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

Bedford School Capt Tom cards
Work in progress as volunteers set up the thousands of cards

Watch the incredible time-lapse video as tens of thousands of birthday cards for fundraising superhero, Captain Tom Moore, are painstakingly displayed in Bedford School’s Great Hall.

Read: Thousands of well-wishers say ‘Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom’

Over 150 volunteers have opened the cards, with eight school staff placing them in the Great Hall ahead of Captain Tom’s 100th birthday on Thursday.

The family will share the film and photos of the display with Captain Tom on his special day.


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