Memorial with a heart for each person who died of Covid started on Embankment
The families of people who have died of Covid-19 have begun work on a memorial wall on the Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament.
They aim to paint a red heart for each of the 145,000 people who lost their lives to the virus.
The memorial is expected to stretch over half a kilometre down the wall in Westminster.
Matt Fowler, co-founder of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, lost his dad Ian, 56, to the virus.
He said: “This is and outpouring of love. Each heart is individually hand-painted – utterly unique, just like the loved ones we’ve lost. And like the scale of our collective loss, this memorial is going to be enormous.
“We think it’ll take several days to complete and it’s going to stretch for more than half a kilometre. We know not everyone can come down here to see it, but we really hope this can become a focal point for remembering this national tragedy. We’ve placed it at the heart of our capital so that the Government never loses sight of the personal stories at the heart of all this.”
The group began work cleaning the wall and drawing the hearts on Monday March 29.
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice is a group of over 3,000 people bereaved by Covid-19.
They are campaigning for lessons to be learned as quickly as possible in order to save lives and prevent others from going through the same pain we have.
The group is calling for a statutory public inquiry with an initial rapid review phase, and increased bereavement support services for those dealing with complex grief.
