Larry Perring and his daughter Julie Southgate putting up posters at Gary's SchoolTHE campaign set up in the wake of teenager Gary Perring's death from inhaling aerosol gas has received backing from a second national charity aimed at preventing substance abuse.

Gary's grandparents Larry and Gloria Perring and his aunt Julie Southgate launched the campaign three months ago on the day of the 13-year-old's funeral.

Within days it had won the backing of Solve-It, a nationwide charity started by a mother after the death of her son in the 1980s.

Solve-It has already set up training to help family take their message into schools and is dis- tributing posters of Gary, which were produced with the help of the Advertiser.

Now Re-Solv, another charity aimed at preventing deaths caused by solvent abuse, has contacted the family to offer its support.

"It is brilliant news," said Mr Perring. "Every little bit helps. We want to take this message all over the country."

So far they have managed to send out posters to more than 450 schools in the area and are now planning a second print run of 1,000 so more can be sent out around the UK.

"We've had a short holiday, but now we want to get going again and keep the momentum of the campaign." This week Mr Perring and Mrs Southgate were given training by Kettering charity Solve-It to teach them how to deliver the anti-substance abuse message to schoolchildren and over the next few days they plan to lobby local MP James Gray for support.

"Over the phone he has said he will support us, but we are hoping we can persuade him to mention it in the House of Commons," said Mr Perring, of Washpool.

Local people have already taken the campaign to their hearts.

It was boosted by £700 earlier this month with proceeds from a fundraising dance at Purton Working Men's Club.

The Perrings and Mrs Southgate began their crusade when the Bradon Forest pupil died a few minutes after inhaling deodorant spray.

The family had been getting ready to go out and celebrate Mrs Perring's birthday.

By the time his funeral was held they realised that Gary was not the only child experimenting with potentially lethal household products and decided they didn't want his death to be in vain.

They knew it had already had an effect when two children approached Mrs Southgate and told her they too had inhaled from aerosols but had stopped because of what had happened.