Veteran’s message of hope is spread by cafe
A cafe has paid tribute to the late NHS hero Captain Sir Tom Moore, sharing the war veteran’s message of hope.
Olivia’s Coffee House, in WashingtonVillage,wantedto pay tribute to the late Sir Tom while also spreading his message of hope to the local community.
The poster, which was put outside the cafe after Sir Tom passed away, shares a quote from the veteran which says: ‘The Sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away’.
In April 2020, Sir Tom set out to raise £1,000 for health service charities by walking 100 laps of his garden before his100thbirthdayandwenton to raise an incredible £32million, later being knighted by the queen for his efforts before passing away earlier this month.
Owner of Olivia’s Coffee House, Kayleigh Hankinson, 35, said: “Sir Tom has been really inspirational. After he passed away we were telling our kids about everything he did and his words about a better tomorrow.
“It’s so important to spread that message of hope because it’s easy to feel defeated right now, but spreading joy and hope to the local community is important to us.”
The idea came after earlier on in the lockdown, Olivia’s Coffee House paid tribute to NHS staff with a similar poster which was praised by the local community.
During the pandemic, Kayleigh
has been keeping the business busy by delivering afternoon tea’s, doing weekend takeaways and hiring out bell tents and tepees.
Kayleigh added: “We’ve been really busy during lockdown and the pandemic so we can’t complain.
“We’resoexcitedfortheday we can welcome people back into the cafe, we have so many regulars we’re used to seeing severaltimesaweekandwereally miss them.”
TheCaptainSirTomMoore tribute poster was made by a localcompany,ExcelSingsand Exhibitions, based in Birley, which is owned by Kayleigh’s husband, Gareth Hankinson.