A DAD is still inspiring his family and colleagues to raise thousands for charity a year after his death.

Sean Tyson, from Barrow, died in 2023 following a prolonged battle with cancer in which St Mary's Hospice in Ulverston cared for him.

Since then, donations have been flying in for the charity as a way of thanking them for the service they provided, as well as ensuring that they can continue to treat other people with the same compassion.

Most recently, Sean's son and daughter - Charlie and Megan - visited St Mary's to present a cheque worth £2,010 to go towards the charity that looks after people across south Cumbria.

Charlie and Megan Tyson, Rebecca Wilkinson and TK Maxx Store Manager, Corey GundryCharlie and Megan Tyson, Rebecca Wilkinson and TK Maxx Store Manager, Corey Gundry (Image: St Mary's Hospice)

The grand total was, in part, made possible thanks to the Barrow branch of TK Maxx who donated match-funding worth £500 to the cause.

This followed their employees' Keswick to Barrow endeavour earlier this year which they did in memory of Sean.

A spokesperson from St Mary's commented: "We were delighted to welcome Charlie and his sister Megan, Rebecca Wilkinson and TK Maxx Store Manager, Corey Gundry, to the hospice to personally thank them for their generosity and celebrate their achievement."

Sean's wife, Karen, helped present a cheque to St Mary's in FebruarySean's wife, Karen, helped present a cheque to St Mary's in February (Image: St Mary's Hospice)

After Sean's death in November last year, the Keswick to Barrow challenge is not the only fundraising that has been done in his name.

Thanks to a Christmas raffle, his colleagues at Spirit Energy were able to present the hospice with an 'incredible' £2,995.

When the cheque was presented in February, Sean's wife Karen was also in attendance, along with Spirit Energy representatives, so that she could reconnect with the nurses who had personally cared for her husband.

Annabelle Holloway, Corporate Partnerships Manager at St Mary’s Hospice, explained at the time just how vital these funds are for their ongoing service.

"We only receive one fifth of our funding from the NHS which means that the care of eight out of ten of our patients, like Sean, are funded by generous donations such as this one," she said.