Captain Tom Moore Tops £10M In Donations...

[Mozz71]

Captain Tom, you are an inspiration.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52303859

[pixie374]

No, I know :-) x

[Bobbisox1]

I am going to make him one right here in my own home

[Old_Geezer]

Well done him. But I agree that the NHS is to be funded by taxes rather than charity. Whilst every little helps, maybe the NHS can earmark some or all of it to be of direct benefit to those coming in to work with patients.

[pixie374]

My granddaughter is making one too. I doubt it will be legible, lol.

[Bobbisox1]

but the thought is there regardless Pixie x

[bhg481]

OG - the BBC were talking to the man receiving the charity this morning and the money goes to eg, meals etc for NHS staff, not equipment of the sort that the government pays for.

[gulliver1]

"Moonpig" .

[lankeela]

As I understand it the NHS Charities fund the extras that the government does not - things that the hospital departments are woefully short of but are not life saving as such. I recently got given a second hand tv and the lady would not take anything for it so I made a donation via an Amazon wish list for the local hospital which bought a couple of pairs of nail clippers - not much in the scheme of things but two things they were short of.

[teacake44]

I think Captain Tom should receive a gold plated zimmer frame for his birthday. :0)

[rockyracoon]

13 million now

[pixie374]

I had seen at the beginning that his aim was £1000. Even by then, it had got to over 4 million :-)

[Ellipsis]

> As I understand it the NHS Charities fund the extras that the government does not

This is them:

https://www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/

[naomi24]

Final total £15 million. Superb!

[tonyav]

I'm sure that this old hero didn't walk alone.
https://scontent.fbhx3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/93475304_2983582548374303_6301512111872802816_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=RYBqAF_4csIAX_vdW18&;_nc_ht=scontent.fbhx3-1.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=c9bce6fea38b6389a2100ae0fd39e2f7&oe=5EBD567B

[retrocop]

That's for sure.

[jno]

great image, tonyav

[gness]

Lovely and so touching, Tony ....... a remarkable man. X

[tonyav]

He is a man worth saluting, and I hope he gets a Spitfire fly over on his 100th birthday in a few days time, would be very fitting imo.

[gness]

And all the donations. Isn’t it wonderful how one person can bring out the kindness in others.

[tonyav]

It is, gness.