Founder Annemarie Plas confirmed on Twitter that it would return at 8pm under the new name. The clap ran for 10 weeks during the first lockdown and quickly became a national tradition. Millions of people across the UK lined their thresholds, gathered on pavements, and stood in their gardens to support care staff and frontline workers. Members of the royal family and Prime Minister Boris Johnson also joined in with the show of support. But Adver readers weren t keen on the gesture returning with a poll of 652 readers saying 69 per cent would not be clapping. 17 per cent said they would definitely clap with the remaining 14 per cent being unsure.