A Worcestershire mum is channelling the grief of losing her son into fundraising.

Barbara Prodger, whose son died of an undiagnosed brain tumour this year, is fundraising to honour his memory while raising awareness of the disease.

The parish councillor for Alfrick and Lulsley in Worcestershire, lost her 26-year-old son, Harley, to an undiagnosed glioma in March - which he did not show any symptoms of.

On Mother's Day, all of Harley's family got together for a meal, but he never made it back home that day.

Ms Prodger said: "It caught us all off guard."

The next day, Harley did not turn up to work.

After several attempts of reaching him through texts and calls, his mother's gut feeling signalled that something was wrong.

Following a report of a missing person to the police, Harley was found dead in his car the following morning.

Ms Prodger said: "There are two things I take comfort in.

"One is that Harley wasn't driving at the time so nobody else suffered and the second is that it was instant and there would have been no chance of resuscitation, even if I'd been there."

In honour of her son, Ms Prodger is set to take part in the London Marathon, in addition to hosting various other fundraising events.

All proceeds will go to The Brain Tumour Charity as testament to the finance manager's life.

Her fundraising page is available here.

Ms Prodger said: "Fundraising is giving me a purpose and a way to cope with my grief. I'm pushing on for Harley.

"It was such a privilege to be his mum."

To mark his life, a 5km Race For Life and a Mighty Hike were initially taken on.

Harley was noted for his remarkable character, having just secured a mortgage on his own home before his death.

An undiagnosed meningioma took Ms Prodger's own mother's life at the young age of 37.

She is now calling for more focus to be paid to brain tumour research, stating that it's the biggest cancer killer of those under the age of 40.

To learn more or make a donation, visit The Brain Tumour Charity website.