A mum of one who organised a charity disco in memory of her uncle raised £1,152 for the Salford Advertiser Christie appeal.

Jenni Monaghan, 24, from Weaste, Salford, hosted the night at All Souls Church Hall as a tribute to Terence Monaghan who was treated at The Christie and sadly died 12 years ago from bowel cancer, aged 39.

The money raised will go to the Salford Advertiser £250,000 Christie appeal which is raising money for a new radiotherapy centre. The event was the first to raise money for appeal after it was launched on the front page of the newspaper in November 2009.

The Christie is building a £17 million radiotherapy centre based at Salford Royal. It will be the second in a network of centres, where patients from Salford, Wigan and Bolton will be able to access first class radiotherapy treatments from Christie experts, but much closer to home. It will treat patients for the most common cancers like breast, bowel and lung.

Jenni, who works as a deputy manager at a bookmakers, said; "I was amazed we raised so much money, more than doubling my target. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the night a success - despite a last minute music emergency.

"It was really great to see everyone in the community pulling together and raising money for such a fantastic cause. The Christie is a charity very close to my heart and I think it is fantastic that they are building this centre in my city."

The money was raised through ticket sales, raffle, auction and collections on the night.

Jenni's fiancé Michael Sollis, a retail manager, is now busy training for this year's Bupa Great Manchester Run which he is running specifically for the Salford appeal. For the first time ever the Christie charity has been chosen as the official local charity for the 10k run through Manchester and Salford on Sunday 16th May.

Jenni, who is also planning another fundraising event this summer, wanted to thank her mum Jackie, dad Nigel, brother David, who organised the entertainment, sister Tracy and Steve Eaton who saved the night by providing the music.

Community fundraising officer at the Christie charity, Ste Anderson, said; "The people of Salford have always been very generous - and we are so grateful to Jenni for being the first person to take up this fundraising challenge last year.

"I want to encourage everyone from across Salford to get behind this campaign in 2010. This centre will mean that cancer patients will be treated much closer to home and you can help make that happen."

The specialist centre in Salford will also be equipped to deliver stereotactic radiosurgery, a highly specialised neurosurgical technique for brain cancers - making it one of only a handful of such centres in the UK. Building work has started and the centre will open in 2011.

To make a donation visit our dedicated webpage www.christies.org/salford, ring 0161 446 3988 (mention you are donating in response to the Salford Advertiser appeal) or send a cheque made payable to "The Christie, Salford Advertiser" to Salford Advertiser Christie Appeal, The Christie charity, The Christie, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX.

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