DORSET Mind will be taking part in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge - a national campaign to honour the nation's hero that passed just after his 100th Birthday last year.

Following the outpouring of heartfelt messages since the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore on February 2, this year, his family pledged to celebrate his life with an event that everyone, in the UK and around the world, could be involved in.

Dorset Mind’s chief executive officer Marianne Storey said: “We are delighted to be given this chance to keep Captain Tom’s legacy alive and help get us back on track this year, which sees us reach a milestone 75 years supporting Dorset’s mental health."

All participants need to do is dream up a Captain Tom 100 challenge based around the number 100 and do it at any time and anywhere over Captain Tom’s birthday weekend, starting on Friday, April 30, through to Bank Holiday Monday on May 3.

The challenge could be walking 100 steps or running 100 metres, scoring 100 goals, baking 100 cakes, climbing 100 stairs, hopping 100 laps of the garden, building 100 sandcastles, writing a 100-word poem, flipping 100 pancakes – anything at all, inside or out.

Once supporters have chosen their challenge, they can fundraise or donate to Dorset Mind, and share their 100 on social media, using #CaptainTom100