Brave toddler George Muff has been given a helping hand from the long arm of the law to send him on a dream holiday to Disneyland.

The two-year-old from Eccleshill fought a year-long battle with cancer and had a kidney removed as a result of his illness.

Friends of his parents, Maxine, 32, and Dave, 37, who live in Acre Avenue, raised £10,000 by holding a Mad March Ball to send the whole family on a two-week holiday to Disneyland in America this November.

When Terrie Walton, Margaret Metcalf and Jill Redmond, who work as catering staff at Eccleshill Police Divisional headquarters, read about George's courage in the Telegraph & Argus, they decided to do their bit as well.

Mrs Walton said: "We saw little George's photograph in the paper and we just knew we had to do something so we held a raffle and sold tickets at the canteen.

"We also held a non-alcoholic cocktail party at the station and raised about £200 altogether. George looks so well now. We've all got grandchildren so it was something close to all our hearts."

George's parents took the toddler and his brother Jack, seven, to the HQ in Eccleshill to be presented with the cash and for a special day out organised by PC Jez Moore.

George sat on a police motorbike, rode in a patrol car and stroked a police horse as well as being treated to a tour of the station.

Maxine said: "Just after the story appeared the police rang us up and said would we like to come along for a day out. George was particularly excited about seeing the police horses.

"He's been into hospital a few times over the last couple of months suffering from dehydration and still has monthly check-ups, blood tests and chest X-rays but otherwise he's OK. Bev Holmes who organised the ball is still getting money coming in and we're just so grateful to everybody who've supported us."

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