You would have to have buried your head in the sand not to have heard of this man who has brightened the lives of so many people around the country.
At the time of writing this the amount raised was well over £12 million and literally rising by the second. In fact I tried to make a donation in memory of my brother-in-law who passed away a few days ago (not from coronavirus), only to find the Just Giving website crashed. I wouldn't mind betting that the final total will be over £20 million.
Here in Karen Close we have our very own Captain Tom. Our 92-year-old neighbour Derek Cubitt will be out tonight during the "clap for heroes" at 8 pm playing his saxophone. I understand tonight we will have a rendition of "We'll Meet Again" following last week's "You'll Never Walk Alone." Derek has already featured in the local press, on Anglia Television and on the Lorraine Kelly show on national television. I don't think Derek is raising money but he is brightening up our lives and that is so important at this most difficult of times. And of course he is showing his own appreciation in a unique way of all essential workers.
The lockdown looks likely to be extended for another three weeks at least although there is a feeling that we have now reached or are fast reaching a peak. Some fast food chains have decided to re-open for takeaways, so it does look as though restrictions could be lifted sometime in the not too distant future - let's hope so. My concern is that this could lead to many people thinking its safe to return to city centres which it quite plainly isn't. For us it's more walks around Hethersett, more photographs, more ramblings (both in perambulating and word terms).
Today a short wander to the parish pit and the surrounding area and then queuing to pick up a subscription from the chemists. Hoping to scan in some of the photographs found in the garage yesterday as I think they will prompt some memories of businesses in the village that are long gone. See you later in the day.