Having your say on how best we can celebrate post-lockdown life
It’s now over a year since the UK’s first coronavirus lockdown began, this solemn reminder giving us all a chance to reflect and commemorate loved ones no longer with us.
While we will never forget the lives lost and the hardships caused by the pandemic, we also believe we can continue to look forward with fresh hope.
Being able to spend time with family, friends and neighbours again, and to enjoy many of the things that have been put on hold since the start of the pandemic, gives us all something to look forward to.
In the same way that we have marked a special day of reflection, and with the UK still on a roadmap back to normality, we believe that the government should also create a day of celebration.
This particular day would reflect the hope that we now all have for a brighter future, as well as the triumphs over adversity that have been a feature in communities across the UK over the past 12 months.
We have created this survey so that you can have your say on when this special day should take place. You can decide if it should be a oneoff celebration or an annual event, and what sort of festivities you would like to see and include.
Options include such ideas as a brand new bank holiday in the summer or autumn seasons, a weekend celebration and organised events such as street parties, festivals and fireworks displays.
A year on from the first national lockdown, the future now looks more promising than at any point during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID infections, hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall steadily, and the vaccination programme has already reached over half of the adult population of the UK.
If the vaccine rollout remains on track, all adults in the UK will have been offered a jab by the end of July, which will be a great national effort and a real cause for celebration.
And over the course of the coming weeks and months, lockdown restrictions are set to ease considerably, with firm guidelines in place, subject to the continuation of lowering figures of hospitalisations.
If, like us, you believe the government should create a new national day then please take two minutes to complete our quick survey via https://tinyurl.com/ ruffj5vy website.