Captain Tom honoured as Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service name powerboat after him

A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service powerboat has been named ‘Captain Tom’ in honour of a celebrated NHS fundraiser.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The name was suggested as part of a Facebook challenge in which members of the public were asked to think of a name for the boat, used by NFRS in water rescues.

The winning name was suggested by Facebook follower Louiza Kew, who said the idea came while watching Captain Tom’s news updates with her two-year-old son.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

White Watch at Wellingborough, who challenged the public as part of a Facebook Live event during the national Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week, picked the name ‘Captain Tom’ from their 28 entries.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service powerboat has been named Captain Tom in honour of a celebrated NHS fundraiser.Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service powerboat has been named Captain Tom in honour of a celebrated NHS fundraiser.
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service powerboat has been named Captain Tom in honour of a celebrated NHS fundraiser.

The Watch thought it was a fitting tribute to Captain Tom Moore’s heroic efforts to raise money for the NHS.

Captain Tom Moore hit the headlines recently for setting out to walk 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday today (April 30), raising millions of pounds, all in aid of the NHS.

Crew Commander Ronnie Sherratt said: “We have been thinking for a while about giving our powerboat an official name and doing a Facebook Live event gave us the perfect opportunity to ask the public.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

“With the population currently living with the restrictions of Covid-19 and with the NHS at the forefront of everyone’s minds, we thought the name ‘Captain Tom’ was inspired.

“What a great way to pay tribute to this man’s amazing efforts for the heroes of the NHS, and a way to remember something positive from this challenging time in everyone’s lives.”

Louiza Kew said: “There is a lot in the news at the moment that is quite dark and someone like Captain Tom is a beacon of hope we can all look to.

“He has shown that, at any age, we can offer help and support in this situation we are all in. He is very inspiring and that name was the right choice.”

*A message from the Editor:

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper when you do your weekly shop.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.