Bramhope business creates a pizza in honour of NHS hero Captain Tom Moore

Captain Tom Moore captured the hearts of the nation when he walked 100 laps of his back garden to mark his upcoming 100th birthday and to raise funds for the NHS.

He celebrates the milestone birthday today, having completed his challenge, and Village Pizza has come up with a best of Yorkshire pizza which goes on the menu from this Saturday.

It features British mozzarella, outdoor reared bacon, Wharfedale pork sausage, baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and a dusting of crumbled black pudding.

Forty per cent of the sales from every pizza sold will be donated to the 'NHS Charities Together' campaign.

Village Pizza says it is the "ultimate Yorkshire pizza for our ultimate Yorkshire hero."

Captain Moore was born in Keighley and served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War. He now lives in Bedfordshire and was made an honorary colonel.

Owner of Village Pizza, Liam Kenrick-Bailey said: "We wanted to honour Yorkshire's very own Captain Tom Moore and play our part in ensuring his legacy. It's important we never forget how we all coped and adapted during this period and that no matter how small the action, you can help to change the world for the better. This is what Captain Tom has taught us."

'The Captain' pizza joins the other Yorkshire Specials section on the menu to celebrate everything people love about Yorkshire. 'The Donald', is a vegan pizza named after the 'Yorkshireman who coined the term 'Vegan' and the The 'Cow and Calf' is a pizza named in honour of the famous Yorkshire landmark on Ilkley Moor.

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