New Peterborough fishing lake named after Captain Tom Moore

A new fishing lake in the Peterborough area has been named after Captain Tom Moore.
By Joel Lamy
Published 6th May 2020, 05:00 BST
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Members of Float Fish Farm in Farcet decided to name the new lake after the war veteran who has raised more than £32 million for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.

The 100-year-old, who celebrated his birthday last Thursday, has been made an honorary colonel in recognition of his efforts.

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Elaine Hudson co-owns Float Fish Farm with her husband Dale. She explained: “We are building a new strip lake. We’ve got about 5,000 members who are active on Facebook.

Dale and Elaine Hudson at Float Fish Farm, Farcet. They are naming their new fishing lake after Captain Tom Moore. EMN-200505-123433009Dale and Elaine Hudson at Float Fish Farm, Farcet. They are naming their new fishing lake after Captain Tom Moore. EMN-200505-123433009
Dale and Elaine Hudson at Float Fish Farm, Farcet. They are naming their new fishing lake after Captain Tom Moore. EMN-200505-123433009

“As soon as we showed them photos of what’s going we had some of the members suggesting some names for it. One of them was Captain Tom’s strip because he is so inspirational.”

A second strip lake is also being readied to open at the end of this year, with name suggestions so far including ‘Nightingale’ after the hospitals which have been built in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

For more information on Float Fish Farm, visit: https://www.floatfishfarm.co.uk/.

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