A special rose has been grown for Paralympics star Hannah Cockroft.

And the rose produced by Huddersfield expert Ronnie Rawlins is to help a local charity.

The rose bred in honour of the double gold medal-winning Paralympian from Calderdale will help raise money for the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.

The ‘Hannah Lucy Cockroft’ golden rose, bred by Mr Rawlins, of Huddersfield, will be on sale at R V Roger, of Pickering. As an ambassador for the charity, Hannah has asked that £2 from each £10 rose sale will go towards the Brackenhall hospice, which exists to give vital support to children with a life limiting condition and their families.

Hannah and her family will be attending a rose planting ceremony at the hospice gardens on Monday, December 2.

David Wilce, chairman of The British Isles Rose Society, says: “My society and I are delighted to be involved in this project which will raise much needed cash for the hospice through the naming of a rose in tribute to one of British athletics’ brightest stars.”

Peter Branson, chief executive at the hospice, said: “The rose is a lovely and fitting tribute to Hannah and her fantastic achievements in the 2012 Paralympics.

“We are honoured to have the rose in our garden .”

Mr Rawlins is an expert rose grower, who has bred many new roses which have been named and are in various trade catalogues. He is also a keen watercolour painter and ran his own dancing school in Huddersfield during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.