Captain Tom Moore's charity single debuts at NUMBER ONE as
Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:19 am
Captain Tom Moore's charity single debuts at NUMBER ONE as the 99-year-old veteran's fundraising for the NHS surpasses £26million
By JACK NEWMAN
Monday 20th April 2020
Captain Tom Moore's extraordinary fundraising efforts have continued as the 99-year-old has landed a number 1 on the Official Big Top 40 chart.
The Yorkshire veteran, who walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS, released a cover of You'll Never Walk Alone with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir.
And it was announced tonight on the UK's biggest chart show on Capital and Heart that the new single has gone straight to the top of the charts.
By JACK NEWMAN
Monday 20th April 2020
Captain Tom Moore's extraordinary fundraising efforts have continued as the 99-year-old has landed a number 1 on the Official Big Top 40 chart.
The Yorkshire veteran, who walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS, released a cover of You'll Never Walk Alone with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir.
And it was announced tonight on the UK's biggest chart show on Capital and Heart that the new single has gone straight to the top of the charts.
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Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:21 am
Proud: Captain Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore struggled to believe his chart success
The 99-year-old veteran has even vowed to keep walking laps of his garden in the Bedfordshire Village of Marston Moretaine in order to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus.
Hannah said her father was overjoyed to work with one of his favourite singers Michael Ball for the single.
She said: 'He loves a bit of country and western, he loves a bit of André Rieu, he loves a bit of big band, he loves World War II veteran songs, but he has always loved Michael Ball, so he's in very good company.'
The Second World War veteran originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire completed his target of laps at his home a fortnight before his 100th birthday on April 30.
Captain Tom and Michael Ball sing You'll Never Walk Alone for charity
Hero: He was posted to India where he fought in the Arakan Campaign of 1942-3, when the Allies pushed back against the Japanese in Burma
Health woes: He had a battle with skin cancer a while ago and, a couple of years back, had a fall in the kitchen in which he
Captain Moore has raised more than £26million so far on his JustGiving page, despite having an initial target of £1,000 when he began fundraising just over a week ago.
His 16 year-old grandson Benji said: 'He's as true a Yorkshireman as you're going to get, he takes everything in his stride. He won't brag about it at all, he's probably one of the most humble men you'll ever meet in your life. But I think quietly he's really loving it.'
Speaking on BBC Radio 2 today Captain Tom said the amount raised by the public is 'amazing' while his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said the public have given him a 'new purpose'.
War hero Captain Tom completes 100th lap to raise money for NHS
While many people had campaigned to get Captain Tom to number one, there are also calls for him to be knighted.
He laughed at this suggestion and said: 'It sounds lovely doesn't it, but I don't think it will happen. If I were you, I wouldn't hold your breath.
'I wouldn't put too much money on Sir Thomas, the idea is lovely but don't bank on it.'
Hannah said in the last week the pair have been interviewed on television across the world and said the fame 'hasn't changed' her father.
Robert Jenrick says Captain Tom Moore will be guest of honour at Nightingale opening
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore will be the guest of honour when the new NHS Nightingale Hospital for the Yorkshire region is opened in Harrogate next week.
The 99-year-old's bid to raise money for the NHS by walking laps of his garden hit £23 million this afternoon - less than two weeks after he started the challenge.
Mr Jenrick thanked Captain Moore for his fundraising efforts for the NHS, stating: 'We have all been humbled by the gestures, large and small, by people across the country to show support for those working so hard to protect the NHS and save lives.
'None more so than Captain Tom Moore, who has raised an astonishing £23 million this week for NHS charities.
'I can't think of a more worthy person to be the guest of honour at the opening of the new Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate next week.'
'He's still your typical stoic fabulous Yorkshire man and taking it in his stride. I think he has always had a real purpose and energy but falling and breaking his hip definitely challenged that because he became a little bit less independent.
'What the amazing British public have done and I know that they feel he has given everything to them, which of course he has, but what they have given back to him is just a burst and a zest for life and purposefulness and that is just amazing to see'.
Captain Tom today thanked Michael for his help on the You'll Never Walk Alone track and said it had been giving comfort to so many.
He said the reaction from the public was 'amazing' and added: 'Your thinking of the national service and the doctors and nurses throughout the world, with this we can say the sun will shine again and we will all walk again'.
