THE family of a young man who drowned in York are planning a two-day fundraising drive to mark the second anniversary of his death.

Jonathan Havron, 18, of Huntington, who was a student at Bishop Burton College, disappeared on February 27, 2010, at the end of a night out in the city centre.

A massive hunt was launched by police and his family, which ended tragically when his body was found in the River Foss a fortnight later.

Now his mother, Joanne Wigmore, has revealed that she and other family members will be running a stall at the Murton car boot sale on Sunday, and then staging a street collection in Parliament Street next Monday.

She said they are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for the British Heart Foundation, the charity for which Jonathan was a volunteer prior to his death. The fundraising, which has become an annual event, is intended to be something constructive in his memory and a celebration of his life.

Mrs Wigmore said family members had collected a range of items including clothes, games, DVDs and electrical goods for the stall, which will be set up on Sunday morning indoors at the Murton site.

Anyone wanting to donate items could hand them over at the stall, she said.

She also praised The Press’ Think, Don’t Swim campaign, which was launched last summer after another three people drowned in York’s rivers. They included bartender Richard Horrocks, 21, who died in July after jumping into the Ouse. The campaign aims to prevent further tragedies by raising awareness of the dangers of jumping or falling in the water.

Mrs Wigmore said that if the campaign had helped to save one life, and prevented a family going through what her family and other families had gone through, it would have been worth it.