Council leaders' message to key workers in Harborough: 'Thank you - you are continuing to make a very real difference to people’s lives'

The leaders of Leicestershire County Council have made a special video to salute staff battling the coronavirus crisis.

Cllr Nick Rushton, leader of the council and the Conservative group, Dr Terri Eynon, who leads the Labour group, and Cllr Simon Galton, who heads up the Liberal Democrats, united to send a message to thousands of people working in social care, school support, transport and other services.

The clip can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Ol8pZJd2GS0Cllr Rushton said: “During these tough times – our staff are stepping up to the plate – and are continuing to make a very real difference to people’s lives.

“I want to send a big thank you to all of our staff for their efforts, commitment, diligence and creativity.

“Over the past few weeks, your dedication, energy and determination to support and protect residents has not gone unnoticed.”

He added: “Supporting the most vulnerable remains our top priority.

“I’d particularly like to thank those staff who work in social care – who are absolutely at the front line, working tirelessly alongside our colleagues in the NHS.”

Cllr Galton said: “I think it’s really important we don’t underestimate the enormity of the tasks that colleagues and staff in local government and in the county council are undertaking at the moment.

“The staff involved in delivering services, whether it’s on the frontline, or behind office scenes, or wherever you’re delivering services, it’s incredibly important at this time.

“So I just want to say thank you and please keep going for the next few weeks.”

Dr Eynon said: “What I want to say to all our staff, whether you are directors, managers, frontline staff, back office staff, agency workers, at every level of this organisation, you have made huge changes to your working practices to help us deal with this pandemic. “All the changes that you’ve made to the way you work are protecting the staff, our staff, and the NHS, and saving lives here in Leicestershire.

“So thank you for contributing to the public health response to this emergency.

“You are all Covid-19 heroes and I and my Labour group all salute you.”

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