Captain Tom’s birthday fundraiser begins with thousands to take part
Thousands of people are said to be taking part in Captain Tom 100 (Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
Thousands of people up and down the country are getting involved in charity challenges to celebrate what would be Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 101st birthday.
As part of the Captain Tom 100 campaign, people are being encouraged to create their own charity challenge themed around the number 100.
Sir Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and grandchildren Benjie, 17, and Georgia, 12, will be at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday – which would have been the Second World War veteran’s 101st birthday – to mark the start of the Captain Tom 100 weekend by ringing the ground’s famous five-minute bell.