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Historic Haynes Motor Museum wheel of approval for NHS

Motor museum shows thanks to NHS vaccination staff and volunteers…

A fleet of 24 classic cars spelt out NHS at Haynes Motor Museum as part of a thank you message to NHS staff and volunteers who ran a vaccination centre at the Sparkford visitor attraction during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Among the cars featured in the giant motorised NHS logo were a Bentley, a Jaguar, Mustangs, Ferraris and a Porsche, alongside a 1952 MG and a Series 1 Land Rover.
The tribute was part of a special event organised by the Museum to thank all those involved in the vaccination centre, including the Rural Practice GP Primary Care Network and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and a group of volunteers.

A big thank you
The Museum is also donating 403 family tickets to the vaccination teams from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and the Rural Practice GP Primary Care Network, one for each day the vaccination centre was operational.
The Museum’s suite of corporate rooms was utilised as a regional vaccination centre for more than 12 months until earlier this year. During this period the teams based at Haynes delivered more than 127,000 Covid-19 vaccinations.
“We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to the NHS and the amazing volunteers who staffed the centre and this is our small way of saying thank you,” said Chris Scudds, CEO at Haynes Motor Museum.
“We were proud to have been given the opportunity to support their work and we’re looking forward to welcoming them back with their families over the coming months

Driving challenges no problem
“Arranging all 24 of the cars into the correct positions was a bit of a challenge, but fortunately there were no shortage of expert drivers to lend a hand,” he added.
Speaking on behalf of the Somerset Covid Vaccination Programme, Gary Risdale, Programme Manager said “The vaccination programme across Somerset has been extremely successful with almost 1.5 million vaccinations given with over 91 per cent of adults over 18 having had at least one vaccine.
“We are enormously grateful to all of the staff at the Motor Museum who welcomed us, and the public, with open arms.”

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