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Captain Tom memorial spa demolition begins #shorts #news #uk

  • January 30, 2024



Captain Tom memorial spa demolition begins #shorts #news #uk

The Captain Tom Memorial Spa is today being demolished scaffolders arrived at the home of Captain Tom Mo’s family to begin the removal of the unauthorized pool house the family claimed the £200,000 spa was built in memory of the NHS fundraiser however retrospective planning permission for the spa was controversially lodged under the Captain

Tom Foundation charity name something his daughter later admitted was wrong consequently the family were ordered to demolish the pool house the World War II veteran raised nearly 40 million for the NHS during covid-19 by running 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday however after he died controversy has

Followed his family who are under investigation by the charity commission for potentially profiting from using his name his family denied the allegations

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20 comments

  5. So whats new there then ? Charity always uses someone's pain , death or suffering to profit. Doesn't matter if its a starving African , a decorated war hero or a black man killed by police there's always one of the three things mentioned above to pull at people's heartstrings if this is under scrutiny perhaps all other charities should be reviewed.

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