Ralph McTell has written and recorded a song called Masks & Gowns in recognition of the brilliant job that the front line workers are doing. Says Ralph:
“it’s not available to buy or download, that was never the intention, but we have started a petition to have the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square dedicated to the frontline workers who have given their lives – Doctors, Nurses, and all the Hospital, Care Home, Transport and Essential workers. They are the unsung heroes that have kept the country going during the COVID19 pandemic that began in 2019.
“Engrave their names, like the war dead, on the plinth to commemorate their ultimate sacrifice. Commission a memorial to sit on the plinth to honour their service.
“We have so many monuments to Soldiers, who deserve to be remembered. But this army has fought an invisible enemy on a battlefield that we all inhabit. The memory of their ultimate sacrifice must be preserved for generations to come, to recognise that bravery is to continue in the face of fear and that heroes come in many forms.”
You can sign the petition here.