A ceremony in Dorset will recognise NHS, care and frontline workers on Friday 3 July.
Dorset Council will raise the NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day Flag at 10am outside County Hall in Dorchester, with Chair of Council Councillor Stella Jones MBE leading the event at the Memorial.
The ceremony comes ahead of the 78th anniversary of the NHS, which was founded on 5 July 1948, and will recognise staff, volunteers and other workers who supported communities during the Covid-19 pandemic and continue their work each day.
A one-minute silence will be held in memory of people who lost their lives during the pandemic, while representatives from health, care, emergency services, transport and community organisations are expected to attend.
Councillor Jones said the day was an opportunity to acknowledge those who “carried on serving the nation” during difficult times, including people who helped residents, kept services running and supported vulnerable people.
She added: “On this NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day, we express our deepest gratitude.”
The Chair, accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant’s representative and the High Sheriff of Dorset, will plant flowering plants around the Memorial Panels in tribute to those lost during the pandemic.
A larger flag will also fly above County Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
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