A "WARM and loving" mum of four has died after suffering a triple brain tumour.

And today, the mother of tragic 42-year-old Christine Bailey, nee St Ledger, paid tribute to the Rossendale barmaid.

Christine, of Bottoms Row, Cowpe, died on Saturday after a short battle with the killer disease.

Although she was a keen angler and pool player, Christine -- who worked in various Waterfoot pubs including the Royal, Railway, Boot and Shoe and the Hare and Hounds -- dedicated her life to her friends and family.

She was known throughout the Valley and in Burnley for being a "jolly and colourful" character and someone who had a "heart of gold".

Her devastated mum Joan St Ledger, 62, of Cowpe, who worked in Burnley at the Haven Children's Home, Brunshaw Road, said: "She died on Bonfire Night and went out with a bang.

"She didn't do things by halves. Before she died she said to me: 'Tell that bloke who's driving the hearse to put their foot down because I'm not going slow'."

Even when Christine knew her illness was terminal she was thinking of others and went out and bought all her Christmas presents and wrapped them ready for her loved ones to open on Christmas day.

Joan added: "She always put others first and knew how to enjoy herself. She lived life to the full and enjoyed every minute of it.

"She was a mean pool player and often beat the men in the pub. She took up fishing when she married John two-and-a-half years ago and won several trophies and medals. She even moved to Garstang recently to be closer to the fishing lake."

Along with her mum, she leaves children Vicky, Becky, Rachael and Joseph, husband John, two grandchildren, and brothers Steven and Michael, known as Moggy.

The family are hoping to scatter her ashes at her fishing peg in Garstang and dedicate a plaque in her memory.

They have chosen her favourite song Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison, which was played at her wedding, for her funeral, which is at Burnley Crematorium on Friday, 3.30pm, followed by a gathering at the Boot and Shoe.

The family have requested donations to be sent to Cancer Research, c/o Knight and Boys, Stacksteads.