Harborough Pauses To Remember Lives Lost To Covid

People have paused to observe a one minute’s silence in Market Harborough, to remember all those who have lost their lives to Coronavirus.

The silence at midday was followed by the tolling of a bell 165 times at St Dionysius Church and other across the area, to mark each person from the Harborough District who has died from Covid-19.

It’s exactly a year since the Prime Minister first imposed a coronavirus lockdown, with the National Day of Reflection also honouring people who have gone over and above to help others.

People stand for a minute silence on the Square at 12 noon
PICTURE: ANDY  CARPENTER

Union Flags were lowered to half mast in the Memorial Gardens and on top of Harborough District Council’s Symington Building as a mark of respect and Churches were opened for people to visit, light candles and lay yellow ribbons. 

People stand for a minute silence at the memorial gardens at 12 noon to remember those who died of covid over the past year. PIC: ANDY CARPENTER

St Dionysius church was open for prayer today  PIC: ANDY CARPENTER

Harborough District Council fly the union jack at half mast on the Symington Building PIC: ANDY CARPENTER