Brave teenager who set up own charity gets special visit

The Arundel and South Downs MP, Nick Herbert, met up with the teenager to find out all the latest on the award-winning charity

Despite a six-year battle with a brain tumour, a teenager from Barnham still finds the time to run his own award-winning charity '“ and has had a special visit from an MP.

Tyler Murphy, 19, of Orchard Way, Barnham, started the charity Tyler’s Trust in 2014, which raises funds to help seriously ill children by giving them boxes of toys when they are undergoing hospital treatment.

Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert, who is a patron for the charity, met with Tyler at Barnham Community Hall on September 9, to find out how things were going.

Despite a setback which nearly saw Tyler in intensive care, the teenager was still keen to meet up with the MP and, due to enough fundraising, the charity was also able to put on its first Family Fun Day on Sunday, in Barnham, with entertainment and activities for children and families supported by the trust.

Mr Herbert said: “Despite his condition, Tyler wanted to delay his treatment so that he could attend the fun day.

“I am proud to be a patron of his charity and to support Tyler’s great work.”