Colonel Tom Moore

[Drog]

Ever thought of the damage done by the well intentioned folk behind Live Aid and every Aid / Relief project since? Food is the scarcest commodity in many parts of Africa and all those people seeing free food showered on them from the UK and Europe must have thought the streets of England are paved in gold! Now 30 years on there are queues of the buggers at Calais trying to get in!

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Captain Tom is now the oldest person ever to be number one in the charts and guaranteed to be number one on his 100th birthday.

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

Surely time to reward the Captain with a promotion. Major Tom anyone?

 

[davebirch]

Good one SLKS.

 

[Drog]

"Though I'm past one hundred years of age
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows what I must do
And I think my life on Earth is nearly through"

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Happy 100th Birthday Colonel Tom
A Spitfire and Hurricane flypast too!

NHS fundraising hero Tom Moore passes £30m on his 100th birthday

The veteran's big day has been marked by an RAF flypast and a promotion to the rank of honorary colonel.

news.sky.com

 

[davebirch]

Brilliant WB, the Man is a legend.
Rather than critisise he got off his bum and did something.
There's a lot of people worldwide that could follow his example.

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Stop press - Colonel Tom is now an England cricketer too!

Captain Tom receives England cricket cap on 100th birthday

Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan presents Captain Tom Moore with an England cricket cap to "make him an official member of the England team" on his 100th birthday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Captain Tom couldn’t wish for a greater honour - well maybe the Victoria Cross , but an England Cricket Cap takes some beating !

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Stop press - Colonel Tom is now an England cricketer too!

Captain Tom receives England cricket cap on 100th birthday

Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan presents Captain Tom Moore with an England cricket cap to "make him an official member of the England team" on his 100th birthday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Perhaps the thread title needs changing now that Captain Tom has been promoted to Colonel Tom . An amazing chap !

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Perhaps the thread title needs changing now that Captain Tom has been promoted to Colonel Tom . An amazing chap !

Your wish is my command

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Those Labour folk did not like it when Colonel Tom praised Boris today.

Lady Diane Abbott let out a right big bottom pump in disgust:

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Those Labour folk did not like it when Colonel Tom praised Boris today.

Lady Diane Abbott let of a right big bottom pump in disgust:
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So glad you didn't pick her as Kate's replacement BB

 

[Alan]

Those Labour folk did not like it when Colonel Tom praised Boris today.

Lady Diane Abbott let of a right big bottom pump in disgust:
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Everybody has a right to be ugly but some abuse the privilege.

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

And now he is Sir Tom!

Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore awarded knighthood for NHS fundraising

The 100-year-old war veteran raised £32m for NHS charities by completing 100 laps of his garden.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Drog]

Is he now to be addressed as Colonel Sir Tom? He'll have his image on a banknote soon!

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

Apparently it's Captain Sir Tom as the colonel is honorary.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

What a marvellous tale all in all.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Apparently it's Captain Sir Tom as the colonel is honorary.

All official now . Well done Tom

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[Wilpshire Blue]

About time that Captain Tom did some work

Captain Tom inspects Harrogate's Army Foundation College graduates

The 100-year-old veteran is an honorary colonel of the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.

www.bbc.co.uk