Organisers of a 5km charity walk through the town of Kingswinford have received a helping hand from Taylor Wimpey West Midlands to support their efforts to fundraise in memory of a member of the housebuilder’s staff who passed away.

The leading local developer donated £500 and a case of champagne for use in the charity raffle to Kevin and Claire Guy, residents at its Himley View development in the town, who set up the charity walk in memory of Vikki Picken, a Sales Executive who used to work at the development.

The charity walk took place on Sunday 10th July and raised a fantastic £1095 for Macmillan Cancer Support in honour of Vikki, who died in October 2014.

“When we first walked into the Sales and Marketing Suite around four years ago to look at buying a house at Himley View, we met Vikki and just clicked with her,” explains Kevin. “She had a very similar sense of humour to us, and during the 18 months between purchasing our house and moving in we had a lot of interaction with her and got to know her well.”

Claire continues: “We first thought about organising a charity walk last year and we’ve finally been able to arrange everything after about three or four months of planning.

“The £500 donation from Taylor Wimpey was donated to Macmillan. Our online donation page will remain open until the end of July, so if anyone is thinking of donating to our cause please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Himleyview.

“We had 36 people take part in the walk, which followed a route through Kingswinford and to the nearby Barrow Hill Local Nature Reserve. We also had a raffle on the day and it really helped raise the community spirit.”

A bench has been installed by Taylor Wimpey at the Himley View development in memory of Vikki.

Kevin concludes: “Taylor Wimpey offered to support us with whatever we needed and John Symons the Managing Director has been brilliant, along with everyone who has been really supportive.”

John Symons, Managing Director for Taylor Wimpey West Midlands, says: “When we heard about Kevin and Claire organising a charity walk in memory of Vikki, we were honoured and proud that such a fantastic member of our team had touched people’s lives in this way.

“We’re so grateful that Kevin and Claire completed the charity walk in Vikki’s memory – it’s true testament to how wonderful she was. Well done to everyone who took part and raised an amazing amount of money for Macmillan Cancer Support!”

There’s a wonderful collection of homes currently available to reserve at Himley View, including three bedroom properties priced from £186,500 and four bedroom homes available from as little as £275,995.

Interested buyers should visit the Sales and Marketing Suite, located off Stallings Lane, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7LS, and open daily from 11am to 5pm. The Sales Executive can be contacted on 01384 880825.

Further information about Taylor Wimpey developments across the region is available by calling 0121 703 3400 or by visiting the website at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk