100 year old war veteran Captain Tom Moore raises over £30m for NHS Charities

[Denver]

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A true hero :clap1:

[Smithy]

Shouldn’t have to if the government funded it properly

[Cherie]

Amazing given his target was 1,000 :laugh:

[smudgie]

Great hero.
Been watching him since he started, with the BBC updates.

[hijaxers]

Piers Morgan donated £10,000 we donated £10

[Livia]

Old soldiers, eh? They're amazing.

[Denver]

Now over £3.5m

[arista]

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[Kate!]

God love him. :worship:

[Oliver_W]

Now over six million!!!

Amazing

[Denver]

Now over 7m

[Kazanne]

Great old gent,its something he wanted to do and he has surpassed his target several times, well done to him,much respect.

[Kazanne]

Piers Morgan donated £10,000 we donated £10

I know Jax he keeps telling us,lol, but just as meaningful are all those who have donated like you have , we have and I guess many more of us have.:wavey:

[Denver]

Piers Morgan donated £10,000 we donated £10

I dont get the need for a multi millionaire to brag about a minimal donation.

Yea thanks for donating but we only need to be told once.

I do wonder though if he had a lot if large donations as it jumped from 3.5m to 6m in hours

[Kazanne]

I dont get the need for a multi millionaire to brag about a minimal donation.

Yea thanks for donating but we only need to be told once.

I do wonder though if he had a lot if large donations as it jumped from 3 5 to 6 in hours

Quite agree, its a drop in the ocean for him,and no need to have told us at all really.

[Nicky91]

quite amazing :love:

[Denver]

He has raised an extra £1m in the last hour

[Nicky91]

being a patriot in the war, and in this pandemic :flutter:

a true british hero


don't wait too long, and name him a sir

[rusticgal]

Amazing....I’m going to donate in the morning.

[Beso]

I wonder if he walked one step for each Soldier who died?...I doubt it but it's a nice thought

What an amazing man to even think of doing that at his age...but then to get up and do it..amazing.absolutely what we need right now.

[arista]

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[GoldHeart]

Finally a bit of positive news :clap1:

[Kizzy]

He is wonderful and the GP are wonderful too :)

[Livia]

Isn't it nice to see something positive come out of this. And nice also to see so many people supporting him. What a guy...

[Cherie]

Its 13 million now Adam, time to update that title ...Arista teas

[Denver]

Its 13 million now Adam, time to update that title ...Arista teas

Spunky

[Denver]

Boris is going to reward him which could potentially see him recommended for a knighthood

[Cherie]

15 million

[arista]

15 million


Maybe its best to put "Millions"
as it keeps going up

[AnnieK]

Makes me well up every time I see him. Bless him x

[Kazanne]

He can stop now but he wants to keep on walking for his birthday now,bless him,what a wonderful man.

[hijaxers]

He can stop now but he wants to keep on walking for his birthday now,bless him,what a wonderful man.

He needs to have a rest now ~ gotta make his Birthday , he is so lovely :cheer2:

[Shaun]

Great guy, but the NHS should always be public-funded and I think his fundraising would be better spent on a mixture of commemorating NHS/careworkers who have died as a result of the virus (either with a national monument or individual smaller tributes like benches, plaques, etc), and also perhaps paying for their funerals/headstones etc.

I would say treating NHS workers etc. but the sheer number of them would vastly outweigh even his campaign.

[MB.]

Is michael21 going to try and take credit for this as well

[hijaxers]

Is michael21 going to try and take credit for this as well

Probably

[Cherie]

Maybe its best to put "Millions"
as it keeps going up

do people say 15 millions.....:suspect:

I would say 15 million if I were saying it out loud

[Cherie]

Great guy, but the NHS should always be public-funded and I think his fundraising would be better spent on a mixture of commemorating NHS/careworkers who have died as a result of the virus (either with a national monument or individual smaller tributes like benches, plaques, etc), and also perhaps paying for their funerals/headstones etc.

I would say treating NHS workers etc. but the sheer number of them would vastly outweigh even his campaign.

I think alot of them have their own Go Fund pages, the poor nurse who died giving birth has a fund with over 100k in it

He only wanted to raise 1,000, I am sure they will decide how best to spend it now the figure is crazy

[arista]

Is michael21 going to try and take credit for this as well


No best left on ignore list

[Tom4784]

It's a nice story for these dark times but it's a shame that we have to raise funds at all for the NHS when the government should have been giving it the funds it needs to begin with.

Still, good on the man, I hope he stays safe throughout all of this and gets knighted for it.

[arista]

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[Zizu]

do people say 15 millions.....:suspect:



I would say 15 million if I were saying it out loud



LBC radio reporting it as £18 million thus far ..


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[Crimson Dynamo]

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Rather an unfortunate pose for a war vetran...

[bots]

Rather an unfortunate pose for a war vetran...

:laugh:

[Cherie]

LBC radio reporting it as £18 million thus far ..


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follow the progress here on his funding page

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs

18 M plus

[Cherie]

Rather an unfortunate pose for a war vetran...

:joker:

[Denver]

It has now passed the £20m mark

[user104658]

It's a nice story for these dark times but it's a shame that we have to raise funds at all for the NHS when the government should have been giving it the funds it needs to begin with.

Still, good on the man, I hope he stays safe throughout all of this and gets knighted for it.I'd say it's more like activism/shaming for the government though, which is a good thing. £20 million (as discussed in another thread :umm2: ) is not a huge amount of money to an organisation that runs at £370 million per day, but hopefully the fact that he needs/wants to do this as one elderly gentleman should raise awareness for the fact that the government needs to provide real, permanent funding increases.

[Cherie]

He is fund raising for NHS charities which is not quite the same as funding the NHS, they have a very buzz wordy website, I toyed with donating but decided to donate to our local community farm instead, they are struggling without visitor donations

[bots]

He is fund raising for NHS charities which is not quite the same as funding the NHS, they have a very buzz wordy website, I toyed with donating but decided to donate to our local community farm instead, they are struggling without visitor donations

i have been buying from businesses that are struggling, that's my contribution

[Cherie]

i have been buying from businesses that are struggling, that's my contribution

fair dues

[Swan]

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[Niamh.]

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[Kizzy]

Happy 100th birthday Captain Tom! :love:

Hope he gets a hand delivered telegram and a knighthood :)

[Cherie]

Happy Birthday Tom

29 million now


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[Cherie]

40 minutes later it passed 30 million during the fly over to salute him which was pretty emotional :bawling:

and his just giving page has crashed :laugh:

[Cherie]

Any chance you could update the title Adam?

[Livia]

I think my head's going to explode if I read one more time that the government should be funding the NHS.

This old boy is raising funds for NHS CHARITIES.. C H A R I T I E S.

How nice they made him an honorary colonel.

[Cherie]

I think my head's going to explode if I read one more time that the government should be funding the NHS.

This old boy is raising funds for NHS CHARITIES.. C H A R I T I E S.

How nice they made him an honorary colonel.

I know I have made the same comment several times but it is completely ignored, I would love to know how many run the London Marathon every year for NHS CHARITIES but nobody bats an eyelid

[Cherie]

£31,020,411raised
1447786 supporters

[Vanessa]

Awww, he's adorable :love:

[Cherie]

Cpt Tom is getting his Knighthood from Queenie today in an open air ceremony with a 2 meter long sword

£32,796,357
raised of £500,000 target
by 1,519,441 supporters

[Oliver_W]

Two metre sword?! That's awesome, I'd love to see someone in a battle using that :laugh: how many heads could they lop off at once?!

[Zizu]

Slight tangent ... I wonder how much of the £32+ million will actually find its way to the needy ..


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[Livia]

Cpt Tom is getting his Knighthood from Queenie today in an open air ceremony with a 2 meter long sword

£32,796,357
raised of £500,000 target
by 1,519,441 supporters

Isn't that lovely? I'm delighted for him.

[Cherie]

Two metre sword?! That's awesome, I'd love to see someone in a battle using that :laugh: how many heads could they lop off at once?!

Actually that is fake news I dropped it in there for my own amusement :joker:

[Oliver_W]

Actually that is fake news I dropped it in there for my own amusement :joker:

oops :joker: that would have been awesome, Queenie should consider having one forged.

[bots]

oops :joker: that would have been awesome, Queenie should consider having one forged.


she wouldn't be able to hold it :laugh:

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[UserSince2005]

Can someone please give me a brief on this story? Apologies I didnt really follow it from the start.

From what I understand he was an old man who walked around his house to raise money for the NHS and lots of people gave money so now he is being knighted?

[Ammi]

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..:lovedup:...194 glorious years with those two young people...

[arista]

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[joeysteele]

Really special and well deserved moment.
He in my view, warranted this or other honour anyway.
Over most of the other celebrity recipients of them over the decades.

[MTVN]

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[Ammi]

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...:laugh:...

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...I reckon she’s winning...she always has ruled that final boss stage...

[Zizu]

...:laugh:...



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...I reckon she’s winning...she always has ruled that final boss stage...



She’d send in the corgis first to slow him down ..


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[Kizzy]

I was so happy watching this on the news, it made my week :love:

[Ammi]

..So, something a little bit more uplifting...:lovedup:...wondering what our Tom’s been up to...I’m thinking that he might do a Harry and Meghan and go off to live the Hollywood life in LA....


Captain Sir Tom Moore signs film deal - and wants Michael Caine or Anthony Hopkins to play him...

He jokes: "I don't know of any 100-year-old actors but I'm sure Michael Caine or Anthony Hopkins could do a wonderful job."

Captain Sir Tom Moore will have a film made about his life, following a fierce bidding war over rights to his story.

The World War II veteran, who raised £38.9m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden, has also broken two Guinness World Records, scored a Number One single and been knighted by the Queen.

The centenarian joked: "I don't know of any 100-year-old actors but I'm sure Michael Caine or Anthony Hopkins could do a wonderful job if they were prepared to age up!"

Earlier this month, on the publication of his autobiography and the launch of his charity foundation, he said he would love David Beckham to play him due to his "charm".

Described as "uplifting" and "life-affirming", the biopic is being fast-tracked and will be shot next year.

It will focus on the former British Army captain's relationship with his family, and how he inspired them after moving into their home following the death of his wife.


The movie will also draw on his military career and look at the way personal grief and the horrors of war helped him develop a determination that has shaped his life.

https://news.sky.com/story/captain-sir-tom-moore-signs-film-deal-and-wants-michael-caine-or-anthony-hopkins-to-play-him-12079364

[Beso]

This all seems like ages ago.

[Cherie]

Has his life story with Piers been shown yet, I saw a trailer where he said Boris rang on his birthday and he was told to ring back, TiBB would be proud

[MTVN]

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[Cherie]

Oh no ..pull through Capt T

[Zizu]

Surely he has been vaccinated though .. this won’t go down well if it all goes pear shaped ...

I expected him to be vaccinated first as a thank you and a PR exercise.

I would have also done a Private Ryan and somehow kept him completely protected so this couldn’t happen in the first place

The media will have a field day now whichever way it goes for the poor guy


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[AnnieK]

Aw...hope he recovers quickly :fc:

[rusticgal]

Thats not good....he hasnt had the jab because he has been treated for Pneumonia just recently.
I hope he pulls through too...

[bots]

this is just such bad news ... i hope he gets through it

[rusticgal]

Surely he has been vaccinated though .. this won’t go down well if it all goes pear shaped ...

I expected him to be vaccinated first as a thank you and a PR exercise.

I would have also done a Private Ryan and somehow kept him completely protected so this couldn’t happen in the first place

The media will have a field day now whichever way it goes for the poor guy


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He has been treated for Pneumonia over the last few weeks so couldnt have the jab..

[Zizu]

He has been treated for Pneumonia over the last few weeks so couldnt have the jab..



They started vaccinating on the 8th December though .,.,


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[Cherie]

They started vaccinating on the 8th December though .,.,


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Even if he has been vaccinated he could still catch it, and in some cases people will still die, just not in the numbers we see now, same as people who have had the flu jab, it’s not a cure all

Pull through Capt Tom, not in ICU is good at least

[bots]

if you are very frail, you won't be able to get the vaccine, particularly if you are getting other medication. It also sounds like he caught it in hospital

[hijaxers]

Oh my gosh what awful news , he will get the best of care . The whole country will be hoping he gets through this , older people than Sir Tom have .

