Margaret Baldwin was 57 when she died in December, just five months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

And on Sunday her friends and former colleagues from the Open Door Project, on Queen Street, Wakefield, pounded nding the paths of Pugneys Country Park to raise money for Brain Tumour UK.

As well as funding research, the charity provides emotional support to brain tumour sufferers and their families.

The event was organised by Mrs Baldwin's colleagues Maria Robinson and Siobhan Morris, who hoped to raise more than £1,000 from sponsorship.

Mrs Robinson, 31, said: "A friend of mine was taking part in a run for the charity down South and it inspired me to take part in one here, but after contacting Brain Tumour UK I realised there wasn't one – so I decided to arrange one myself.

"Margaret's illness took hold so quickly and we all realise how important it is to support a charity which helps raise awareness of brain tumours."

About 135 people took part in the 5km run, including Mrs Baldwin's husband Rob, who is from Sheffield, and other family, friends and colleagues.

Mrs Morris, 36, said: "We wanted to do something to remember Margaret that was appropriate to her. She was held in very high regard, not just for work but as a person.

"I think Margaret would have been touched to think so many people wanted to raise money in her memory. We've had an overwhelming response, which is a measure of just how popular she was."

For more information on Brain Tumour UK, visit www.brain tumouruk.org.uk