This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52303859
The article has changed 20 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore finishes NHS fundraiser as it tops £12m | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| A 99-year-old war veteran has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise more than £12m for the NHS. | |
| Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. | |
| But he smashed his target after more than 620,000 people made donations to his fundraising page. | |
| As he finished the challenge, he said: "I feel fine, I hope you're all feeling fine too." | |
| He told the BBC earlier that the total amount raised so far was "an absolutely fantastic sum of money". | |
| "We could never imagine that sort of money and it's unbelievable that people could be so kind to give that sort of money to the NHS," he said. | |
| Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told BBC Breakfast Mr Moore was "an inspiration to us all". | Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told BBC Breakfast Mr Moore was "an inspiration to us all". |
| "This is an awful crisis but there are some little shafts of light," he said. | "This is an awful crisis but there are some little shafts of light," he said. |
| Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the "magnificent" NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. | Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the "magnificent" NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. |
| With the aid of a walking frame, he aimed to complete 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks, before his 100th birthday. | With the aid of a walking frame, he aimed to complete 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, in 10-lap chunks, before his 100th birthday. |
| "Every penny that we get, they [the NHS] deserve every one of it," he said, as the total exceeded the £5m mark on Wednesday. | "Every penny that we get, they [the NHS] deserve every one of it," he said, as the total exceeded the £5m mark on Wednesday. |
| NHS Charities Together, which support health service charities and will benefit from the funds, said it was "truly inspired and humbled". | NHS Charities Together, which support health service charities and will benefit from the funds, said it was "truly inspired and humbled". |
| More than 600,000 people from around the world have donated money to his fundraising page since it was set up last week. | More than 600,000 people from around the world have donated money to his fundraising page since it was set up last week. |
| Mr Moore, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for World War Two, rising to captain and serving in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma. | Mr Moore, who is originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire, trained as a civil engineer before enlisting in the Army for World War Two, rising to captain and serving in India and Myanmar, also known as Burma. |
| When the fund hit £5m, Mr Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore told the BBC the amount raised was "beyond our wildest expectations". | When the fund hit £5m, Mr Moore's daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore told the BBC the amount raised was "beyond our wildest expectations". |
| By about 07:10 BST, the total raised had risen to more than £12,000,000. | By about 07:10 BST, the total raised had risen to more than £12,000,000. |
| Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk | Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk |