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Celebration for popular village postmaster to mark 37 years of service

A celebration has been held for postmaster Bill Chandi, who has not only loyally served the Marston Moreteyne community for 37 years, but played a special role in Captain Sir Tom Moore’s epic...

Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial bench at Millbrook Station unveiled

A special commemorative bench was unveiled at Millbrook Station on 29 May by Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and Eric Robinson MBE, president of the Royal British Legion Bedfordshire.

Stamp of approval as St John’s Hospice benefits from Captain Tom donation

Tens of thousands of stamps have been donated to charities - including Sue Ryder St John's Hospice in Moggerhanger - thanks to Captain Tom Moore...

Captain Tom adds Cranfield Uni honorary doctorate to his achievements

Sir 'Captain' Tom Moore has received another accolade this week, at Cranfield University's 2020 graduation celebrations. The Bedfordshire university has...

Captain Sir Tom’s postmaster receives recognition award

Marston Moretaine Postmaster, Bill Chandi, has been given a special Post Office recognition award for the role he played in helping to mark the 100th birthday of Captain Sir Tom. The...

Bedford Hosptial names new landscaped gardens in honour of Captain Tom

To commemorate Captain - now Colonel - Tom Moore’s fundraising mission of walking 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS, Bedford Hospital...

Watch: Time-lapse of the painstaking task to create display of Captain Tom’s birthday cards

Watch the incredible time-lapse video as tens of thousands of birthday cards for fundraising superhero, Captain Tom Moore, are painstakingly displayed...

BBC needs Bedford’s help with salute to mark Captain Tom’s 100th birthday

Bedford School becomes Captain Tom’s sorting office as thousands of birthday cards arrive

Bedford School might not be full of pupils this week, but the Great Hall was a hive of activity yesterday (Tuesday) as the school took delivery of over 40,000 birthday cards for Captain Tom...

Letters: Poem written in tribute to Captain Tom

After seeing Captain Tom's efforts in raising so much money for the NHS I felt I had to compose a tribute poem to him. What a great inspiration he is in...

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