A pub is holding a fundraising day for a hospice after a terminally ill cancer patient is being cared for by hospice nurses.

The Poacher At Blackrod will hold the family fun day on Saturday, July 9 at 1pm to raise as much money as possible for John Hulme’s Bolton Hospice fundraiser whose palliative care he is currently under.

John Hulme, 39, from Heaton, was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) in 2017, after being admitted to hospital with suspected appendicitis.

Not only is PMP extremely rare, the doctor who first undertook a 12-hour surgery to attempt to remove the disease from John’s body described his case as the worst she had ever seen.

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After multiple treatments, doctors sadly came to the conclusion there was nothing more they could do and John’s wife Amy brought him home where he is cared for by Bolton Hospice.

Amy said: “We wanted a bit of normality for the girls. You want to be able to be at home.

“The hospital would only allow me to visit. He was away from the family, his mum and dad.”

When a friend of John’s mentioned his story while sat in The Poacher At Blackrod, owner Will Yates knew he wanted to do something and help out.

He said: “I suggested a charity fundraiser at the pub and when we put it online, it reached a lot of people and we got loads of donations.

“We want to support this worthy cause and raise as much as we can.

“The hospice is close to my heart, they help ill people and I was going through a rough time myself with a family member that died last month who was cared for.

“They are angels with the way they help and support families so we wanted to get involved.”

Donations have already nearly eclipsed Amy’s original target of £1,000, and she is hoping to keep the momentum going and raise as much as possible for Bolton Hospice.

The fundraiser will be both inside and outside the pub with tombola, games, face painting, food stalls including burgers and popcorn, DJs and raffles.

Donations can also be made here.