Clap for Our Carers

Clap for Our Carers
Clap for Our Carers logo
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson with his partner Carrie Symonds taking part in 'Clap for our Carers' on the steps of 10 Downing Street
Genre	Social movement
Frequency	2020: Weekly (20:00 Thursdays)
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugurated	26 March 2020
Founder	Annemarie Plas
Most recent	28 May 2020
Activity	Clapping. Clapping for the NHS in Oxford
Website	clapforourcarers.co.uk

Clap for Our Carers, also known as Clap for Carers, Clap for the NHS, Clap for Key Workers or Clap for Heroes, was a social movement created as a gesture of appreciation for the workers of the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) and other key workers during the global pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which spread to the United Kingdom in January 2020.

The idea originated in Europe^[1][2] and was adopted in the UK by Annemarie Plas, a Dutch woman living in London, who promoted a campaign which took place every Thursday evening at 20:00 between 26 March and 28 May 2020. Many celebrities, influencers, politicians, and public figures supported the campaign.^{[citation needed]}