[Zizu]

Oh my gosh what awful news , he will get the best of care . The whole country will be hoping he gets through this , older people than Sir Tom have .



I really hope he gets the best possible help now ... he so deserves it


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[arista]

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[Smithy]

Wasn’t he in holiday in Barbados over Xmas?

Should have stuck to the rules old man!!

[joeysteele]

Not good to hear.
Really hope this inspirational guy will be okay.

[Beso]

Wasn’t he in holiday in Barbados over Xmas?

Should have stuck to the rules old man!!

Perhaps a kindly mod could send him your kind thoughts.

[Cherie]

He hasn’t been vaccinated as he was being treated for pneumonia

[Cherie]

Wasn’t he in holiday in Barbados over Xmas?

Should have stuck to the rules old man!!

Just read that, seems an odd decision for his family to take in all honesty

BA gave them a free flight, I suppose he felt he had to take it at his age..very sad

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[Vanessa]

Oh no, I hope he gets better.

[Ammi]

...Tom Moore...:love:..

[Nicky91]

hope he gets better

[Kazanne]

He hasn’t been vaccinated as he was being treated for pneumonia

So he was poorly before he got Covid ? I hope he is ok ,but pneumonia is dangerous even for young people.:wavey:

[Cherie]

So he was poorly before he got Covid ? I hope he is ok ,but pneumonia is dangerous even for young people.:wavey:

yes it looks like he was being treated for pneumonia then picked up covid, poor man

[Mystic Mock]

Hopefully he gets better.

[Nicky91]

i'm shocked he wasn't one of the first ones vaccinated (my mom was surprised about that too)

[Ammi]

...he apparently isn’t in ICU, so that’s something...

[Beso]

Wouldn't he have been vaccinated?

[Ammi]

...he had pneumonia so hadn’t been able to have his vaccination yet...

[thesheriff443]

Unfortunately if his family are with him they don’t expect him to make it.

[joeysteele]

Unfortunately if his family are with him they don’t expect him to make it.

Yes, that's usually the sad indication of the likely prognosis.
Bless him.

[Cherie]

https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/piers-morgan-hits-out-at-trolls-abusing-captain-tom-for-barbados-trip-14004154/

[Kazanne]

https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/piers-morgan-hits-out-at-trolls-abusing-captain-tom-for-barbados-trip-14004154/

No one should be abusing him,but really Piers Morgan is such a hypocrite ,had it been anyone else he would have been abusing them on morning TV. Piers himself went off abroad on his jollies, strange man.:wavey:

[Niamh.]

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It's hard to be annoyed at a 100 year old taking a trip anywhere tbh, who knows how long this ****e is going to go on for v's how much time he has left

[joeysteele]

It's hard to be annoyed at a 100 year old taking a trip anywhere tbh, who knows how long this ****e is going to go on for v's how much time he has left

This, for me all through.

[Ammi]

...there is also with Tom Moore, how much he has personally contributed to the NHS in his fund raising...one size does not usually fit all...

[Cherie]

It's hard to be annoyed at a 100 year old taking a trip anywhere tbh, who knows how long this ****e is going to go on for v's how much time he has left

Pretty much, I guess they weighed up the pros and cons of going

[Niamh.]

Pretty much, I guess they weighed up the pros and cons of going

It must be very tough for the very elderly and people with terminal illnesses, this is coming up to almost a whole year of Lock Downs and restrictions, it's been hard for everyone but when your time is that limited and precious it must be really upsetting and tough to cope, I can see why he decided to go and I hope he had a blast

[Ammi]

...I have to say that I felt that at Christmas as well, how conflicting it felt because for some, they would feel that it would be the last Christmas with their family but weren’t able to spend it with their whole families...

[Cherie]

No one should be abusing him,but really Piers Morgan is such a hypocrite ,had it been anyone else he would have been abusing them on morning TV. Piers himself went off abroad on his jollies, strange man.:wavey:

I think the difference is Piers was on telly telly us what madness mixing and travelling at Christmas was and then went off himself ...hypocrite

[Niamh.]

