Think back to New Years Eve 2019, we all wished to welcome the new year with a bang; we all thought 2020 was going to be ‘our year.’ The new year signified the beginning of new upcoming changes and not just the UK but for the whole world; a new decade gave everybody a fresh start.
Now, come back to how far we are currently into this year, how polar opposite is it from our new years eve perspective. We’ve had horrendous bushfires in Australia, devastating floods in Indonesia, Gas explosions in Nigeria and even several Airline crashes to just list a few of this year’s devastations. However, the biggest challenge we are still tackling is the global pandemic known as Coronavirus. The whole world has been affected by what has happened, economies are slowly trying to recover and recoup their losses whilst also trying to implement the new guidelines necessary to resume ‘the ordinary’. This pandemic was never planned for as it nothing like it was ever suspected to happen- a global pandemic in modern times.
Everybody has been affected in some way; lockdowns, restrictions, business closures, unemployment and even death. Our service workers and key workers have been the glue that has held us all together thought-out these uncertain times. We all owe the NHS, emergency services and key workers a tremendous amount of respect and gratitude. The NHS and emergency service workers who put themselves at risk day in and day out to help us through this pandemic are Hero’s. The amount of respect and support for the NHS, in particular, has been overwhelming; hand drawn rainbows in our windows remain to this day.
The NHS rainbow has become a symbol to showcase our support and gratitude for their hard work and resilience through these troubling times. If you want to support this, please order here your NHS rainbow lanyards Hand draw rainbows, on display in our windows; all with the message that the storm does not last forever. We’ve all, at least once, worried that it feels like this pandemic will never end- more precautions, lockdowns and restrictions. It is important for everybody to remain united and help one another whoever we can. Spreading positive messages of hope, love, respect and gratitude are more important now than ever. You can even wear a depiction of the NHS rainbow as a badge of honour; on lanyards, pins and even printed onto clothing.
The use of lanyards and badges has risen significantly during the pandemic; it makes sense that the NHS rainbow is being incorporated into them as a mark of respect as well as an honour. Wearing a rainbow lanyard around your neck shows others that you are doing your part in showing the NHS and the emergency services your respect and gratitude; a little really goes a long way.
Now, the rainbow doesn’t just signify pride and equality but so much more than that now; showcase your rainbow drawings, lanyards, badges and clothing with honour. You have a chance to show just how grateful you are for the NHS.
There are companies who have created product lines with the NHS rainbow to help raise money to give back to our National Health Service. For example high street clothing brands like ASOS, M&S and an expensive amount of online based retailers are all doing their bit to get the rainbow in as many uses as possible; raising money for an excellent cause.
Therefore purchasing something like a rainbow lanyard or badge could mean that you are doing more than just showcasing your respect for the cause but also doing your bit to donate towards the NHS trust. It fits a purpose as well as symbolizes your pride and respect for the NHS which is something we have all needed at some point in our lives in the UK.
The rainbow flag has always signified pride, togetherness and equality; it has been the most recognisable as the symbolism for Gay Pride and equality. A rainbow in the sky occurs when it is both raining and sunny at the same time. Therefore if you put together all of those ideas of what the rainbow standards for and represent it becomes a very important message.
The rainbow’s representation for you respect, gratitude and support for others – including the hard work and efforts of the NHS. In more depth, the rainbow signifies that even though we are going through a storm – referred to as Coronavirus, we will always come out shining; the storm does not last forever.
You can wear the rainbow with pride around your neck as a lanyard or even a t-shirt. The rainbow is our way of honouring the NHS, so do so with respect as where would we be without them?
To the NHS, emergency services and key workers who have continued to support and help us throughout the pandemic and who will continue to do so…