These evenings are a way of showing we appreciate everyone working so hard - also very heartening to take part in the neighbourhood racket!
A Poetic Tribute to the Heroes
Another way of showing appreciation is by donating - maybe money, maybe treats, maybe handcream, maybe sewing skills, maybe cloth:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/masks4nhsheroes
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/masks-4-nhs
NHS Charities Together is asking people to text “clap” to 70507, which will trigger a £5 donation, along with a message of support.
Our local car/nursing home near Broadway: https://www.sixstreetsderby.org/news/abbey-court-nursing-home-support-april2020
Sew Scrubs for Derby NHS https://www.sixstreetsderby.org/news/2020/4/14/derby-for-the-love-of-scrubs
Christopher Eccleston shares a poem - a tribute to all those on the frontline, especially the NHS
and also 9 year old Sophie reads her poem
Scotland’s Makar (poet laureate) has written Essential
Rest in Peace -