COFFEE, cake and cricketing memorabilia will be on offer when a Halesowen woman holds an open day to raise money for a two-year-old cancer survivor.

Martina Wright, 67, is putting on the event to raise funds to send toddler Frank Turnbull to America for a vaccine that will prevent his neuroblastoma - which has a high relapse rate - returning.

Frank, who is the nephew of Martina’s son-in-law Ian Shrimplin, already has the support of X-Men actor James McEvoy, who has reportedly pledged £150,000 of the £200,000 needed to send him to the States.

But his family still need to raise £50,000 and Martina - a co-founder of the Halesowen Cancer Support Group more than 30 years ago - hopes her open day can contribute towards the target.

She said: “Every little bit helps and it is important that Frank goes to the USA to have the immunisation because it is one of those cancers that has a high rate of relapse.”

Martina is particularly keen to get as many people donating as possible because her daughter Kate and son-in-law Ian work for banks - Barclays and Lloyds - who have pledged to match the amount raised.

The cancer Frank - who lives with parents Rebecca and Craig in Newcastle-upon-Tyne - survived is similar to that which took the life of tragic Bradley Lowery, the young Sunderland fan who captured the hearts of the nation.

Martina’s open day takes place next Friday (October 12) at 210 Hagley Road, Hayley Green (B63 1EB) from 9.30am-6pm.

Tea and coffee will be served free all day and there will be biscuits, cakes and books on sale plus a raffle with various prizes and an auction for a Worcestershire Cricket Club bat that Martina is hoping to get signed by England cricket legend Ian Botham.