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UK National Covid Memorial Wall
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Registered Charity responsible for the offical national memorial to our UK Covid dead. Account run by bereaved volunteers.♥️
www.nationalcovidmemorialwall.org
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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · Jan 16
A second mention of our beloved wall in Parliament today shows an understanding that the wall is an ongoing thing, a living memorial to our beloved dead. ❤️
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Having been deprived of proper mourning rituals during the worst days of the pandemic, all over the world people are hungry for commemoration. ❤️
#MemorialMonday
thefixmedia.bsky.social The Fix Media @thefixmedia.bsky.social · 3d
An Italian newspaper used AI to create a memorial for COVID victims that evolved into a community treasure. L’Eco di Bergamo has digitised 320,000+ obituaries dating back to the 1950s, creating an unprecedented historical archive. Here’s their remarkable story in a 🧵:
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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We will never forget them. ❤️
#MemorialMonday
A photo of the banner on the gates at the memorial wall that keeps track of the number of covid dead in the UK. The number reads 252,032.
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Happy Burns Night from all the volunteers! ❤️
#BurnsNight #RobertBurns
Two red tartan cloth hearts. Above them, the text reads: "My heart's in the Highlands..."
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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A mini-shrine at the Wall. People often leave tokens for their lost loved ones - flowers, candles, stones... ❤️
Two pebbles and a tea light under a red painted heart on the memorial wall.
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Today we had the sad task of updating the number of covid dead. ❤️
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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The Christmas lights are down! ❤️
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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It's Big Coats on and Hoods Up at the Wall today, but those Christmas lights are finally coming down! 🥶🌧
a man with ice on his face says i 'm fine , everything is fine
Alt: A frozen Jack Nicholson in The Shining. The text reads: I'm fine, everything is fine.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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This is beautiful.
covidmemorialwall.bsky.social UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 5d
There are more than 500 Google reviews of our beautiful Wall. This one touched us deeply, and we wanted to share. ❤️
Screenshot of a five star Google review. The text reads: A River of Hearts, A Nation's Sigh It is not a monument of stone, but of love and loss made visible. Stretching for hundreds of metres along the Thames, directly opposite the Palace of Westminster, the National Covid Memorial Wall is one of the most powerful and profoundly human sights in London. Each of the over 220,000 painted hearts represents a life lost to the pandemic. Viewed from afar, they form a sweeping, sorrowful stripe of colour. Up close, you see the individual tributes—names, messages, dates—a collective gasp of grief given quiet, persistent form. The sheer scale is overwhelming; it is democracy in mourning. Its location is its devastating voice. The hands that painted these hearts did so in the direct shadow of the seat of power, creating an unignorable, silent testimony. It transforms a routine walk along the river into a sacred pilgrimage. This is not a memorial to visit, but to feel. You run your fingers over the textured paint, read a stranger’s name, and are struck by the staggering, intimate weight of a national tragedy. It is heartbreaking, essential, and the most important public art in Britain today.
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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There are more than 500 Google reviews of our beautiful Wall. This one touched us deeply, and we wanted to share. ❤️
Screenshot of a five star Google review. The text reads: A River of Hearts, A Nation's Sigh It is not a monument of stone, but of love and loss made visible. Stretching for hundreds of metres along the Thames, directly opposite the Palace of Westminster, the National Covid Memorial Wall is one of the most powerful and profoundly human sights in London. Each of the over 220,000 painted hearts represents a life lost to the pandemic. Viewed from afar, they form a sweeping, sorrowful stripe of colour. Up close, you see the individual tributes—names, messages, dates—a collective gasp of grief given quiet, persistent form. The sheer scale is overwhelming; it is democracy in mourning. Its location is its devastating voice. The hands that painted these hearts did so in the direct shadow of the seat of power, creating an unignorable, silent testimony. It transforms a routine walk along the river into a sacred pilgrimage. This is not a memorial to visit, but to feel. You run your fingers over the textured paint, read a stranger’s name, and are struck by the staggering, intimate weight of a national tragedy. It is heartbreaking, essential, and the most important public art in Britain today.
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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You only have to look at the @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social to see the consequences of "not preparing for a hypothetical."