...I have to say that I felt that at Christmas as well, how conflicting it felt because for some, they would feel that it would be the last Christmas with their family but weren’t able to spend it with their whole families...

Yeah 100%

[user104658]

Unfortunately if his family are with him they don’t expect him to make it.

I mean not to be harsh but at 100+ they don't really "expect" people to survive a bad cold or stomach bug... which isn't to say that people don't survive those... but basically at that age any health issue at all is "life threatening".

[Smithy]

“Holiday of a lifetime”

He’s literally had 100 years to go???

[Cherie]

“Holiday of a lifetime”

He’s literally had 100 years to go???

and bring all his family? you are up on his finances are you?

[Kazanne]

I mean not to be harsh but at 100+ they don't really "expect" people to survive a bad cold or stomach bug... which isn't to say that people don't survive those... but basically at that age any health issue at all is "life threatening".

Exactly.

[Smithy]

and bring all his family? you are up on his finances are you?

Irrelevant

[Cherie]

Irrelevant

okay you say he could have gone in the last 100 years and now say his finances are irrelevant

I will mention that to BA next time I want to travel first class to Barbados, I am sure they will just let me on the plane :laugh:

[Tom4784]

If this was anyone else, there would be a lack of sympathy given that he likely got it by travelling abroad for a holiday. I don't wish him ill, but I struggle to sympathise with anyone who gets covid when they travel abroad for non-essential reasons.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

No being funny but why is everyone making this dusty old man out to be some kind of hero when he literally just walked around his garden??

[Niamh.]

No being funny but why is everyone making this dusty old man out to be some kind of hero when he literally just walked around his garden??

You left out the part where he raised £30m for NHS Charities.

[Denver]

Don't understand why people are claiming he caught it in Barbados when he caught it a month later.

Travel was allowed along as you keep to the laws and restrictions in each country something he did but the young social media influences refused to do

[The Slim Reaper]

He risked it all to chase that Barbadian brown sugar. Nothing but respect for my homie, Tom.

[thesheriff443]

I mean not to be harsh but at 100+ they don't really "expect" people to survive a bad cold or stomach bug... which isn't to say that people don't survive those... but basically at that age any health issue at all is "life threatening".

It’s simple really, you are not allowed to visit any one who has Covid, the only time you are allowed is when they can do no more or they know you are not going to make it.

As to being a hundred or more, not all people are the same and some can be in remarkably good health compared to people half their age.

[arista]

He has sadly Died

[Niamh.]

He has sadly Died

aww RIP to him. He had a very long life though

[Smithy]

He risked it all to chase that Barbadian brown sugar. Nothing but respect for my homie, Tom.

:joker::joker:

[Beso]

He has sadly Died

Very sad news.. always a hero in my eyes.

[bots]

Having championed the fight against covid, it is a very sad way to go :sad:

[Shaun]

Poor guy. Lived a long life though. RIP.

[Cherie]

He has sadly Died

aw bless him, RIP to him, he was one of the few lights in a tough 2020

what a year he had though

[hijaxers]

No being funny but why is everyone making this dusty old man out to be some kind of hero when he literally just walked around his garden??

Well he has now died so he is a dusty old man no longer !!

[AnnieK]

Sad news....achieved a lot in his life from fighting for our freedom in the world war to raising millions for the NHS during this covid war.... RiP

[Tom4784]

Sad news, I might not be too sympathetic to how he got it, if the Barbados stuff is true, but that doesn't change the fact that it's sad.

At least he led a full life and made a difference with his time.

[Crimson Dynamo]

A gentleman and a British hero

RIP

[Cherie]

Funeral is today RIP

[joeysteele]

Bless him.
His attitude was one of the most endearing things about him too.

He had an incredible last year of his life and in a few ways, he helped bring some relief and inspiration to others in theirs.

A sad day, however from the 1940s to the last year of his life.
Quite a gift to the World was Sir Captain Tom.

Sadness and pride from his family and many people, at and wishing they could be at his funeral, will I think and should be in abundance today.

[rusticgal]

Funeral is today RIP


I watched most of it...it was a lovely tribute.

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