Nicki Embleton took part in trials to find better cancer treatment

In a twist on traditional memorials, a plaque on her bench reads: "Nicki Embleton loved sitting here...and still does - thanks to research into cancer".

The 41-year-old from Ossett, West Yorkshire, said: "It is a wonderful way of celebrating that I am still here."

The bench is one of a series being sited nationwide by Cancer Research UK.

Ms Embleton was diagnosed in 2004 and underwent surgery and months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

She said: "It is nearly two years since I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and here I am today, feeling fit and well."

She chose the location for her bench as she is a regular visitor to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield, and spent four years working there in the late 1980s.