You are cordially invited to the unveiling of the Everyday Heroes Memorial at the Dr George Rice Community Garden. The 23rd of March is the 3rd National Day of Reflection and is the anniversary of the start of the COVID lockdown in the UK.
The memorial is made of 3 heart-shaped panels that house dozens of ceramic hearts made by Sutton residents that commemorate their experience of being key workers, the loss of loved ones in the pandemic, and expressions of thankfulness for health workers and other 'everyday heroes'.
The memorial is being created by Team Imagineers, professional local artists. The installation of the memorial has been funded by Greenholm School whose students use the community garden as the site for work-based learning.
The Dr George Rice Community Garden, named in honour of a Victorian pioneer of vaccination in Sutton, stands opposite the Library/Civic Centre car park that was the site of the central PCR testing station for Sutton during the pandemic.
The memorial will be unveiled by the Mayor of Sutton, Cllr Trish Fivey. The Archdeacon of Reigate, The Venerable Moira Astin will attend and she will be joined by representatives of other faiths and religious traditions who will share prayers for the people of Sutton.
The pandemic impacted everyone in our community and we would like everyone to feel represented at the unveiling of the memorial that marks our collective experience.
