A BRAVE little girl who was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a baby has inspired another fundraising event for a cause close to her family’s hearts.

Five-year-old Nicole Agar, from Ferryhill, County Durham, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour when she was four-months-old and is registered blind.

Nicole’s family, including her mother Lindsay Fitzgerald, father Andrew Agar and younger siblings Brooke and Kyle, receives help from the Rainbow Trust – a charity that supports families with a serious or terminally ill child.

And, later this month, Jackie Howard, a cousin of Ms Fitzgerld’s grandmother, is holding a family fun day to raise funds for the charity.

The free event, at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club on Saturday, May 25, will feature dancing, bouncy castle, disco, rodeo bull, face-painting, cupcakes, fancy dress contest, raffle and other exciting competitions.

There will also be a wish tree where guests can make a donation to hang a wish on its branches.

The fun day follows a successful fundraising trek, which saw Mrs Howard, 47, and other relatives raise more than £1,800 for the Rainbow Trust.

Mrs Howard said she had been desperate to do something to help Nicole, who is now battling three tumours and undergoing her fourth course of chemotherapy at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.

“The Rainbow Trust has made such a positive difference to Nicole and the family,” said Mrs Howard.

“I know we can’t always make the children better but we can certainly make life better for them.

“All of the money we raise will help families in the North-East.”

The family fun day takes place from noon to 4pm.