prussianblue 784 Posted December 21, 2023 The deadline for the grifters family to lodge an appeal against the demolition of the St Captain Sir Field Marshal Sir Captain Sir Tom Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Memorial Paddling Pool has passed. Unclear if they have bothered or not: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67761441 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 11,723 Posted January 4 On 21/12/2023 at 15:18, prussianblue said: The deadline for the grifters family to lodge an appeal against the demolition of the St Captain Sir Field Marshal Sir Captain Sir Tom Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Memorial Paddling Pool has passed. Unclear if they have bothered or not: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67761441 As it turns out, they haven't, and the spa must be demolished by 8th February. I propose a sponsored walk around the rubble. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Watcher 290 Posted January 4 Trending joke: Captain Tom's daughter, Baroness (for the moment) Mone & Meghan Markle have founded a new pop group: The Grifters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 968 Posted January 4 15 minutes ago, The Watcher said: Trending joke: Captain Tom's daughter, Baroness (for the moment) Mone & Meghan Markle have founded a new pop group: The Grifters. Surely the Ultimo Grifters 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 423 Posted January 4 If you'd like to donate to their cause don't forget to tick the box labelled "grift aid". 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,442 Posted February 2 On 04/01/2024 at 13:46, TQR said: As it turns out, they haven't, and the spa must be demolished by 8th February. I propose a sponsored walk around the rubble. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it’s fucking flying hot tub. This poor old sod gets more famous the longer he’s six feet under. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,637 Posted March 1 On 22/10/2020 at 20:22, gcreptile said: It's on! Ruth Saunders, 104-years old, says she's older and has walked more than Tom Moore: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-54600185 Not only that, Ruth Saunders outlived him by a mile. Alas, she's reportedly dead at 107: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,088 Posted March 1 An MBE even, missed opportunity on here, it seems. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 9,803 Posted March 1 Ena Collymore-Woodstock who had photos with Captain Tom during his last trip is still going at almost 107. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,043 Posted March 1 6 minutes ago, drol said: Ena Collymore-Woodstock who had photos with Captain Tom during his last trip is still going at almost 107. And there's still "Ghana's Tom Moore" Joseph Ashitey Hammond, 99 and even has an active twitter account. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites