More than 300 free pizzas bearing messages of support sent to NHS workers by people in Washington

Members of the Washington community have bought over 300 pizzas for hard-working NHS staff over 10 weeks with the help of a local mobile pizza company.
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People also wrote messages of thanks to go with the pizzas to show their gratitude for the hard working ambulance staff during the coronavirus crisis, often moving them to tears.

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Over the 10 weeks, members of the community have bought over 300 pizzas for the ambulance staff, much to the amazement of the key workers.

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Thankful NHS staff have been overwhelmed by the gesture

Emma Lancaster said: “Tying in with the start of Clap for Carers, the idea was to provide a means for the public to show support to our NHS front line staff from the safety of their homes by pledging pizzas and leaving handwritten messages of support that would be delivered directly to paramedics and support staff at Pallion's ambulance station.

“The generous response from local individuals and businesses in Washington has been incredible.”

The idea came about after regular customer Ian Marsh, 49, from Rickleton got in touch with Yeast Is Yeast to ask how together they could support NHS staff.

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After agreeing the idea with the North East Ambulance Service, Ian rallied the troops in the community and encouraged people to buy pizzas for the ambulance staff.

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A message of thanks to NHS staff

Members of the community then started leaving heartfelt messages for the NHS staff to go with the pizzas, including one which said: “Stay safe, continue your amazing work and we are all in it with you.”

Yeast is Yeast has been providing the pizzas every Sunday night since the beginning of the crisis and hope to continue to give ambulance staff something to look forward to each week.

Emma added: “They've been so grateful for the pizzas and messages. Many of them said it was the one thing they looked forward to, particularly during the height of the pandemic."

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