A MOTORBIKE procession lit up the faces of a children's hospice and raised vital funds in memory of a baby boy from Flintshire.

The recent procession took place in memory of Leo Fish, who tragically died just 13 weeks old of a heart condition.

Since his death, Leo's parents, Nicola and Daniel, have been raising funds in his memory for an array of charitable causes.

The latest event saw a convoy of 80 motorcyclists travel from the Old Stores motorbike cafe in Pontblyddyn to Hope House Children's Hospice in Oswestry.

In the process, they have raised over £1,800 for the hospice, and brought smiles to the children there.

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Nicola, who now has her own barbershop named in memory of Leo, said: "They (Hope House) helped us with the counselling we as a family needed after Leo passed away. By raising money in Leo's name and having events like this dedicated to him makes us extremely proud as we were of him.

"We are hugely grateful for everyone who donated and who took part in Leo's motorbike run. It was so nice to bring a smile to the children at Hope House, when they saw and heard the bikes their faces lit up."

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They money raised will be used to buy outdoor furniture for the patients and families to use at the hospice.

Nicola added: "With the success of 'Leo's motorbike run, this will now be an annual event every August in honour of our boy for the children of Hope House Hospice."

In October of 2018, a medical camp was set up in Bangalore, India in Leo's memory. 

The camp, named Leo the Lion Camp, saw a specialist medical team from the UK fly out to India whereby they conducted operations at Sri Sathya Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Hospital on children with life-threatening heart conditions. It saw 16 children receiving potentially life-saving operations.