FRIENDS of an inspirational Prenton woman who lost her battle with cancer are holding a coffee morning in her memory today.

Julie Shute passed away on September 9 after a two year battle with an incurable and aggressive form of brain cancer.

During her fight, the 54-year-old did all she could to raise awareness of the condition and help fund research for others in her position.

Today, her friends and family will continue her legacy at a Macmillan Coffee Morning in Birkenhead Market.

Organised by close friend and Gogglebox star Eve Woerdenweber, the event will raise vital funds for cancer research as well as celebrating the incredible person Julie was.

Eve – who is running the coffee morning with Julie’s husband Andy – first met Julie on her birthday in July.

She told the Globe she wanted to do something special to remember the woman she was proud to call her friend.

She said today: "I’d like to think of myself as a good friend. I went round when it was her birthday and was wearing this dress..

“She said she really loved the dress and we got talking about vintage stuff. That’s where the bond was; a mutual love of vintage.

“I didn’t get to spend lot of time with Julie and in the short amount of time that we did have as friends, it really hit me when she died.

“She was a genuinely lovely person, even when she was at her lowest days she’d be there, making sarcastic comments to Andy and winding everyone up.

“It was just brilliant to see her so full of life.

“The last time I saw I wore a dress that she wanted me to wear.”

“Today is about having cake and having fun, but it’s also about celebrating her life.

”"It doesn’t matter if it’s 10p or 20p – whatever people can put in will be fantastic and we can just enjoy the day and the memory of Julie.”

Julie was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme in August 2013 and given a life expectancy of around 14 months. She was diagnosed with a second brain tumour one year later.

But while the devastating news would make some want to lock themselves away and feel sorry for themselves, that was not the case for Julie and husband Andy.

When she was diagnosed, Julie described the moment as “like taking a punch from Mike Tyson”.

She knew the cancer would ultimately take her life but vowed to do whatever she could to help save a life in the future.

And that is exactly what she did through endless fundraising and countless trips to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

The couple carried on the best they could, choosing to share the highs and lows with others on Julie’s online blog.

Andy said: “Julie was a lovely lady; very generous, very philanthropic and was runner up in Merseyside Woman of the year as philanthropist of the year and got involved in fundraising activities, mainly for MacMillan and Clatterbridge as well.

”She enjoyed life to the full and was very keen to do what she could for other people. She was very inspirational and had a love for vintage and was always smiling.

“She was a remarkable woman. Eve became friends about two months ago.”

“They had fantastic times together.”