Dancing binmen 'honoured' to feature in Capt Sir Tom Moore bookpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 17 September 2021
Wolverhampton's dancing binmen are set to be celebrated in a children's book from Capt Sir Tom Moore's family about heroes of the pandemic.
Jack Johnson, Henry Wright and Adrian Breakwell gained a huge online following and raised money for charity after sharing videos of their dances, which included Grease and Baywatch-themed routines.
Mr Johnson said the trio were "really honoured" when they were told they would feature in the book. "It really touched our hearts," he said.
The illustrated, non-fiction work, One Hundred Reasons To Hope, was the idea of Capt Sir Tom's family, and tells 100 stories from the last 18 months. It has a foreword written by his daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore.
Capt Sir Tom rose to national fame during the pandemic when as his 100th birthday approached, he completed sponsored laps of his garden to raise funds for NHS charities. The effort, which captured public imagination, ended up raising nearly £33m.
"To him they were all heroes, all of them," Ms Ingram-Moore said. "He always said 'all I did was one small step, everyone else is doing all these incredible things'."