A woman who died from cancer has been given a fitting tribute after a public garden was named in her memory.
Kaye Bloomfield, 35, died on September 27 after a three year battle with single cell lung cancer.
Miss Bloomfield, who worked as a carer for several years, volunteered with the Sex, Rock and Roll and Weeding group in Thetford, while she battled illness.
Now the group has decided it will dedicate its newly planted garden on Butten Island to Miss Bloomfield - dubbing it 'Kaye's Garden'.
Jane Bishop, one of the group's organisers, said it was the least the group could do.
'We didn't know Kaye at all and she offered to come along and help out because she loved the outdoors and nature, and it was her way of doing something for Thetford.
'Kaye and her sister Karen became our 'cake queens', bringing different treats every week.
'She never changed, even towards the end when she was obviously suffering, and was always smiling and upbeat.
'She was a terrific lady and you couldn't speak highly enough of her,' she said.
Miss Bloomfield's sister, Karen, said the family had been moved by the group's gesture.
'We were struggling to think of a fitting memorial and when Jane told us about renaming the garden, we were all so touched and it was very emotional,' she said.
Miss Bloomfield grew up in Thetford, attending the Abbey Farm Schools, and Rosemary Musker High School.
She worked in a number of jobs in the town, including at the bingo hall, and Mr Chips.
Her sister said she had spent most of her adult life working as a carer, including six years looking after her mother.
Karen Bloomfield said: 'She was always thinking of others and would never think of herself.
'I think when she fell ill she had a new appreciation for the world around her, and that made her want to take care of it.'
Miss Bloomfield spoke to the Times in February during a volunteering session with the Sex, Rock and Roll and Weeding group.
She said: 'Thetford is a beautiful place - people just need to open their eyes to see it. But when it's covered in weeds and trash, it doesn't look so lovely.
'When I first had treatment I would lay in bed and hear the birds singing outside, just wanting to be out there. This is a great chance to get out here and help the town look as it should.'
A funeral service is being held today at St Cuthbert's Church.
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