A CHARITY golf day organised in support of a toddler with an incurable skin condition has raised more than £900 for charity.

Two-year-old Mason Crossley, of Crook, was diagnosed with the condition when he was just a few months old.

His parents, Miles and Samantha Crossley, organised the event to raise money DEBRA, the national charity working on behalf of people in the UK with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Mr Crossley said: “Living with EB means there are always new challenges to overcome, but Mason, Samantha and I try to live a normal a family life as we can, and he’s always smiling.

“EB is a painful condition where the slightest knock can cause Mason's skin to blister and where rubbing his eyes too hard can cause blistering and eventually scarring.”

The Mason Crossley Golf Day took place at Crook Golf Club in County Durham and more than 40 golfers competed at the event.

EB came to prominence through a documentary, The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, which chronicled the experiences of Jonny Kennedy, of Alnwick, Northumberland, and is likely to affect one in every 17,000 live births.

The incurable condition causes fragility of the skin and, in some cases, other internal membranes and organs, with blisters, open wounds and sores forming as a result of the slightest touch, rub or trauma.

Mr Crossley’s employer, Durham-based property and energy firm The Banks Group, has adopted DEBRA as their dedicated charity for the year, and Miles himself is organising a number of other fundraising initiatives.

He added: “We had a great day which everyone really enjoyed, including Mason, and to have raised so much money shows just how generous everyone has been.

"Crook Golf Club was very supportive in allowing us to host the event on their course, and we're also grateful to all the individuals and businesses who got involved through donations and sponsorships.

“DEBRA does a huge amount of great work to both drive research into the condition and support the families affected by it, and the money we brought in via the golf course is very much appreciated by them."