'It is marvelous, it appears to be being appreciated by so many other people.'
Captain Tom has now been asked to open the Nightingale hospital in his native Yorkshire.
His daughter Hannah said they had received a lot of concerned messages from people but reassured them that he would be attending the opening virtually.
Today Tom added he had been continuing to walk. He said he hadn't been out this morning because of the weather but wanted to head out later today because the sun had come out.
The 99-year-old veteran has even vowed to keep walking laps of his garden in the Bedfordshire Village of Marston Moretaine in order to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus.
Hannah said her father was overjoyed to work with one of his favourite singers Michael Ball for the single.
She said: 'He loves a bit of country and western, he loves a bit of André Rieu, he loves a bit of big band, he loves World War II veteran songs, but he has always loved Michael Ball, so he's in very good company.'
The Second World War veteran originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire completed his target of laps at his home a fortnight before his 100th birthday on April 30.
Captain Tom and Michael Ball sing You'll Never Walk Alone for charity
Hero: He was posted to India where he fought in the Arakan Campaign of 1942-3, when the Allies pushed back against the Japanese in Burma
Health woes: He had a battle with skin cancer a while ago and, a couple of years back, had a fall in the kitchen in which he
Captain Moore has raised more than £26million so far on his JustGiving page, despite having an initial target of £1,000 when he began fundraising just over a week ago.
His 16 year-old grandson Benji said: 'He's as true a Yorkshireman as you're going to get, he takes everything in his stride. He won't brag about it at all, he's probably one of the most humble men you'll ever meet in your life. But I think quietly he's really loving it.'
Speaking on BBC Radio 2 today Captain Tom said the amount raised by the public is 'amazing' while his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said the public have given him a 'new purpose'.
War hero Captain Tom completes 100th lap to raise money for NHS
While many people had campaigned to get Captain Tom to number one, there are also calls for him to be knighted.
He laughed at this suggestion and said: 'It sounds lovely doesn't it, but I don't think it will happen. If I were you, I wouldn't hold your breath.
'I wouldn't put too much money on Sir Thomas, the idea is lovely but don't bank on it.'
Hannah said in the last week the pair have been interviewed on television across the world and said the fame 'hasn't changed' her father.
Robert Jenrick says Captain Tom Moore will be guest of honour at Nightingale opening
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore will be the guest of honour when the new NHS Nightingale Hospital for the Yorkshire region is opened in Harrogate next week.
The 99-year-old's bid to raise money for the NHS by walking laps of his garden hit £23 million this afternoon - less than two weeks after he started the challenge.
Mr Jenrick thanked Captain Moore for his fundraising efforts for the NHS, stating: 'We have all been humbled by the gestures, large and small, by people across the country to show support for those working so hard to protect the NHS and save lives.
'None more so than Captain Tom Moore, who has raised an astonishing £23 million this week for NHS charities.
'I can't think of a more worthy person to be the guest of honour at the opening of the new Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate next week.'
'He's still your typical stoic fabulous Yorkshire man and taking it in his stride. I think he has always had a real purpose and energy but falling and breaking his hip definitely challenged that because he became a little bit less independent.
'What the amazing British public have done and I know that they feel he has given everything to them, which of course he has, but what they have given back to him is just a burst and a zest for life and purposefulness and that is just amazing to see'.
Captain Tom today thanked Michael for his help on the You'll Never Walk Alone track and said it had been giving comfort to so many.
He said the reaction from the public was 'amazing' and added: 'Your thinking of the national service and the doctors and nurses throughout the world, with this we can say the sun will shine again and we will all walk again'.
'It is marvelous, it appears to be being appreciated by so many other people.'
Captain Tom has now been asked to open the Nightingale hospital in his native Yorkshire.
His daughter Hannah said they had received a lot of concerned messages from people but reassured them that he would be attending the opening virtually.
Today Tom added he had been continuing to walk. He said he hadn't been out this morning because of the weather but wanted to head out later today because the sun had come out.
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Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:09 pm
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Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:21 pm
Captain Tom opens new UK field hospital - He is a busy Captain 
Captain Tom Moore - the 99-year-old British war veteran who raised over £27m for the NHS - has opened a new field hospital in Yorkshire.
A virtual ceremony was held to open the 500-bed facility at Harrogate Convention Centre, the first of seven field hospitals built outside a city.
