Clap for the NHS and key-workers tonight!
It’s hard to think of a point in history when we’ve been more grateful to our brilliant NHS than right now, during the on-going coronavirus outbreak.
Every Thursday at 8pm, millions of people across the UK have been uniting in a nationwide round of applause for key workers battling to save lives and protect us all. The photo above shows last Thursday’s clap event on my street as many came out to applaud – it was an emotional moment for everyone.
Tonight marks the fourth Clap For Our Carers event, which began on Thursday 26th March as the brainchild of Dutch Londoner Annemarie Plas. She introduced the idea on social media, after seeing a similar tribute to healthcare workers take off in her homeland of the Netherlands.
“Everybody either knows someone who is working on the frontline or you’ve seen the images of the nurses who have these marks from wearing the facemasks, so it resonated with a lot of people,” Plas noted. “And it’s not just the NHS workers, it’s everybody that is still out there keeping our world indoors going.”
At a time when the majority of us are staying at home and social distancing, the mass-scale clapping is a great way of coming together and expressing gratitude – in feeling, if not in person.
Each new week has seen more people emerge to join the minutes-long round of applause, in a moving show of appreciation and community spirit. Some bang pots, others sing and dance, and still more cheer in unison from their front doors, city balconies or remote village gardens.
So let’s say thank you again tonight.
At 8pm, all of our staff will be out on their doorsteps, windows, balconies, etc. applauding and cheering the NHS (as well as key workers and volunteers) as part of the big applause to show them all our appreciation for their on-going hard work and fight against the virus.
We hope you’ll join us in saying thank you!
An extra little note to our local communities: we are still available to all our customers, working hard from home to ensure you, your tenants, and your homes are in safe hands. We’re also helping anyone who needs it with groceries, essentials, or even just a phone call – simply get in touch!