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A craft and shopping event has raised more than £700 for St Nicholas Hospice Care, in memory of a Haverhill woman.

Mother-of-four Vicky Hunt died aged 43 at the Hospice in 1996, from a brain tumour. Her daughter Kelly Woods, 34, of Haverhill, staged the fair at Haverhill Arts Centre on Saturday.

Shoppers escaped the cold weather outdoors to browse more than 20 stalls filled with home-made cakes, gifts and items not available on the high street, as well as take a chance on a tombola and raffle.

The event raised £722.50, which Kelly handed over to the Hospice today.

“I’m really pleased with how much it raised,” said Kelly. “I didn’t charge too much for the retail pitches because I didn’t want to sell them too high, so I knew the raffle and tombola would be the biggest fundraisers.

"We had more than 35 prizes in the raffle, thanks to generous donations from local businesses and prizes donated via Twitter, so it really helped to attract people.”

Kelly added she was hoping to run the fair again in the future.

“My mum died in August 1996 and she was at the hospice from May that year. The support we had as a family in the run-up to her death and after was amazing.

"I’ve been thinking of organising an event for the hospice for some time, so I’m really pleased I’ve done it now.”

Raj Sukumar, the hospice's fundraising support administrator, said: “We are so grateful to Kelly for all her hard work in organising this fair. To have raised more than £700 is fantastic.”