Family use Christmas lights to decorate house with huge NHS tribute

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Christmas lights are used to show appreciation for the NHS on a house in Cambridge Drive in Chandler's Ford near Eastleigh, Southampton
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A family have used Christmas lights to decorate their house with a huge tribute to NHS workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Gary Woodman and his family spelt out the letters NHS with their lights to show a "little bit of respect" to those working on the front line.

It comes as the UK continues to see increasing numbers of coronavirus cases with 55,242 people testing positive as of 9am on Tuesday.

Mr Woodman, from Hampshire, put up the lights after realising that a member of the ambulance service lives opposite him in Chandler's Ford, near Southampton.

Christmas lights are used to show appreciation for the NHS on a house in Hampshire
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He said it was "only right" to show his appreciation.

The tribute saw the letters written inside a heart with blue and white lights on the outside of the family home.

The light display is one of many tributes members of the public have shown to NHS workers since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak - with the most widespread tribute the weekly round of applause for key workers.

Two nationwide rounds-of-applause have taken place on March 26 and April 2 to show support for healthcare staff.

A 10-year-old girl called Sophie Tinger sang Vera Lynn's classic We'll Meet Again to help boost morale for NHS staff after it was referenced by the Queen in her address to the nation on Sunday.

Mr Woodman said it was "only right" to show his appreciation to the NHS
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Meanwhile, schools have been answering the urgent call for more protective equipment for NHS staff by using their design and technology workshops to make shields and masks.

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