David Beckham and Dame Judi Dench get involved in Captain Sir Tom Moore tribute challenge

#CaptainTom100 celebrates what would have been Captain Moore's 101st birthday

Captain Sir Tom Moore would have turned 101 this weekend. Reuters

This weekend, the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have encouraged fans and followers to take part in the #CaptainTom100 challenge, a charity fundraiser on what would have been his 101st birthday.

Capt Sir Moore died on February 2, but completed a self-appointed challenge of walking 100 laps of his garden before he turned 100 years old. He raised more than £33 million ($45.7m) for Britain's NHS in the process. The late Second World War hero would have turned 101 on April 30.

"What's your 100?" the family asked in a social media campaign which encourages followers to pick a challenge of their own, big or small, and take it on 100 times. The campaign has received attention from British celebrities David Beckham and Dame Judi Dench.

"From Friday, April 30, until Monday, May 3 we are celebrating the amazing achievements of Captain Tom and everyone's invited," the family announced.

"Last year, Captain Tom inspired us all," said Dame Dench. "Now, I am completely inspired by it [and] I've decided to do it, only I'm going to eat [100] Maltesers."

Football star Beckham did 100 keepy uppies, where he juggled a football on his legs, for the challenge while television broadcaster Konnie Huq took on 100 cartwheels.

To kick off the challenge, members of Capt Sir Moore's family visited Lord's cricket ground in London to ring the five-minute bell. Lord's is known as the "Home of Cricket".

"He would have loved to have done this. We talked about it and he was really, really looking forward to it," said daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore.

His grandson Benjie, 17, added: "I would have loved to have experienced this with him, but I think he will be looking down and he will be thinking what a pleasure for our family to be here."

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