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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Capt Tom Foundation closes to donations as council orders building demolition

Captain Moore celebrates his 100th birthday with his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore
Captain Tom Moore celebrates his 100th birthday with his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore. The second world war veteran raised £38.9m for NHS charities by walking laps around his garden during the pandemic. Photograph: Emma Sohl/Capture the Light Photography/EPA

The Captain Tom Foundation has stopped taking money from donors after a local council ruled an unauthorised building in the home of the daughter of the late charity fundraiser had to be demolished.

The charity was set up in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore who raised £38.9m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden during the first national Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. He died aged 100 in February 2021.

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