When little Zara Rembridge looks up at the sky she knows her mum is watching her with pride.

For her mum Megan became the brightest star in the sky when she died in April 2017 just three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Now seven year-old Zara, who was three at the time, is joining a fundraising team to take on a five mile running event called the Clifftop Challenge in aid of Breast Cancer Now.

The team consists of family and friends that have so far raised £24,022 running in her late mum's memory since 2018 under the name Megan's All Stars.

Headed by dad Lee, 50, it includes her brother Lewis, 21, sister Annabel, 19, and this year little brother Rocco, five, is having a go too. Previously Lee's brother Ian came over from Australia to join them cheered on at the sideline by sister Beverly.

In a justgiving page set up for the event on September 11, Zara said: "I am going to wear Number 32 as this is my favourite number because this is how old Mummy was when she went to heaven.

"My team name will be Zingy Zara’s Zoomers and we will be running in red t-shirts, Mummy’s favourite colour.

"The photo on this page is my favourite of me and Mummy together."

Megan was a border force officer, born in Winchester, but brought up in Canterbury. She attended Barton Court Grammar School and lived in Hawkinge with Lee before moving to the family's current home in London Road.

Her hobbies were horse riding, socialising and having fun. Megan also used to enjoy running, making the Clifftop Challenge a perfect event for the whole family to remember her.

The target for this year is £7978 because they want to raise a total £32,000 in recognition of the 32 years Megan lived. They are at 60% of their target.

Speaking of Zara's memories of her mum, Lee said: "Megan is spoken about daily. I think rightly we talk about Megan. There are pictures around the house.

"Often Zara will ask can I talk about mummy and look at pictures and I'll get the wedding photos out.

"Zara has a memory of twiddling mummy's hair."

The child, who is the vision of her mum but smaller, never sits still.

Lee said: "She's always running round or on her bike in the garden.She's a naturally fit little girl.

"We walk from Kingsdown to St Margaret's and back."

For the event in September There will be an element of walking and running. some walk the Clifftop challenge. They'll see how fit Zara is on the day.

Returning into Walmer before reaching the finishing line on Walmer Green, they'll stop off at Megan's bench by Walmer Castle to enjoy a glass of fizz with friends and absorb the occasion. Zara remembers champagne was her mummy's favourite drink.

The family's efforts are being supported by James Nash of Just Signs who has printed a banner that's affixed to the family home and other merchandise to make them and their cause stand out from the crowd.

Praising the Clifftop Challenge Lee said: "It's a local thing that a lot of people support. To me it's a way our family can help other families.

"It's close to our hearts. I have known Chantele since school [organiser Chantele Rashbrook].

"When I heard Chantele had breast cancer I felt really sad. And it then hit our family.

"Fundraising for the challenge gave me something to think about rather than dwelling. Something to focus on."

Lee's first run was in 2018 when he did a big raffle supported by many local businesses.

He achieved 15 miles that year, a marathon on the second year in 2019 and now after a break because of Covid when the event was cancelled, he'll accompany Zara on her 5 mile challenge.

This year there will be about 10 peole running in Zingy Zara's Zoomers. Most doing 5miles.

Without the usual quiz and horseracing night to supplement the fundraising, it's been harder to raise the target this time which stands at 54%.

On the importance of getting checked regularly, Lee says it's "lifechangingly important. You've got to find an anomaly it as soon as you can. Any slight change - get it checked."

Although it had a tragic outcome for Megan, her experience getting checked with the NHS was quick and thorough.

Equally the research by Breast Cancer Now is vital in his estimation. He has seen the work they do at a visit at the Toby Robins Research Centre in London in 2018.

He and his family were invited to see how their fundraising helps the charity on a walk around the lab where they spoke to various researchers and doctors.

As a thank you, Megan's name is memorialised on a wall which was officially unveiled during their visit.

But despite the family's efforts of previous years, this year is all about Zara.

For her there are so many reasons to support the Clifftop Challenge.

She said: "I am raising money to help find a medicine to make other mummies better."

You can support Zara and her fundraising team Zingy Zara's Zoomers, by donating here.

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