THE legacy of a brave young boy who lost his battle with a rare cancer last year is living on thanks to the money that was raised to support him.

Kyle Buckley, aged 12, died in September after fighting the rare muscle cancer Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma since he was eight-years-old.

Thousands of pounds was raised towards the Make Kyle Smile fund and it was hoped the money could find a special treatment for Kyle which would extend his life or cure him.

Kyle lived in Deane and attended Ladybridge High School before the family moved to Atherton.

His mum Carol has started to donate some of the money in Kyle's memory to good causes and has given £30,000 to the Chris Lucas Trust.

The charity was set up to research Rhabdomyosarcoma after teenager Chris died in 2000 to research the disease by his parents Lynn and Lynn.

Mrs Buckley said: "I know Kyle would be proud of us, especially for what I'm doing. He would want his name to live on. I really want to carry on something in his name.

"Everyone in Bolton and the surrounding area was fantastic. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart for everything they did for my son.

"I just wish we could have found something for him. It is just a cruel disease."

A further £10,000 has been given to Derian House children's hospice to thank it for the care it provided to Kyle in the last few weeks of his life.

Mrs Buckley still has £60,000 to donate to other good causes and plans to carry on fundraising in Kyle's name.

Speaking of when she found out how much had been donated,, Mrs Lynn said: "You could have knocked me down with a feather. It is absolutely fantastic. It is just unbelievable.

"We have got to raise £340,000 every three years to pay our researchers. £30,000 is a lottery win for us.

"I hope Kyle is smiling down on his parents, they are so brave."