A MUM who lost her son to an undetected heart defect has been 'overwhelmed' by the generosity and support shown in her quest to save lives in his memory.

Former Weaverham High School and Mid Cheshire College student Aaron Dixon was just 23 years old when he died in September 2011.

Since his death, mum Deborah Dixon has thrown herself into raising money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) to enable more youngsters get tested for heart issues.

In that time, Deborah and her team have raised more than £500,000 for the Aaron Dixon Memorial Fund, which supports CRY's screening programme.

The latest show of support has come from Winsford-based UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), which donated £1 for every waste container refurbished during May.

This meant a total of £4,117 was raised for the memorial fund in Aaron's memory.

Deborah saidd: "Thank you to everyone at UKCM for their kind donation to Aaron’s Memorial Fund.

"I am always so overwhelmed at people’s generosity and support in my quest to reduce sudden cardiac deaths.

"No parent should have to bury their child and I have made it my mission to prevent other families going through the heartache we face every day.

"So, a huge thanks for enabling me to carry on my work."

Emma Elston MBE, CEO of UKCM, added: "We understand that our previous fundraising at UKCM for CRY has already saved lives, and we were therefore hugely passionate about being able to offer additional support by raising funds towards another screening day local to our refurbishment facility in Cheshire.

"As a mum myself, after hearing about what Deborah went through and how inspirational she is in tirelessly pushing for more young people to be tested to ensure that no other families experience such heartbreak, we want to do as much as we can to help.

"It is an honour to have raised a substantial amount of money for the Aaron Dixon Memorial Fund, an incredibly worthwhile cause local to UKCM."

The cost to run a screening day, where 100 young adults between the ages of 14 and 35 can be assessed, totals £6,000.

So far, more than 5,000 young adults have now been screened in Aaron’s memory – 173 of which have been referred with abnormalities.