A TAKEAWAY shop donated an entire day’s takings to a children’s palliative care charity, in memory of a little boy who lost his life to an inoperable brain tumour.

Two-year-old Cameron Southam, died on September 20 last year, just three months after being diagnosed with an extremely rare brain tumour.

To mark a year since his death, his mother, Sarah Hain, joined forces with her sister, Victoria Ciftlik, to hold a fundraising day in his honour.

As owners of the Hidden Gem Kebab House, Littlemoor, Victoria and her husband, Gem, decided to donate the whole day’s takings to Gully’s Place, a charity that supports children with life-limiting illnesses.

Gully’s, based in the Kingfisher ward at Dorchester County Hospital, supported Cameron and his family through his end of life care.

Mum Sarah, 32, from Nether Cerne, said: “It was going to be a hard day, but it’s about turning it on its head and trying to make a positive of it.”

“Gully’s helped us so much throughout Cameron’s illness that I thought it was our turn to help them now. They rely solely on fundraising, so as much support as possible is necessary.”

To date, Cameron is the only person in the UK to be diagnosed with the rare tumour, which forms in the main nerve centre of the brain.

Gully’s Place Trust Fund supports children across the whole of Dorset who are suffering from life-limiting illnesses, a number that currently stands at 400.

Mairead Farrell, children’s palliative care nurse, who worked alongside Cameron’s family, said: “The trust fund is used to facilitate memory making for children and their families.”

This includes organising family photo shoots, decorating rooms in the theme of children’s favourite characters, or creating personalised books for siblings to keep.

Entirely paid for through public donations, Mairead describes the charity as the “bells and whistles of palliative care”.

She added: “The demands of the day job mean we are often too busy to take the time to fundraise ourselves and make links within the community so we appreciate all the help we can get.”

On the day, a stall was set up outside the kebab shop with Gully’s flyers and fundraising materials.

Victoria Ciftlik, 29, from Littlemoor, said: “We raised just short of £1500 and my sister and her partner, James, topped it up.”

“It is a lot more than we usually take on a Tuesday afternoon, so lots of people definitely turned up to support the charity.”