Sleaford and district join in minute’s silence to mark loss of key workers to coronavirus
Today is International Workers’ Memorial Day, an annual event to remember those who have lost their lives while at work.
This was taken as the day to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep coronavirus at bay and keep the country running.
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Hide AdPeople paused in shops, offices, supermarkets, military bases, council buildings and the many emergency service sites around Lincolnshire and the UK.
Lincolnshire County Council said its Customer Service Centre closed the lines to new calls at 11am for a minute.
Personnel from RAF College Cranwell paid their respects to those frontline workers who had sadly lost their lives to Coronavirus, standing in silence on the base.
Chief Insp Phil Baker of Lincolnshire Police said there was a joint minute’s silence by police, fire and ambulance staff at their shared station in South Park, Lincoln for those NHS staff lost to Covid-19. “The thoughts of those from South Park, Lincoln are with the families of all,” he said.
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Hide AdThere was also a short remembrance service held at Lincolnshire Police headquarters with an observation of the silence. The force stated: “The best way we can honour such sacrifice is by following government guidance, staying at home and protecting the NHS.”
Staff of East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust across the region observed the one minute silence at their offices and stations too, as did staff at North Kesteven District Council, to commemorate the deaths of health, care and frontline workers.