A YOUNG girl who acts as a 'second mum' to her disabled brothers and sisters is to be honoured at a special ceremony.

Tiana Taylor, of Central Avenue in Oswaldtwistle, is just eight years old, but is always happy to help out her three brothers and sisters who suffer from a number of medical conditions and learning difficulties.

According to proud mum Julie, Tiana, a pupil at Moor End Primary School, always puts her family first.

On Saturday Tiana will join a group of other North West children at Camelot Theme Park, near Chorley, to be 'knighted' for her courage.

Julie, 37, said: "All children are special, but Tiana is a bit more than some! We have got five children, and she does everything for them. She really is a little star.

"She's only eight and she's really amazing."

Tiana's brother Alfie, seven, suffers from learning difficulties, her sister Natalie, 14, is dyslexic and has attention deficit disorder, and her sister Brittany, 11, has autistic tendencies and neurofibromatosis, which means painful tumours grow on her body.

The youngster has even had to struggle through her own difficulties - after a bump on the head and suffering a haemorrhage she has been in and out of hospital for check-ups for the last two years and now has a cataract in one of her eyes. Julie, said: "She does everything from getting them a drink to tying their shoelaces. But it's constant, it's every day.

"She's only eight but she's older in the head, she has grown up a lot. I'm proud of them all, but Tiana deserves this. It's giving something back to her."

Tiana is one of more than 30 children nominated for the award, including six-year-old Elizabeth Halpin from Chorley, who looks after her ill mother while still doing well at school.

Sandra Dempsey, Camelot Theme Park's marketing manager, said: "The courage and bravery of these special children is remarkable."