And, even when her grandma was clinging to life with just days to live, Emma bravely carried on her mission and hosted the event.

Emma, 15, of Dunhurst Close, Havant, said she knows her grandma would have been proud of her.

Sheila Ward, 75, died in the early hours of Monday just two days after the rock concert was held in Havant.

She died peacefully at the Rowans Hospice in Purbrook, Waterlooville, after a year-long battle with lung cancer.

Emma's mum Sharon, 43, said: 'How Emma got through it I will never know because she knew her gran didn't have long left.

'We are just so proud of her. Only last week I visited her grandma in hospital and she said how proud she was of Emma.'

Emma Ward, 15 – pictured right and below with grandma Sheila – organised the concert after her gran's diagnosis last year.

Emma said she 'wanted to give something back' after being bowled over by the quality of care her gran received from Macmillan nurses.

Nurses from Macmillan visited her daily and tended to her every need.

The help ranged from just a cup of tea to providing one-to-one advice on how to cope with terminal cancer.

Emma, who attends Warblington School, said: 'I wanted to give something back because I was really impressed with the care my grandma got. When you are younger you don't understand it, but now I know for myself just how cancer affects people's lives.

'I have been really close to my grandma ever since I lost my grandad. She used to take me to the theatre in Portsmouth and we used to play bingo together.'

Emma arranged the concert at St Faith's Church Hall in The Pallant. Four bands from the local area took part: Look Into My Black Heart, Four Fingers, No access and The Light Divided.

More than 120 people attended the event and raised £470 for charity.

Emma said: 'My biggest thank-you goes to my boyfriend Joe Munday and my best friend Peter Smith for not only helping me with things for the event, but also for being there for me when things have got tough.

'They've listened and they've kept me going the past few months. I owe them so much.'

She added: 'I know my gran is proud of me and I did all this for her.'