1/. On 5 March, the BBC reported that a 70-year-old woman had became the first Briton to die of #COVID19
She would not be the last
On 5 September - 6 months & tens of thousands lives on - #CovidMemorialDay will offer a moment for us to come together to remember those we've lost
2/. There will be candlelit vigils & socially-distanced services of remembrance
The London service will be live-streamed from 6pm with limited places available for bereaved families, spiritual/cultural leaders
Why not arrange a vigil or service where you are?
#CovidMemorialDay
3/. In May, as #COVID19 death toll in the US approached 100,000, the @nytimes agreed to devote their front page in memory of the dead.
We're calling on UK papers - national & local - to do the same on 5 Sept for #CovidMemorialDay.
Please join our call. nytimes.com/2020/05/23/rea…
4/. If you’d like to get involved, either do something independently or contact @CovidMemoryDay
Why not put a picture of a candle in your window & tweet it with the #CovidMemorialDay hashtag
If you’d like an image of a lost loved one projected during the service, send it to CMD
5/. The London memorial service will take place at 5pm at Newington Green Unitarian Church
Govt #COVID19 guidance for safe use of places of worship means that spaces will be very limited but priority will be given to families of the bereaved
DM to get involved #CovidMemorialDay
6/. The main London vigil will be in Trafalgar Sq at 8pm
& there will be smaller vigils across the capital
To arrange one in other towns/cities/etc DM @CovidMemoryDay
Earlier this month, a 10,000 candle vigil was held in Amsterdam
We need help to source & light 60,000 candles
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