A charity ball is being held in memory of a mother, and her unborn daughter, who died last year.

Jessica Cronshaw, 26, from Blackburn, was 28 weeks pregnant with her daughter Elsie when they both died in December as she battled an extreme form of sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum.

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of nausea and vomiting while pregnant, where a woman may be sick many times a day and be unable to keep food or drink down, which can impact on their daily life.

The black-tie event will be held on October 21 at Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-Le-Moors and 75 per cent of the tickets have already been sold.

There will be a three course meal, entertainment and a raffle.

The funds raised will be handed over to Pregnancy Sickness Support, a charity which helps mums-to-be with hyperemesis gravidarum which is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy sickness condition.

This comes following a fundraiser set up by her cousin Steff Jane after Jessica and Elsie’s death.

The Just Giving page raised more than £17,000 for the charity.

Speaking on Jess’ advocacy, her family added: “It was always going to be something Jess was going to pursue following giving birth and recovering from HG in terms of raising awareness of this debilitating condition and the lack of adequate knowledge, support and care that fellow sufferers of HG receive.

“Jess, even when bed bound, used her Instagram platform to share the charity Pregnancy Sickness Support and all the amazing and essential support and lifelines they offer to HG sufferers.

“We as a family don’t ever want any HG sufferer to experience what Jess experienced and to go through what loss and grief we are all facing now as a family. This is the start of Jess and Elsie’s legacy.”

Tickets cost £60 per person and you can buy tickets by emailing jesselisecharityevents@hotmail.com

If any businesses are wishing to donate raffle prizes, this can also be arranged by contacting the same email address.