On 19th February 1912, 106 years ago today, at 3:30am, an exhausted, shivering, lone figure entered Hut Point in Antarctica. The man had just completed a 35 mile journey on meagre rations of two biscuits and a stick of chocolate in 18 hours under the most hazardous and extreme conditions on the planet. In what has since been described by Antarctic historians as “the finest feat of individual heroism from the entire age of exploration” Tom Crean's extraordinary powers of endurance had proved vital in saving the life of Scott's second in command, Lieutenant Edward Evans yet this was only part of this heroic tale. Crean and his colleague, Bill Lashly, had kept their senior officer alive after an 800 mile return journey they embarked upon after Scott had chosen four others on the final 150 mile push to the South Pole. At one point, Evans, who had contracted scurvy and was close to death, ordered the two men to go on without him yet they were having none of it. He later said "it was the first time he was happy that his orders had been disobeyed" Evans, who went on to become an Admiral, never forgot the two men he owed his life to, expressing his love for them and stating, 'they had the Hearts of Lions' In a corner of Ballinacourty on the outskirts of Anascaul lies Tom Crean's grave and on top of the stone tomb he had himself built, sits a wreath of white porcelain flowers in a glass bowl sent by Admiral Evans and delivered in a Rolls Royce on the day of Tom Crean's funeral in 1938. Some years ago on a visit to Anascaul the son of Edward Evans, Broke Evans, put it quite simply saying "if it wasn't for Tom Crean, I wouldn't be here". We hope to have a similar tale to tell soon. Ours being, if it wasn't for fans who signed this petition, liked our Facebook and Twitter account pages, Ireland may never have honoured this great Irish Hero. I know this isn't strictly an update as the petition has been handed over and we await a decision but please share and point others in the direction of our Facebook and Twitter accounts below. The continuing goal is to introduce more to the Tom Crean Story and the campaign so please give us a shout out when sharing. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/honourtomcrean Our Twitter account is https://twitter.com/HonourTomCrean Thank you and I will post any updates that I receive on this page Tim Foley