A TENBURY Wells fundraiser has won a top charity award for her passion and commitment.

Sue Medcalf, community fundraiser for Cancer Research UK, scooped one of the charity's Leadership Behaviour awards after helping develop what she hopes will become one of the biggest fundraising events in the region - Relay for Life.

Sue, who works with the Cancer Research UK as the Tenbury Wells local honorary organiser, also smashed her fundraising target by a staggering 23 per cent last year, helping volunteers raise £442,000 for Cancer Research UK's groundbreaking research projects.

"I am delighted to have won this award and am totally shocked," said Sue. "I would like to thank all my committees, local organisers, supporters and volunteers for their support, as well as my colleagues for their contribution and nominations.

"Being recognised by the directors of Cancer Research UK for the work I do is both motivating and humbling."

The accolade follows months of hard work by Sue developing the charity's new Relay for Life project. The project brings together the whole community in one location for up to 24 hours to celebrate the strides being made to cure cancer faster.

As part of the event, teams of people from all sections of the community take turns to walk, run, skip or crawl around a track in a relay following an opening lap of honour by cancer survivors.

Serena Daw, community fundraising manager for Cancer Research UK, said: "Sue's award represents her great passion for her role and her exceptional work on Relay for Life. Sue also represents the excellent quality of our fundraisers in the Midlands."

To find out more about Cancer Research UK or Relay for Life contact Sue on 01527 596529 or log on to www.cancerresearchuk.org