Cornwall to remember Captain Tom Moore with church bell ringing

It will take place at noon, when the tenor bell of the town's parish church St Michael's will ring out 100 times – the age that Captain Tom reached before he was diagnosed with Covid-19, following a bout of pneumonia.

Bob Woods, captain of St Michael's Church Bellringers, said: "As you know Captain Sir Tom served his country in World War Two. Recently he had come to prominence during the Covid lockdowns and restrictions and raised over £32 million for NHS charities by walking many laps of his home garden.

"He became an inspiration and source of all that was good in our country at a time when so many were suffering illness or the effects of the ongoing pandemic.

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"I know that on Wednesday, February 3, at 6pm, there was some nationwide clapping for Capt Sir Tom's life but I couldn't get approval to toll our tenor bell in time to coincide with any clapping memorial.

"So on Sunday coming, at noon, you will hear the tenor bell toll 100 times across our town. You will now why and if you feel like you would like to remember this great man again then feel free to stand and respect once again the passing of a truly great British hero."

Other churches in Falmouth will be carrying out similar acts on Sunday.

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Canon David Millar, parish priest at St Michael's, said it also gave people the chance to remember the thousands of people who work in the NHS, and all key workers.

He added that during the lockdown St Michael’s Church was trying to use its tower as a beacon of hope, by keeping the cross on its tower lit up for as long as possible.