Lorraine Marshall aboard her scooter, and fellow riders. Vespa rally for Lorraine Marshall of Eastney, who is terminally ill. Pictured at Sainbury's Farlington.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (180819-21)Lorraine Marshall aboard her scooter, and fellow riders. Vespa rally for Lorraine Marshall of Eastney, who is terminally ill. Pictured at Sainbury's Farlington.
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (180819-21)
Lorraine Marshall aboard her scooter, and fellow riders. Vespa rally for Lorraine Marshall of Eastney, who is terminally ill. Pictured at Sainbury's Farlington. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (180819-21)

Best photos as dream comes true for Vespa-loving Portsmouth mum with terminal cancer

An online appeal for woman with stage four cancer led to around 300 bikers making the journey to Portsmouth.

Hundreds of kind-hearted bikers from across the country gathered at the end of last month to put a huge smile on the face of Portsmouth mum Lorraine Marshall, who has stage four terminal cancer of the lung and liver. But she fulfilled a lifelong dream as around 300 riders joined her for a ride out to Petersfield. The 50-year-old from Eastney was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in October last year. Read our full story here.

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