When Lesley Vaz died in 2006 as a result of a brain tumour she left behind many happy memories for her husband, Tom, and sons Christopher, aged 13 at the time, and Luke, who was 10.

She fought hard and against the odds to leave her family those memories and relied heavily on a local charity called the South East Cancer Help Centre. The centre provided Lesley with support through counselling and therapy and helped her to build a friendship network.

At the end of 2009 her son Luke decided to do his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and chose Scouting for his volunteer challenge and cycling for his fitness. All was straightforward as his father, Tom, is the Cub Scout leader and assistant Cub Scout leader.