Liam Fairhurst

Liam Fairhurst (26 February 1995 – 30 June 2009) was a British

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Born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, Fairhurst began charity work after his friend, Jack Wilkinson, died of cancer in 2006, aged 12. He decided to raise money for a holiday home in Yorkshire for families living with childhood cancer. Barely able to walk, he began fundraising with a one-mile swim in 2006.^[2]

Fairhurst's courage impressed and inspired people such as Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Brown. After Fairhurst's death, Brown said: "Liam was a courageous young man who showed immense bravery in the face of his illness. It was a privilege to meet him - his dedication as a fundraiser was an encouragement to us all and I am very proud of what Liam achieved. His courage will be a continuing inspiration to all those that knew him. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time."^[3]

Awards

Voted Britain's Kindest Kid in a
Five News/Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) competition ^{[citation needed}
]

Diana Award, June 2007 ^[citation needed]
Child of Courage awards, 2008, presented by Sir Richard Branson and Rebecca Adlington, at the Daily Mirror's "Pride of Britain" Awards in London ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Daily Mirror article: "Pride of Britain Liam Loses Cancer Battle
^ CLIC Sargent video about the one-mile swim Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Prime Minister Gordon Brown's statement following Liam Fairhurst's death Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Liam Fairhurst Official site

[1] Daily Mirror article: "Pride of Britain Liam Loses Cancer Battle

[2] CLIC Sargent video about the one-mile swim Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Prime Minister Gordon Brown's statement following Liam Fairhurst's death Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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