This is one of Stewart and Margaret Golder's favourite shots of their daughter, who died in a bus crash last June, along with two colleagues, while working for medical charity Chain of Hope in South Africa.

An inquest into the crash earlier this month revealed that the minibus, a Toyota 10-seater, had not been safety checked and had been brought in as a last minute replacement by the tour company because the original was unavailable.

Speaking for the first time since this hearing, Stewart and Margaret said: "Life will never be the same.

"We had the papers prior to the inquest so we knew it was going to be accidental death," explained Mrs Golder, 60.

"We haven't really got a problem with it, it can't change anything. We obviously did think about (taking legal action) but we were advised by someone that if we did they would stop trading under that name and just go bankrupt."

"We're not truly happy with it but we know if we pursue it we will get nowhere."

Now, in a remarkable display of courage, Mr and Mrs Golder have ensured Helen's good deeds will live on, and have held a string of events in aid of the Chain of Hope charity.

At Chain of Hope's London headquarters, executive director Emma Scanlan said: "I think their fund-raising efforts are amazing. They are channelling their energy into something so positive and we are extremely grateful."

To read more of this uplifting story see Wednesday's Lancashire Evening Post.

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