A CHARITY in north Durham that helps the families of cancer victims is being adopted by an online marketing company next year.

Henry Dancer Days was formed by Jane Nattrass, from Lanchester, when her only child, Henry, lost his brave fight with bone cancer in 2010.

The charity issues grants to families of children facing bone cancer and is being back in 2016 by Perspective Consett.

Company owner Fran Williams said every business can support a local charity.

She said: “As a young business we don’t have limitless financial resources to donate, but we give what we can, whether it’s time, enthusiasm, publicity or socialising in the name of charity, it all helps.

This year the company’s adopted charity was ADDER Dystonia, which raises awareness of the little known condition and is trying to raise £100,000 to fund research at Newcastle’s Centre For Life.

Gill Ainsley, of ADDER Dystonia, said: “Perspective have raised £1,000 for the charity this year, as well as raising awareness online.

“Consultancy provided by Fran has saved the charity £1,450 in operational costs too.”