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The National Covid Memorial Wall is located in London along the Jubilee walk opposite the Houses of Parliament along the River Thames and beneath St Thomas' Hospital.
The National Covid Memorial Wall is located in London along the Jubilee walk opposite the Houses of Parliament along the River Thames and beneath St Thomas' Hospital.
The Memorial was initiated on the 29th March 2021, by a group of bereaved families, who arrived on location and begun painting hearts. There was no authorization or approval given by the government the memorial was simply a small group of bereaved families making an impromptu space for other families to grieve. The act was an act of defiance and love.
The Memorial was initiated on the 29th March 2021, by a group of bereaved families, who arrived on location and begun painting hearts. There was no authorization or approval given by the government the memorial was simply a small group of bereaved families making an impromptu space for other families to grieve. The act was an act of defiance and love.
Over the next ten days, the small number of volunteers were joined by others. 1,500 volunteers came together to make the wall of hearts half a kilometer long (nearly a third of a mile). There are 150,000 hearts which are maintained by ten volunteers who come every Friday to repaint faded hearts with masonry paint and add names for those who cannot paint their own dedication.
Over the next ten days, the small number of volunteers were joined by others. 1,500 volunteers came together to make the wall of hearts half a kilometer long (nearly a third of a mile). There are 150,000 hearts which are maintained by ten volunteers who come every Friday to repaint faded hearts with masonry paint and add names for those who cannot paint their own dedication.
The dedication is still not official but it is visited by many and has provided a space for peace and remeberence in the capitol city.
The dedication is still not official but it is visited by many and has provided a space for peace and remeberence in the capitol city.
The friends of the wall would like National Recognition which would give the wall protection and permanence.
The friends of the wall would like National Recognition which would give the wall protection and permanence.
Close to a quarter of a million people in the UK have Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate on one day on the 19th January 2021 nearly 1,500 people in the UK died from Covid-19.
Close to a quarter of a million people in the UK have Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate on one day on the 19th January 2021 nearly 1,500 people in the UK died from Covid-19.
If you have lost a loved-one to Covid-19 in the UK, visitors to the Wall are very welcome to add their own dedication. They ask that one heart is taken only, as each heart represents one UK life lost.
If you have lost a loved-one to Covid-19 in the UK, visitors to the Wall are very welcome to add their own dedication. They ask that one heart is taken only, as each heart represents one UK life lost.
If you are unable to write your own dedication, and would like a volunteer to write one on your behalf, please get in touch. You can request a dedication is by sending the National Covid Memorial Wall Volunteers a message through through Facebook or Instagram, or you can also send an email. They will record the entry, and send you a photo, with the location of the heart, so that you know where to find it should you be able to visit.
If you are unable to write your own dedication, and would like a volunteer to write one on your behalf, please get in touch. You can request a dedication is by sending the National Covid Memorial Wall Volunteers a message through through Facebook or Instagram, or you can also send an email. They will record the entry, and send you a photo, with the location of the heart, so that you know where to find it should you be able to visit.
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