The Binswood Sixth Form student, 18, died in a car accident on the Fosse Way near Offchurch on January 11.

Her death and a subsequent campaign to improve safety on the road led to the announcement of £300,000 of speed reduction measures in May.

Now, to mark what would have been Lauren's 19th birthday, her boyfriend of 18 months, Tom Scott, is arranging an event at Old Leamingtonians Rugby Club, in Bericote Road, Blackdown, on September 13.

The couple shared a passion for music, and Lauren was a keen fan of Tom's metal band Bless the Child, who will headline a varied six-band bill.

Tom told how he and Lauren met in 2006 when he was washing up and she was waitressing at the Crown pub in Stockton.

Sure she would approve of the gig, he said: "She was a beautiful, kind and fantastically talented girl who would have loved to have been there herself. She will be there with us all in spirit.

"I don't want to say it is a memorial gig, but it's in memory of Lauren. There will be no speeches or sadness, just everyone together and a lot of good memories and music. We'll have some lighter stuff early on and then get a little heavier as it gets later.

"Everyone says how she made people happy and everyone who knew her is welcome."

As well as being an enthusiastic fan, Lauren was also a talented singer.

In June, seven of her fellow sixth form drama students took up her place in the X Factor auditions, performing The First Cut is the Deepest.

Her Binswood College teachers called her "a bright star, among the loveliest girls you could hope to meet".

The gig, which includes a hog roast, begins at 7pm. A £3 charge will cover costs, with anything in addition going towards flowers for Lauren's grave and a donation to a horse charity.

Lauren's mother Zena Stuart expects the £300,000 of accident prevention measures for stretch of the Fosse Way through Warwick District to be in place by next April.

A meeting is likely to be held next month with parish councils, residents and police to discuss whether fixed speed cameras will be installed.

The county council has earmarked money for the cameras, pending police approval.