Kentish Express Ashford & District
Artist’s eye-catching Captain Tom tribute
NHS fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore has been memorialised in paint by an Ashford mum.
Willesborough resident Annie Pryer made the stunning tribute when the 100-year-old veteran was first admitted to hospital at the end of January.
The mother-of-two said: “I started the project when the news broke of his illness - I thought it would be a lovely morale-boosting thing when he got better.
“Obviously the tragic news came out a few days later, but I still wanted to finish it in his memory.”
Mrs Pryer, 34, has been painting in this style for about eight months, and regularly supplies prints to the Made in Ashford shop in Park Mall.
Earlier this week, Mrs Pryer shaved off her hair to raise money for charity.
She is collecting cash for the RSPCA Garden Cattery in Station Road and the East Anglian Guinea Pig Rescue.
“Both charities go above and beyond to help animals in need of love and care and are run by truly amazing people,” she said.
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