Captain Tom, as he is affectionately known, appeared via video link at the opening on Tuesday.
The Yorkshireman raised the huge sum by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday,
Speaking earlier, he told the BBC: "For me to be opening a new hospital in Harrogate is outstanding.
"All the people in that area have done so well to produce a new hospital in such a short time."
He celebrates his 100th birthday on 30 April.
Captain Tom Moore - the 99-year-old British war veteran who raised over £27m for the NHS - has opened a new field hospital in Yorkshire.
A virtual ceremony was held to open the 500-bed facility at Harrogate Convention Centre, the first of seven field hospitals built outside a city.
Captain Tom, as he is affectionately known, appeared via video link at the opening on Tuesday.
The Yorkshireman raised the huge sum by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday,
Speaking earlier, he told the BBC: "For me to be opening a new hospital in Harrogate is outstanding.
"All the people in that area have done so well to produce a new hospital in such a short time."
He celebrates his 100th birthday on 30 April.
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Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:46 pm
Captain Tom Moore praised by head of the Armed Forces
The head of the Armed Forces has praised Second World War veteran Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraising for the NHS "embodies the sense of service and duty ingrained" in Britain's military.
Capt Moore has raised more than £28m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday on April 30.
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter singled Capt Moore out for praise at today's daily press conference, stating: "We've even mobilised 99-year-old veterans".
"I think everyone would agree that Captain Tom Moore embodies the sense of service and duty ingrained in our Armed Forces," he said.
The head of the Armed Forces has praised Second World War veteran Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraising for the NHS "embodies the sense of service and duty ingrained" in Britain's military.
Capt Moore has raised more than £28m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday on April 30.
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter singled Capt Moore out for praise at today's daily press conference, stating: "We've even mobilised 99-year-old veterans".
"I think everyone would agree that Captain Tom Moore embodies the sense of service and duty ingrained in our Armed Forces," he said.
Re: Captain Tom Moore's charity single debuts at NUMBER ONE
Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:42 am
What Captain Tom Moore has done is fantastic and a phenomenol amount of money raised. The country has really got behind what was 'his' idea of the 100 laps before his 100th birthday.
Now i know that the charity single is raising additional money but i do not like the way that Michael Ball has jumped onto this. Tom Moore was doing a fantastic job without Michael Ball getting his ego involved.
Now i know that the charity single is raising additional money but i do not like the way that Michael Ball has jumped onto this. Tom Moore was doing a fantastic job without Michael Ball getting his ego involved.
Re: Captain Tom Moore's charity single debuts at NUMBER ONE
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:06 pm
BREAKING
Capt Tom reaches number one with charity single
Captain Tom Moore has reached number one with his charity single - making him the oldest artist to top the UK singles chart.
The 99-year-old war veteran, who raised more than £28m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden, has teamed up with Michael Ball and the The NHS Voices Of Care Choir to release a cover of You'll Never Walk Alone to continue his fundraising.
The song is now the fastest selling single of 2020, according to the Official Charts Company, clinching the top spot with combined chart sales of 82,000.
"My grandchildren can’t believe I am a chart topper!" Capt Tom, who turns 100 next week, said.
“I have to thank Michael Ball, the NHS Voices Of Care Choir and everyone behind the scenes, who shared their talents and expertise in order to raise money for the NHS, to whom we owe so much.
“And, of course, the public for buying the single and donating – we’re in this together, and I am forever grateful for your support.
“And this just proves you’ll never walk alone.”
Capt Tom reaches number one with charity single
Captain Tom Moore has reached number one with his charity single - making him the oldest artist to top the UK singles chart.
The 99-year-old war veteran, who raised more than £28m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden, has teamed up with Michael Ball and the The NHS Voices Of Care Choir to release a cover of You'll Never Walk Alone to continue his fundraising.
The song is now the fastest selling single of 2020, according to the Official Charts Company, clinching the top spot with combined chart sales of 82,000.
"My grandchildren can’t believe I am a chart topper!" Capt Tom, who turns 100 next week, said.
“I have to thank Michael Ball, the NHS Voices Of Care Choir and everyone behind the scenes, who shared their talents and expertise in order to raise money for the NHS, to whom we owe so much.
“And, of course, the public for buying the single and donating – we’re in this together, and I am forever grateful for your support.
“And this just proves you’ll never walk alone.”