BRAVE Charlotte Jones gave her mum and stepdad the best wedding present they could wish for when she became bridesmaid on their big day.

For it was just five years ago that the plucky youngster was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given only a 40 per cent chance of survival.

The nightmare began when Charlotte was five years old and her hand started shaking while she was eating breakfast.

She was rushed to hospital where mum, Andrea, and stepdad, Martin Jones, were warned she might not survive.

But after a series of operations and a five year wait, Charlotte was given the all clear just before Christmas.

And the courageous 10-year-old fulfilled every little girl's dream last week when she donned a miniature bridal gown and followed her mum down the aisle at St Paul's Church in Stalybridge.

Andrea said: "We told her that there was no one who means more to us and it made it a very special day because she looked beautiful.

"A lot of family and friends were at the wedding and everyone said how well she looked!"

Charlotte's ordeal began in 1997 when she battled through a six-hour operation to remove a tumour the size of a tangerine.

The youngster, a pupil at St Paul's Primary School, had to have a second bout of surgery to relieve pressure on her brain and a radiotherapy course.

But despite her troubles, Andrea, of Walker Avenue, Stalybridge, said her little girl couldn't stop dancing on her mum's big day.

She added: "Charlotte loved every minute - especially going to the church in the limousine. She hasn't stopped talking about it all since."