Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Rebecca Koncienzcy

Mum only knew about son's kindness when she received Facebook notification

The mum of a young boy who helped a four-year-old when he fell from his bike has said she is not surprised.

Sammy Freeman, 34, from Little Sutton said her phone had pinged with notifications as people recognised her son in a photo posted on Facebook and tagged her on the thread.

Archie Wallis, 12, had been spotted helping a little boy who had fallen off his bike at Parkland BMX Track in Ellesmere Port.

READ MORE: Woman who saw 'creature crawling over the moon' says Space Centre's theory is wrong

Oliver Burton had visited the skate park over the weekend with his uncle, Daz Butler, 35, and had hoped for a better trip than his last one.

The four-year-old had previously had to leave the park early a few weeks before when he and his auntie Tracy, 35, had been "terrorised" by a gang of older kids.

Oliver Burton, 4, on his bike at the Parkland BMX Track in Ellesmere Port after a lad came to his aid when he fell off (Daz Butler)

But this time, with the help of Archie, Oliver had a great time and it didn't bother him that he had come off his bike when the older kids came to help.

Sammy said: "Archie is a good kid, so I am not surprised he helped, but it was genuinely lovely to see someone post about it.

"Kids can often get lumped together and tarred as all the same, but they are not all bad, there are some lovely kids out there.

"All the kids in that group that Archie is in are all a lovely bunch of lads and their parents deserve a big thank you too."

She added: "I rang Archie to let him know that he and his friends had been mentioned on Facebook and to tell him how proud we were.

"He was really happy about it, it is really nice for them to be recognised."

Daz had told the ECHO how the group of lads had jumped up out of Oliver's way when he hit the track and how Archie had got up to check on him after his fall and helped him get his bike back up the hill.

He said: "This was just something so simple, it needs to be pointed out.

"It was brilliant, and it was so good for Oliver for him to see that kind of behaviour - the positive side - and a real confidence boost.

"He was made up with the day and said to me 'I am glad the boys helped me'."

ECHO readers also praised the boys for their behaviour, Maureen Mcmahon said on the ECHO's Facebook page: "We should see more posts like this there are a lot of good kids but all we hear about are the bad ones."

Helen Callery said: "Pat on your backs good lads."

Sheila Ambrose said: "Now that's a lovely article. Well done lads. Keep up the good work."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.