THE FIRST charity event for the Jenna Marie Foundation (Never Too Young) is set to go ahead at the end of the month.

The family rounders tournament and BBQ will take place on August 29 at Romsey Town football club at 10am.

There will be tombola, raffles, face painting and Romsey Old Cadets will perform their first show since Covid restrictions were introduced last year.

There will also be a bar and disco until late.

The foundation was established after Jenna Marie Fallowfield was diagnosed with bowel cancer at a young age when routine tests aren’t available.

Jenna’s family would like to share her story.

Jenna’s mum, Sue Wilkinson said: “Jenna was born in Romsey where she lived with her parents and brother and sister.

“She lived in North Baddesley for the last 8 years with her two boys aged 12 and 17 while working for Carnival Cruises.

“At 39 she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. She had next to no symptoms at all just a small amount of blood spotted when using the toilet.

“Jenna was told by the Hospital cancer team that her disease was inoperable, and the only treatment was palliative care to control the disease.

“Jenna fought from January 2020 until her death on 12th April 2021 in the Mountbatten Hampshire Hospice.

“She was the Niece of Jane Scarth who also succumbed to cancer in 1993. As a family we worked tirelessly to raise money locally to help in the opening of the Jane Scarth House.”

The aim of the foundation is to raise awareness of bowel cancer in young people.

All money raised at the event will be donated to Bowel Cancer UK, Never Too Young, Mountbatten Hospice and Jane Scarth House.