Friday 30 April 2021 would have been Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 101st birthday and the one-year anniversary of the extraordinary celebrations following the conclusion of his famous 100 laps of his garden in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the outpouring of heartfelt messages since his death on 2 February, his family pledged to celebrate his life with an event that everyone in the UK and around the world, could get involved in to celebrate Captain Tom’s generosity of spirit, the hope and joy he brought to millions, and his sense of fun.

And that event is the Captain Tom 100.

Everyone of all ages and abilities is invited to take on a challenge around the number 100 any time and anywhere over Captain Tom’s birthday weekend, starting on Friday 30 April through to Bank Holiday Monday 3 May.

• Date: Friday 30 April to Monday 3 May 2021
• Sign up: All you need to do is set up a Just Giving or Virgin Money Giving page. Click here for Virgin Money Giving and click ‘Fundraise now’ and click here for Just Giving, enter ‘Canine Partners’ in the search box, click on Canine Partners and then click on ‘Fundraise’
• To find out more, please visit the Captain Tom 100 website: captaintom.org/captain-tom-100

Do it your way!

Here’s a few ideas to get you started:

• Walk 100 laps of your garden
• Run for 100 minutes
• Bake 100 biscuits
• Take 100 photos
• Be silent for 100 minutes
• Do 100 hula hoops
• Try to spot 100 different trees, birds, cars and flowers on a walk
• Hang a 100 messages of hope on a tree (and don’t forget to take them down afterwards)
• Build something with 100 lego bricks
• Volunteer 100 hours of your time