A MUM and daughter are joining forces to raise money in memory of a family member.

Brenny Blake, 11, who was named after her late gran Brenda Dench, never met her namesake but has vowed to raise £500 for a cancer charity.

Royal Manor School pupil Brenny, of Portland, has enlisted her mum Becky to help her reach her target for children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

Former Weymouth mayor Mrs Dench died in 1995 of cancer while she was still in office.

Graphic designer Becky is going to auction off her services to design a corporate logo and stationery pack for the company with the highest bid.

She said: “Brenny has been saying that she wanted to do something to help others for ages.

“I’m really proud of her – children her age get a hard time in the media.

“It’s nice to hear something positive instead of hearing about chavvy young thugs hanging around drinking beer.”

Brenny has already raised £100 for her fund by speaking only German at school for a day.

She said: “I did it with my friend Edward Shaw and we wore our CLIC T-shirts for the day. It was hard because everyone was trying to make us speak English.

“I wanted to raise money so the charity can do something really nice to help a family when they find out about someone having cancer.”

Brenny said she said she was inspired by everything her mum told her.

Plaques around Wyke Regis and a building in Weymouth town centre bear Mrs Dench’s name in recognition of her contribution to the community.

Becky said: “Mum was just lovely – very special to everyone.”

Bids for the corporate logo and stationery pack are starting at £50.

Becky said: “A lot of companies may not be able to afford to get their own logos designed.

“This auction could be a bit of a bargain.”

All bids should be emailed directly to becky@becky blake.co.uk, by May 31.

The winner will be contacted to arrange a consultation.Visit www.beckyblake.co.uk.