Kirkby youngsters create colourful tribute to hero 'Captain Tom' on grandma's bungalow

Two Kirby-in-Ashfield youngsters who hit the headlines after covering their grandma’s bungalow in chalk tributes to the NHS and Boris Johnson have now added their latest ‘superhero’ Captain Tom.
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Ethan Cater, who is 9, and his brother Elliott, aged 5, decided to beat the lockdown boredom by chalking on their grandma Lynn Savage’s bungalow on Princess Street.

They drew rainbows and messages of support for the NHS, as well as a ‘get-well-soon' for Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he contracted Covid-19.

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The boys, who usually attend Kirkby Woodhouse Primary School, then turned their attention to ‘national treasure’ Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old who raised £28 million for the NHS.

Boys draw - Happy 100th birthday Capt Tom - Picture Lynn SavageBoys draw - Happy 100th birthday Capt Tom - Picture Lynn Savage
Boys draw - Happy 100th birthday Capt Tom - Picture Lynn Savage

The Yorkshire-born Second World War veteran completed 100 laps of his Buckinghamshire garden to raise the funds, and is celebrating his 100th birthday on April 30. The boys set to work to draw Captain Tom’s medals, his silhouette and a giant 100 happy birthday message.

Grandma Lynn, who is 55 said: “The boys heard about Captain Tom, and wanted to celebrate what he had done raising all that money for the NHS and to say happy birthday to him.

“He’s now their latest ‘superhero,’ a national treasure, when they said what they wanted to do, I said to my daughter: ‘You’d better get another bucket of chalk!’

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The boys have already gone through about 20 buckets and spent hundreds of hours drawing.

Lynn added: “It has kept the boys occupied, and the neighbours love to see what they’ve done, especially every Thursday when they go out clap the NHS. It’s all over Facebook.”