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We announced recently that The Forest of Memories was supporting Covid Memorial Day, a collective event of remembrance and hope for the future that is happening on 1st January 2021. Today we are outlining some more details on three specific ways that you can get involved. By only sparing 5 minutes of your time you ...

The world has done it – the pandemic is coming to an end! A vaccine is imminent, and we can visit our loved ones this Christmas. Soon things will all be back to normal and we can forget about this whole horrid affair! That is, of course, not true. We can (and should) celebrate the ...

Over the last week we’ve seen news about the roll-out of a mass rapid testing trial in Liverpool, and news that a vaccine for Covid-19 was imminent. We should, understandably, celebrate the hope that these things might signify that the beginning of the end of this pandemic may be on the horizon. But this week ...

This Pandemic has meant 10’s of thousands have had to cope with the early deaths of loved ones and 100’s of thousands left to deal with a long-term illness caused by ‘Long-Covid’. Millions have been impacted by fear, isolation, loneliness, the economic fallout of lockdowns, domestic abuse, addiction, and poverty. With a national lock-down again ...

The Covid19 Memorial Forest Fund has been accused (by some on Social Media) of elevating COVID-19 deaths above other deaths. We are told that we should not create a forest memorial to those who died from Covid-19 as people have also died from other things as a result of lockdown. Is that right? Should we ...

Like many others, 2020 started with the greatest of intentions, my positivity was high and I was looking forward to a new start with an exciting change to the career path. I was going to change the world!  But, because of Covid19, the world ended up changing me.  Here’s my story. The new year of ...

For the past few months, it has been rare not to see racism, climate change, Covid19 or all three erupting through the news headlines. It appears that the global pandemic has sparked deeper interest in climate change and communities have said enough is enough when it comes to racism. These three areas are not only ...

The global COVID-19 Pandemic has been devastating for many peoples lives at a human level and thrown the world towards a global depression. But, we have also seen a positive impact on the environment as economies have slowed-down and people have stopped travel. As we begin the recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 will our ...