Plas tweeted today: “We are bringing back the 8pm applause in our 3rd lockdown. I hope it can lift the spirit of all of us.
“Carers, teacher, homeschooling parents, those who shield and ALL who are pushing through this difficult time! Please join and share!”
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The mother-of-one said when the Clap For Carers came to an end on 28th May: “I think it’s good to have the last of the series next Thursday, because to have the most impact I think it is good to stop it at its peak.
“Without getting too political, I share some of the opinions that some people have about it becoming politicised. I think the narrative is starting to change and I don’t want the clap to be negative.”
VILLAGERS were treated to a colourful, festive parade by firefighters. In an effort to spread Christmas cheer, firefighter Brett Sheridan, 34, organised the event with Tiptree fire station. Due to the pandemic, many annual events were cancelled including the fire station’s open day in the summer, school fetes and Tiptree Christmas fayre. Brett, a firefighter for 16 years at Tiptree and Colchester, organised the village’s first brigade parade. Wife and mum-of-two Kirsten Sheridan, 37, of Glebe Road, thought up the idea of having a festive, socially-distanced event. She said: “Children in the village love the firefighters. “At the fetes, they get to sit on the fire engine – they absolutely love seeing them.
The Queen issued a positive New Year message on social media this afternoon, reassuring Britain that better days will return and we will meet again .
She reprised the words from her televised message on April 5 soon after the start of the pandemic in a tweet which also wished people a happy and healthy New Year .
Today s message quoted the 94-year-old monarch saying: We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.
The final four words - we will meet again - were a tribute Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn s Second World War anthem, who died earlier this year on June 18.
TV review by Steve Bennett
As what’s hopefully a once-in-a-lifetime disruptor, the coronavirus pandemic is an unusual hook for a sitcom’s pilot episode. Lockdown is certainly not a ‘sit’ you’d want to return to time and again.
But Pandemonium is proof of the maxim that the characters are more important than the setting for any comedy. So while the events of the past nine months are how viewers are introduced to the Jessop family, there’s a longevity in their relationships that should sustain more conventional storylines.
It takes very little time for the viewer to feel like they know all these characters – aided, no doubt, by the number of instantly recognisable comedy names in the cast. Katherine Parkinson is the mum, Rachel, trying to hold the family together, whatever it takes. Alison Steadman’s gregarious grandma Sue isn’t so far removed from her Gavin & Stacey role as Pam Shipman, albeit with a more passive-aggressive edge. And as dad Paul, Ghosts’ Jim
By Jack Aitchison @jackaitchison15 Regional Audience and Content Editor, Scotland
Scotland s 2020 in recap: The pandemic, the political scandals and everything in between The last year has been one to remember, and one which many people will wish to forget. Communities have rallied together in defiance of a cruel pandemic, Brexit was once again delayed, and Scotland’s men’s football team qualified for a major tournament for the first time since 1998. But for a year that seems to have gone by so quickly, there are so many things to look back on and remember. Here, we outline some of the key things that happened this coronavirus-dominated year.