WEST Cumbria has rallied round in support for a young mother with Multiple Sclerosis.

Businesses and local people have carried out various fundraising efforts in order to raise the £50,000 Brogan Johnston, 26, needs to go to Mexico and get the life-changing treatment she needs.

The mother-of-one set up a go fund me page to generate the £50,000 to get the vital Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) she needs.

On the recent support from the public, Brogan said: “It has just been so overwhelming. We haven’t had to ask them – they’ve done it off their own backs.

"I’m still getting messages now off businesses every single day.”

A number of fundraising activities have been launched from a club party organised by Lowca Rugby League on June 26 with all proceeds going to Brogan’s charity, to Xtreme Fitness organising a number of events such as a Spinathon on May 17 and a three-year discounted membership for two people who will donate £600 each for Brogan’s page.

Lee Butterworth, owner of Xtreme Fitness said: “You see a young family going through something like that and you just want to help anyway you can.”

On Lee’s help, Brogan said: “Me and (my partner) Scott don’t even go to the gym. My dad goes to his gym, so it just shows the community spirit.

"We didn’t expect that at all.”

As well as these fundraising efforts many of Brogan’s friends have organised fundraising activities to generate more money for the cause.

Brogans best friends will be doing a six-mile walk for the cause and her daughter Adalyn’s reception class will be doing a fancy dress walk on June 13.

One of Brogan’s mum's friends, Jeanette Barbour, is shaving her head for the cause and has already raised £765 of her £1,000 goal.

The Workington Uppies and Downie’s have also donated to £50 to the family to help them.

This comes with around 210 local businesses giving prizes to a raffle that Brogan and her partner Scott have organised as another way to raise funds.

The aim of the raffle is to raise £10,000 for Brogan’s go fund me page. Since last week the page has seen more than £30,000 being raised in an effort to get the mother of one the treatment.

If you would like to donate to the go fund me campaign, visit https://gofund.me/f9f34187