Lichfield remembers those lost to Covid.
We and Lichfield District Council have held a special Service of Remembrance and Reflection in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The service at Lichfield Cathedral was attended by families of more than 300 people from Lichfield and the surrounding areas who have died with Covid during the pandemic. Together with representatives from the public sector, businesses, charities, community groups and the voluntary sector, they listened to readings, music and prayers and lit candles and laid flowers – one for each person who has died with Covid. As they left the Cathedral they were presented with rosemary bushes to plant, rosemary symbolising remembrance.
Representatives from the Islamic, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist communities took part in the service which was led by the Dean of Lichfield, the Very Revd Adrian Dorber, who encouraged those gathered to reflect and to remember and to go out with peace and with hope for the future.
The Leader of Lichfield District Council, Councillor Doug Pullen, said: “The last 18 months have been incredibly challenging for many of us - whether we have lost a loved one to Covid-19, struggled as a small business owner, worked in healthcare or the NHS, supported a local charity or faith group, or indeed served the public in any capacity.
“We are so incredibly grateful to have been able to come together today with Lichfield Cathedral, community representatives and families to reflect, to remember and to recognise the contributions made by so many in our community, and importantly, to now look forward and consider how we can use that strengthened feeling of community to make Lichfield District an even better place to live and work”.