(Thanks to @petefrasermusic.bsky.social for alerting to the post)
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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On the 5th anniversary of the creation of the Wall (March 29th) we'll be displaying photos of our loved ones, as we do every year. We have around 2,500 photos in storage and will be putting them up again this year. ❤️
A collage of the photos displayed on the wall and of the volunteers sorting out piles of photos on tables.
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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We have a busy March coming up. Save the dates! ❤️
January 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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And as it was someone's birthday, there MAY have been a lemon drizzle cake from star baker and (and volunteer) @rum7.bsky.social ... ❤️
#cake #BusyDay
Half of a lemon drizzle cake sitting on a piece of greaseproof paper at the memorial wall.
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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We also welcomed these young student filmmakers who are working on a project about public memory and the memorial wall. ❤️
Three young Chinese women standing in front of the memorial with their filming equipment. The same three women in a selfie with one of the volunteers.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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❤️❤️❤️
bluemoon3143.bsky.social Janet 💙⭐️🌲📷 @bluemoon3143.bsky.social · 10d
Thank you. I just looked through postings of your lovely wall. I'm a nurse who worked through those frightening initial times. Your memorial is very touching 💖
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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A beautiful (and busy) day at the Wall! We were especially pleased to welcome Baroness @nickymorgan.bsky.social today - she is one of our earliest supporters, and has been instrumental in our having achieved government recognition. We are so grateful for her ongoing support. ❤️
Nicky Morgan and two volunteers standing against the red painted hearts of the memorial wall. Nicky Morgan talking to the volunteers. Parliament is visible in the background. Nicky Morgan and the volunteers sharing a joke.
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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A beautiful shot of our wall! ❤️
patriciastoughton.bsky.social Patricia Stoughton @patriciastoughton.bsky.social · 11d
Been a damp, dark, and dreary day in London, so I'm posting pictures from January 15 in past years.
Thames sightseeing boat M.V. SARPEDEN moored beneath the UK's National Covid Memorial wall.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Happy #InternationalKiteDay to those who celebrate... ❤️
A red heart-shaped kite flying against a blue sky.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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This sky we saw over Christmas... 😍❤️
#ColorADay #ColourADay #BlueTur
At dusk, a dark blue sky over the memorial wall with its Christmas lights.
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Due to its increasing toxicity, we are no longer posting on X. 

You can find us on FB, Instagram, TikTok - and of course here on BlueSky, where we will continue to share news about the wall,  details of our events, and updates on the continually growing covid death toll. ❤️
The memorial wall at sunset, its red hearts glowing in light of the setting sun.
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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A volunteer opened her door this morning to find this stranger waiting. ❤️ #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky
A plump black cat is looking up expectantly at the camera.
January 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Prayer Walk as intense and moving as always with the added privilege of praying with and for those at the Wall
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Well done Team @london.gov.uk However…
Smokers! You wouldn’t leave your fag end at a family grave why drop it at a National Memorial?
Andrew Dotchin wearing a brown coat and holding his cap in his hands standing in front of a plaque at the National Covid Memorial Wall
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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The damage. The culprit. ❤️
A chewed through cable for Christmas lights held up against the red painted hearts of the memorial wall. A grey London squirrel looking directly at the camera.
January 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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A volunteer saw this puddle on her walk today. Hearts follow us. ❤️
A park with lots of leaves on the ground. To one side is a large puddle in the shape of a heart.
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Doing a #FollowFriday! @wrathofgodherself.bsky.social, because she posts beautiful things. @michaelhogan100.bsky.social, because he's better than a TV guide. And @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social, because it's close to my heart and I'd love to spread awareness of its existence.

What are yours?
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM