A SCHOOL reunion will bring together former classmates of a young mum who is now undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.

People who graduated from Pensnett School of Technology in 1999, 2000 and 2001 have been invited to the event, which will raise money for Brain Tumour Research.

The charity was selected as former pupil Katie Smith, nee Yorke, was diagnosed with a grade two oligoastrocytoma brain tumour shortly after returning from honeymoon.

The 33-year-old children's author from Stourbridge, who also writes a blog called Babies, Books and Brain Tumours, underwent surgery in 2015 and again earlier this year after a recurrence of the growth. Her latest operation was followed by radiotherapy.

Katie, who previously worked in the English department at Holly Hall Academy, said: “I am very touched to think that the school reunion is going to be raising money for Brain Tumour Research, inspired by me."

The mum-of-one added: “I know that I’m most likely going to die of a brain tumour sometime in the next ten years and, although the research taking place now isn’t going to help me, it might help some kids in the future and I will feel proud on my death bed that I will have played a part in trying to help someone else’s child from such a cruel disease.”

Catherine Richards, from Kingswinford, who has helped to organise the event, said: “We have more than 400 people already attending the event and, on top of that, we will be raising money for this great cause, inspired by one of our own.

“Our dear friend Katie, who graduated in 2001, has been plagued by this disease for a number of years and has shown great courage and strength.”

The reunion will take place at Brierley Hill Civic Hall on Friday, July 13, from 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £5 and are available via https://tickets.bhillcivic.co.uk/boxoffice/book/1163.

Anyone who would like to donate directly to the charity can do so via Katie's JustGiving page, www.justgiving.com/fundraising/katiecake13.