There will be a sponsored run this weekend in memory of Jayden Powell, the teenager who lost his life due to a brain tumour just over two years ago.

Jayden, an Aylesford School pupil from West Malling , had travelled to a specialist clinic in Germany for immunotherapy treatment, which is not available on the NHS, after a public appeal raised £300,000 to support the trip.

At first, he seemed to respond well to the treatment, but sadly died two weeks before his 18th birthday.

Hundreds of well-wishers turned out for his funeral

The tragedy came after initial rejoicing when an optician giving Jayden an eye test in 2016, when he was just 16, first diagnosed a brain tumour and Jayden subsequently underwent a long bout of surgery.

The operation seemed to be successful, leading his parents Steve and Hayley to believe his life had been saved.

Tragically, the tumour returned .

His friends and family subsequently set up a charity - FamilyForeverJP - to raise funds to help others in a similar situation by providing a respite holiday break at the Romney Sands Holiday Park for those who have lost a son, daughter, brother, sister, mother or father to cancer.

The sponsored run organised by James Shaw is on Sunday, September 6, and will be a distance of around 3.5 miles, starting at The Malta Inn in Aylesford at 11am and finishing at Jayden's grave in Maidstone Cemetery off the Sutton Road.

Mr Shaw said: "I hope as many people as possible will come down and join me."

Mr Shaw was a friend of Jayden's at secondary school, and he said: "I still miss him."

Money will be raised on the day through donation buckets

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