Janet and Phil Maricic clapping in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore
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Streets in Suffolk were lined with people clapping in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore this evening, after the hero passed away with Covid on Tuesday.
The 100-year-old was admitted to Bedford Hospital with pneumonia late last week, where he was then diagnosed with coronavirus and died a few days later.
His legacy of raising nearly £33million for NHS charities by walking around his garden will live on as a symbol of hope in the coronavirus pandemic, after inspiring many others to take on fundraising challenges.
Captain Sir Tom Moore has died following a battle with coronavirus
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NHS fundraising Captain Sir Tom Moore, who captured the heart of the nation during the first coronavirus lockdown, has died aged 100.
The Second World War veteran captured the nation s spirit during the first lockdown last year, raising money for the NHS by walking laps of his garden in April.
His story was shared across the world, raising more than £32million for the health service in the process.
He tested positive for coronavirus last month, having already contracted pneumonia, and was again admitted to hospital to receive help with his breathing.
Ipswich Town Women have a new sponsor
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A Suffolk home care provider has teamed up with the region s top women s football team.
Woodbridge-based Sarah s Carers will be sponsoring Ipswich Town Women s training kit for the 2020/21 season.
The company hopes its sponsorship will help the club as it waits for the restart to its season in the FA Women s National League.
In return for sponsorship, the women’s squad is creating a special exercise video to help Sarah’s Carers’ clients to stay active and well during the winter months.
The team will also be joining Sarah’s Carers care practitioners throughout the season to help with various tasks – from answering phones at the office to delivering groceries and prescriptions.
Tributes have been paid to father-of-two Jamie Slade, who died after contracting coronavirus
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an Ipswich father-of-two who died after contracting coronavirus, aged just 35.
Ipswich Town-mad dad Jamie Slade died on Sunday, January 3, after testing positive for the virus shortly after Christmas Day.
The season ticket holder and father of Elijah, five, and Owen, 14, had begun experiencing headaches, nausea and tiredness before going to be tested in the run-up to Christmas – but he and his family had doubted he had the virus as he did not show major symptoms such as a fever.