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In Pictures: Public finds creative ways to say thank you to frontline workers

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18:17, 28 April 2020  | Updated: 19:20, 28 April 2020

Britons across the country continue to find innovative ways to thank the NHS and frontline workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

This pebble stack appeared on the beach at Whitley Bay – complete with a symbolic rainbow (Owen Humphreys/PA)
This pebble stack appeared on the beach at Whitley Bay – complete with a symbolic rainbow (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Tributes to NHS staff and bus drivers on display at Folly House Beach on the Isle of Dogs, east London (Yui Mok/PA)
Tributes to NHS staff and bus drivers on display at Folly House Beach on the Isle of Dogs, east London (Yui Mok/PA)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his return to Downing Street this week after recovering from coronavirus – with rainbows clearly on display in the background (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his return to Downing Street this week after recovering from coronavirus – with rainbows clearly on display in the background (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
A mural paying tribute to NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore outside Bradley Scott Windows in Tamworth, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA)
A mural paying tribute to NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore outside Bradley Scott Windows in Tamworth, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA)
A shopper outside Costco in Thurrock carried a rainbow umbrella during Tuesday’s silence for fallen key workers (Gareth Fuller/PA)
A shopper outside Costco in Thurrock carried a rainbow umbrella during Tuesday’s silence for fallen key workers (Gareth Fuller/PA)
A hopeful message outside the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A hopeful message outside the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A woman passes a mural showing an NHS medal in south London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
A woman passes a mural showing an NHS medal in south London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Meanwhile in Basingstoke, the Dragonfly pub has been adorned with colourful home-made banners expressing thanks to the health service. Here’s a selection of the posters.

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