Boy, 5, is so worried about older people during lockdown he’s running 25km for charity in South Yorkshire

Vinnie Biggins originally hoped to raise £50 for Age UK by completing 100 laps of a playing field close to his house in Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, but donations have flooded in from people touched by his selflessness, taking him close to the £1,000 mark.

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His proud mum Shaunie said: “There’s an old fellow who lives around the corner from us and Vinnie’s always thinking about him and other older people who are on their own at the moment.

“He hated the thought of them being lonely and wanted to do something, so he came up with this idea all by himself. I told him that’s a long way for a five-year-old to run but he insisted on doing 100 laps.”

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Vinnie is attempting to complete his 100 laps in 14 days. He is already halfway through his challenge, having started on May 15, and is on course to complete the mammoth run on Friday, May 28.

Shaunie told how she, Vinnie’s dad Alec and Vinnie’s little brother Lennie, aged two, were all ‘so proud’ of what he’s doing at a challenging time for people of all ages.

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“Under the current circumstances during lockdown we feel so proud of Vinnie that he's aware and so thoughtful of the elderly," she said.

She told how the sporty youngster missed his grandparents and cousins but was otherwise ‘coping really well’ during lockdown.

To donate, visit justgiving.com/fundraising/vinnies-covid19-run.