Blackpool's Ryan providing Easter treats with help of his sports-star pals

In recent days he has purchased and distributed a thousand chocolate eggs as Easter treats for NHS workers and patients, those in the emergency services and homeless people currently staying in local hotels.

Ry has continued to raise money too and thanks everyone who has donated.

And he gave a special shout-out to former Blackpool and England footballer Trevor Sinclair.

Ryan said: “Trevor donated £300 for shopping for the homeless. Top man, Trev.”

And of course Ryan’s activities haven’t been confined to Blackpool. In the hours before the lockdown, he travelled to Ripon, North Yorkshire, to pick up gym equipment to deliver to the home of Tyson Fury in Morecambe.

This special delivery has helped the world heavyweight boxing champion to train from home. In return, Fury has been posting home workout videos on his Instagram account to help people get their vital exercise.

Fury, who paid for hand sanitiser for Ry to dispense in Blackpool, has vowed to emerge as a “different person” from the crisis and says talk of a third meeting with Deontay Wilder must be put on hold as priority is given to coming through the pandemic.

Fury told talkSPORT: “You can take positives out of every negative, and the positive I can take out of this one is that I get to spend a lot more time with my family.

“In the weeks I’ve been locked down I’ve had time to focus on the things that really matter in my life. I think I’ll come back a different person and I think I’ll have a different mindset.”

Champ Fury has kept in touch in Ry's kind-hearted feats, praising his efforts in personal videos: one sent after his recent equipment delivery and another last Christmas (attached).