Kettering footballing Legend needs help!

Hi everyone,

I am writing to you about a friend of mine “Billy Kellock” who was a significant football player for Kettering Town in the 1970s and again in the 1980s. As I am sure you will know this was a time when players did not earn anything like their counterparts these days.

Billy is now 68 years old and still resides in Kettering. He had a major battle with level 4 throat cancer a few years ago and against all odds he over came the cancer. Billy now works as a painter and decorator as he has done for the past 10 years or so. Sadly his health has deteriorated again recently having been diagnosed with Double pneumonia and he is to proud to ask for any help. He is still attempting to work when he really needs to rest up for a couple of months to regain some weight and have the strength to continue.

He has lost a considerable amount of weight recently and this is making him to weak to be able to ward off his illnesses.

We are trying to do everything we can to help him mentally and financially in order 

that he can take as much time off work as he needs to get well again.

I know that Billy was and still is a very popular player amongst the older poppies fans and I have seen it with my own eyes when my neighbour met Billy at a summer barbecue at my house last year. My neighbour has been a life long poppies fan and was completely star struck when he met Billy for the first time.

Billy is a proud man and would never ask for help but I am asking on his behalf because I know he really needs our help at the moment.

If there is any amount you can spare to help towards Billy’s living expenses so he can take a much needed break I know this will be really appreciated. Hopefully when he gets better, Billy will have the strength to Thankyou all!

Many thanks in advance for your donations