A TRAFFORD cancer patient who featured in Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer special has been honoured by Liverpool City Council for his charity work after being spotted on TV.

Retired chef Tommy Stott, 65, of Timperley, has worked at Everton and regularly fundraises at the club for Cancer Research UK.

He appeared in an appeal for the charity’s national TV campaign last month, talking about his terminal cancer diagnosis and dedication to fundraising.

After watching the footage, Lady Mayoress Michelle O’Dwyer arranged for Tommy, his wife Yvonne and daughter Dawn, to have afternoon tea at their Grade 1 listed Liverpool Town Hall with Lord Mayor, Cllr Roz Gladden.

Here they surprised him with an award for his fundraising and work raising awareness about cancer research. Tommy also got to meet Everton top chef Gareth Billington.

Tommy said: “It was a shock and an honour to get the call from the Lord Mayor’s office in fact I thought it was a wind up at first.

“I thought I was going for afternoon tea which was already a huge honour but then to get an award as well was really special. When people talk about what I’ve done I just think well I can’t do anything else.

“I want to use the time I have got left to raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research UK because without them I wouldn’t be here today and I want to thank all the nurses and staff at the Christie, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital.

“It was nice to take some of my family as they’ve all been brilliant through all this.

“I want to stop my children, grandchildren and other people going through what I have.’

Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Roz Gladden said: “After watching Tommy’s moving awareness video on Stand Up To Cancer we wanted to recognise his incredible achievements and honour him for all the work he does for Cancer Research UK.

“Tommy has raised an amazing amount for the charity, not only this he has raised awareness to prevent others going through this, he is an inspiration to many.”