THE parents of a boy who died of a brain tumour have given hospital treatment for the disease a massive boost.

But Debi and Nigel Wainwright are continuing to raise funds as they bid to help other children avoid their son Alistair's fate.

Since Alistair died almost three years ago at the age of six, the couple have raised £25,000 thanks to an overwhelming response from the public.

The money raised through Alistair's Appeal has now been donated to Birmingham Children's Hospital to buy the software to run a revolutionary scanner.

It all started when the Wainwrights asked for donations instead of flowers at Alistair's funeral, to thank the hospital for treating the youngster.

But, as the money flooded in, they decided to launch the appeal to raise money for brain tumour research.

Although their tireless fund-raising has slowed down recently, the couple, of Charles Dickens Close, Droitwich, are hoping to help the hospital even more in future.

Their next event is a third fund-raising golf day at Droitwich Golf Centre on Wednesday, May 21.

"We hope to raise £2,500 with the golf day, but we can never predict what we're going to get," said Mrs Wainwright, a 35-year-old sales manager.

"When we get to the next £5,000 mark, we will go back to the hospital. Our brief all the way through has been to raise money for brain tumour research."

The couple, who have a six-year-old daughter, Lauren, also want to raise the profile of brain tumours among children.

"Everyone knows about leukaemia, and might know someone who has had it," said Mrs Wainwright.

"That's not the case with brain tumours, but children who get brain tumours are more likely to die."

The couple have had donations from complete strangers, which has encouraged them to keep up their good work.

"All the way through, we have been amazed that something so important to us has turned out to be so important to other people," she said.

"That's why we're not going to stop."

There are still some places left on the golf day. For more information, call the Wainwrights on 01905 796275 or 07799 133360.