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Adam Turner @adamturner23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sunday morning visit to see Isaac's name and heart at the Covid memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sharpie work. Part of a volunteer's day is spent restoring faded writing. We will never forget them. ♥️

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Lorelei King @loreleiking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was so proud to welcome my late husband's family to the @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social today. Seeing them, I stay connected to him. ♥️

A man and woman standing in front of the red painted hearts of the memorial wall, looking at my husband's dedication.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#ThrowbackThursday Remembering the day the ten Friends of the Wall became the trustees and volunteers of The National Covid Memorial Wall CIO, working towards the permanence of the national memorial to our beloved covid dead. We will never forget them. ♥️

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The seasons change. Our love does not. We will never forget them. ♥️🍂

Autumn leaves lying in a puddle against the memorial wall. The red painted hearts of the wall are reflected in the water.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Three years ago the Commission for Covid Commemoration recommended that the National Covid Memorial Wall should be preserved. In Autumn 2025 the UK government announced that it had accepted this recommendation and the team are working with our Trustees for the Wall's preservation. ♥️

Close up of a freshly painted red heart on the memorial wall.

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Dr Koning @drkoning.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This morning I happened upon this; The National Covid Memorial Wall. It stopped me in my tracks. I got quite choked up reading some of the dedications. Memories. Theirs and mine. If you ever find yourself across the river from the Houses of Parliament, take some time, stop, remember.

A sign that reads:

“The National Covid
Memorial Wall
created by bereaved families

The hearts on this wall are in The hearts on this wall are in memory of our fellow citizens who have died since March 2020 with Covid-19 on their death certificates.
Every heart represents a person who was loved.
The wall belongs to us all, and we all have to share it. If you want to add an inscription to the wall in memory of someone whose life was lost to Covid-19, please abide by the original principles:
Please only take one heart for each person
Find a freshly-painted heart and make your dedication
Hearts should be similar in size and no larger than an adult hand
The Friends of the Wall are a group of bereaved volunteers who maintain the memorial by removing grathti, repeated inscriptions and re-painting fading hearts. All efforts are being made to maintain original dedications.
We can be contacted on Twitter at @CovidMemorialUK. Please get in touch if you would like to volunteer. Donations for the upkeep of this memorial can be made at nationalcovidmemorialwall.org”

The National Covid Memorial Wall.

(the Thames Path and then the River Thames are to its right)

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catkelley.bsky.social @catkelley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

❤️❤️❤️… Hearts on the Thames johnkellyswashington.substack.com/p/hearts-on-...

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Hearts on the Thames

Twice a week, volunteers tidy up a homespun memorial to those lost to Covid.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One of our volunteers is lucky enough to be on holiday - and he just sent this. Hearts follow us. ♥️

Entwined branches of a tree, forming a heart.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Whst the Wall means to people. "My dad's heart..." ♥️

A sign posted on a green near the memorial wall. It reads:
THE NATIONAL COVID MEMORIAL WALL

"My Dad's heart is a reminder that he was loved so much and is missed every
second of every day. It also symbolizes to me that his life was taken by
something that could have been avoided if things were done differently. It's a
place of unity for all those that had their loved ones taken before their time."

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just a small sample of graffiti we had to remove from our memorial for the UK covid dead. 💔

Four pictures of graffiti scrawled over the red painted hearts and their dedications - things like "Lishay was here", "C & W best friends for ever", "Ameera was here", "Rayed is the best."

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We cannot understand people who write over a dedication to the dead. 💔

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Volunteers are up early on a Friday, getting ready to work at the Wall - one of them snapped this at 5.00 am. ♥️ #LunarEclipse

A dawn-blue sky with an orange full moon in it.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of our beloved volunteer support pets crossed the rainbow bridge this morning. We'll miss you, Scooby. ♥️

A black cat caught mid-meow. He is sitting on a white blanket decorated with red hearts.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Among her many humanitarian acts of generosity, in 2020 Dolly Parton made a $1m donation to covid-19 vaccine research. We will never forget her. ♥️

A linocut white portrait of Dolly Parton inside a red heart.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Battling graffiti at the Wall. White paint is the first step in the time-consuming process of restoring defaced hearts and dedications. ♥️

A series of photos showing white paint on some of the red hearts of the memorial wall as we start the process of restoring the hearts defaced by graffiti. The text reads: battling graffiti on the National Covid Memorial Wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"I'm tired of living with grief, instead of you." ♥️

Page of a book with a poem. The text reads:
Sea Glass Secrets

I'm tired of grieving.

