Builder supports six-year-old’s double marathon for Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance

Lincolnshire housebuilder Allison Homes has donated £100 to six-year-old William Darcy’s Just Giving campaign, to raise money for The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust.

William Darcy, his mum Rebecca, his new Bike, and a £100 donation from Allison Homes

To raise money, William has completed a double marathon for the charity. During the summer holidays, William ran 26 miles before cycling another 26.

He completed the challenge with the support of his friends and family, with his dad and a couple of friends joining him for stretches of the marathon to keep him company.

Allison Homes’ £100 donation helped William to surpass his £50 target, and he ended up raising £580 on his Just Giving page, 1,160 per cent of his initial target. 

In celebration of the donation, William visited Allison Homes’ The Orchards development in Corby Glen to meet some of the Allison team and show off his bike that helped him complete his arduous double marathon.

William Darcy at The Orchards with his new bike

Rebecca Darcy, William’s mum, said: “William raised £700 in total for the challenge he completed, both his running and cycling marathon, and sold lots of fruit and veg he had grown in our garden to people in our village to help his fundraiser. We are so proud of his efforts to help others.”

Samantha Hart, Sales and Marketing Director at Allison Homes Central Region, said: “It was a real honour to support William in his effort to raise money for the wider community. William is a brilliant young man.

“What he’s managed to achieve at six years old is truly remarkable, and contributing to his noble goal felt like the least that we could do. It really warms our hearts to hear that so many other people have been so generous and helped William far surpass his original target.”

To donate to William’s fundraiser, visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/R-D-ARCY4.

For information on The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, go to https://www.ambucopter.org.uk/.

To learn more about The Orchards and the properties available, visit https://allison-homes.co.uk/development/the-orchards/, or call a member of the sales team on 01778 391530 or 07485 395156.