MP ‘completely blown away by the selfless acts of so many’
ON the anniversary of the first Covid lockdown, it is only right that we reflect on what has been such a difficult year.
We are still living with restrictions that would have been unimaginable at the start of 2020 and I know we are all looking forward to brighter days ahead.
Our residents stared down adversity with the resilience, ingenuity and kindness so typical of our area.
As Gosport MP, I’ve been completely blown away by the selfless acts of so many; from the volunteers in organisations like Gosport Voluntary Action and Acts of Kindness, the vast efforts to get food to those in need by groups like Feed the Family and a host of others.
The brilliant Solent Scrubbers who worked tirelessly to make scrubs for local health and care workers and all the considerate individuals helping with a neighbour’s shopping or collecting prescriptions.
Our local health and care staff have been nothing short of heroic over the last 12 months, proving heroes wear scrubs not capes.
With 93,074 vaccines administered by NHS Fareham & Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group, the rollout is a true British success story.
It was such an honour for me to join the local volunteers assisting health professionals with our incredible vaccine programme this month.
In the face of these unrivalled difficulties, record levels of government support have helped meet the challenge – with measures worth £407bn to protect jobs and livelihoods across the UK.
Like most people, I have missed my friends and family more than anything over recent months and I can’t wait for us all to be reunited.