A MUM who lost her fun-loving eight-year-old son Daniel to asthma is hosting a fundraising event in his honour 22 years on to mark what would be his 30th birthday.

Winsford boy Daniel Carter who was ‘always happy’, was taken away from his mum Julie Carter on a family holiday in 1994 when he suffered a fatal asthma attack a fortnight before his birthday.

Julie and her son Richard, 28, have now decided to hold an event in Winsford in memory of Daniel ahead of what would be his 30th birthday.

The event, which will be held at The Red Lion in Wharton Road tomorrow, will raise money and awareness for Asthma UK.

Julie said: “We were on holiday in Devon when Daniel passed away due to asthma.

“He suffered from it since the day he was born but he was always happy, he never complained and everyone who knew him absolutely loved him.

“He would have been 30 this year so we decided to do something in his name and raise money for asthma research.”

The event will start at 6pm and go until late. It will feature live music from Winsford artists Ashley Sherlock and Jordon Drinkwater, a comedy set, raffle prizes, a fun quiz, a buffet and karaoke later on.

Tickets cost £5 and with £4 per ticket going towards Asthma UK and £1 going to The Red Lion which is laying on the buffet.

As well as raising money, Julie is also aiming to raise awareness of asthma, saying that a lot of people don’t realise that the condition can be life-threatening.

Julie added: “A lot of people don’t know you can die of asthma, but actually three people every day die of asthma in the UK.

“I didn’t know it was that common before I had Daniel. You don’t realise how bad it is until you have a child with it and you’re in hospital all the time with them.”

Louise Thomas, Asthma UK’s Head of Events and Community, said: “It is thanks to the fantastic support of people like Julie that Asthma UK is able to fund world-leading research to find better treatments and ultimately a cure for asthma.

"Every ten seconds someone is having a potentially life-threatening asthma attack and Daniel’s tragic death sadly highlights the fact that asthma is a serious condition. It is crucial we invest in developing treatments and advice to reduce the number of people, like Daniel, dying from asthma attacks.”