Day at the home of Mikayla’s parents Alyson and Neil Clark at their home in Stonea.

The total takes it to more than £40,000 that has been raised for good causes in Mikayla’s memory.

Last year her parents completed a 990 mile tractor ride for East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH.

Also known as Little Miss Giggles, a name given to her by the Manea Pre-School she attended, Mikayla was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour a few days after her fourth birthday.

Palliative treatment saw her condition improve enough for the Stonea family to enjoy a treasured six months - periods of which were spent at EACH’s hospice in Milton – before she died on April 12.