I'm tired of wishing I could sleep my days away,
as that is the only time I see you.

I'm tired of living through photos in my camera roll,
as that is the only time I see you.

I'm tired of grasping at memories,
as that is the only time I see you.

I'm tired of living with grief,
instead of you.

@juliareesorpoetry

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tributes left at the wall for lost loved ones. We will never forget them. ♥️

A single red rose tied with raffia affixed to the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today we updated the number of covid dead in the UK. ♥️

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wishing you all a productive day - we're doing paperwork. 🫣♥️

A black and white photo of a pen drawing a heart.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our volunteers don't travel light - they carry your hearts with them. ♥️

A black suitcase covered with red heart memorial wall stickers. Its red luggage tag has a heart as well.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This couple, visiting their loved one's heart at the Wall, showed us their beautiful necklaces. ♥️

Close up of a couple's hands holding out their necklaces: each a silver, heart-shaped pendant. Behind them are the red painted hearts of the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yesterday our team of volunteers were being closely watched. These supervisors were obviously quality checking! ❤️

A spider on a web against the red painted hearts of the memorial wall

A pigeon standing on top of the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One of our volunteers took a knock to the arm today. Hearts follow us... ♥️

A dark red bruise on a volunteer's forearm. It is in the exact shape of a heart.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Some imperfect hearts on our wall - grief leaves a space our hearts can't fill... ❤️

A freshly painted red heart on a broken part of the memorial wall - there is a hole in the centre.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A skeleton crew today, but it's a beautiful day at the wall... ❤️

A red paint pot and brush against the red painted hearts of the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The memorial.wall making a beautiful backdrop... ❤️

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The bereaved fight to remember our covid dead. Supporter Peter fought hard for this local memorial after visiting (and fundraising for) The National Covid Memorial Wall. ❤️ www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/news/covid-1...

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hard to believe it's been three years since volunteer (and baker extraordinaire) Michelle presented us with these gorgeous little cakes at the Wall. ❤️ #ThrowbackThursday

A small loaf shaped cake decorated with frosting hearts. A small spoon with a heart-shaped bowl is tied to the cake with red ribbon.

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Dave Pumpkin 🎃 @davebrockman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A bit of heated debate this morning about lockdowns, prompted by a post questioning experts. If you want a powerful reminder of what we were dealing with, visit the memorial wall opposite Parliament. It's a sobering sight - every ♥️ represents a life. It stretches way further than my photo shows.

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Lorelei King @loreleiking.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Apparently half a kilometre of hearts is not enough for some.

A view down the national covid memorial wall and its quarter of a million painted red hearts representing the UK's covid dead.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The dead children represented on the children's panel of our national covid memorial will never have any life at all. ❤️

Too many red painted hearts on the children's panel of the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Through friendship, we don’t just cope with the world as it is - we begin to shape the world as it could be." - United Nations We're a small team of volunteers (friends now), bound by shared trauma, trying to shape how our UK Covid dead are honoured and remembered. ❤️ #InternationalFriendshipDay

Ten volunteers standing in front of the red painted hearts of the memorial wall.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Today, two of our volunteers were at Delamere Forest taking part in a workshop on Covid Commemorative Spaces. A range of parties are involved, including DCMS, bereaved groups, and other commemoration stakeholders. We will never forget. ❤️

A man and a woman standing in front of forest trees. They are wearing black t-shirts with National Covid Memorial Wall branding.

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Restoring faded hearts at the Wall. #TransformationTuesday We will never forget them. ❤️

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

On Bagpipe Appreciation Day, we're remembering this amazing piper from our anniversary event last year. We will never forget our beloved lost. ❤️ #BagpipeAppreciationDay

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