REGULARS at an Oxford watering hole bought “a drink for Mim” to raise cash in memory of a victim of the London bombings.

Drinkers at The Duke’s Cut in Park End Street, raised more than £400 by donating £2 in memory of Miriam Hyman, whose sister, Esther, lives in Cowley Road.

The Miriam Hyman Memorial Trust raises money for a children’s eye care centre named after her in Bhub-aneswar, Orissa, India.

Julie Allen, who organised the event at the Park End Street pub, said: “I want to say thanks to everyone that attended the event and contributed. It did really well.”

Friend Zena Crane, who will run the Reading half marathon tomorrow to raise money for the charity, said: “After hearing such lovely stories about Miriam, I could not think of a more worthy cause.”

Miss Hyman, 41, who has now raised more than £250,000 for the charity, said: “It is mindblowing how much we have raised. Just to start with, to have her name on the centre was amazing.

“We felt as a family that we had found a fitting and lasting memorial to Mim. Everything else is a bonus.”

She added: “I think everything good that comes out of those things is a bonus.

“It in some way makes up for Mim having lost her life and counters the negativity of the event.

“Even the smallest amount makes a huge difference, so we are always very grateful to people raising money.”

Miriam, 32, a freelance picture editor, was killed when one of the suicide bombers detonated the device in his rucksack on a bus in Tavistock Square in the 2005 bombings.

Evidence has now finished at the 7/7 inquests, which Miss Hyman and her family attended.

She said: “It was harrowing to hear the details of everyone involved on that day.

“We had the satisfaction of learning, as a family, about her experiences that day and the comfort of knowing she lost consciousness immediately on the explosion. Other families don’t have that.”

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