A 101-year-old veteran who was a Japanese prisoner of war and now volunteers with a cancer charity has enjoyed a spitfire flyby and Red Devils drop in at a huge party to mark his birthday.
Former Bombardier Len Gibson lived through the horrors of the Burma Death Railway and years as a prisoner of war, but conquered untold hardship to become a musician who inspired Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics.
And now, following in the footsteps of the charitable late centenarian Captain Sir Tom Moore, the war veteran, of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, has signed up for volunteer work with cancer charity Daft as a Brush.
Sunderland veteran aged 101 who was prisoner of war to volunteer for cancer charity
Former Lance Bombardier Len Gibson has signed up for volunteer work with cancer charity Daft as a Brush
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A Second World War hero who survived the horrors of the Burma Death Railway is taking on a new battle – at the sprightly age of 101.
Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care Brian Burnie, Governor Gary Towers, Head of Equalities, Prison Service Charity Fund Chairman John White, MBE, and Frankland Prison Officer Tony Ryan PRISONERS have come together to show off their creative skills all in the name of charity. Inmates at HMP Frankland, in Durham, took part in a combination of card-making, baking and donations and as a result have raised £2,339 for Newcastle based charity Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care. In addition, the Prison Service Charity Fund has matched that amount and further increased the total to more than £8,000 for the cancer charity.