Clap For Our Carers: Pictures from around the UKPublished17 April 2020Image source, PA MediaImage caption, These hospital workers in Newcastle upon Tyne made the most of a break during their shift to join the weekly clap for carers eventImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This family in Northampton were out with their pots and pans to show their support at 8pm on Thursday - when the weekly event is taking placeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lois, aged five, went out on her doorstep in Newcastle Under Lyme to make some noise for local carersImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This dog owner really got into the spirit of things by turning his pet into a Nightingale nurseImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, You'd never normally expect to see Old Trafford, the football ground of Manchester United lit up in blue - the colour of their rivals Manchester City. But this week they made an exception because blue is also the colour of the NHSImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Another family in Northampton gave key workers a roaring receptionImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This family had a tambourine and even made cymbals using saucepan lidsImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Staff put a sign on the windshield in support of the NHS at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, to salute local heroesImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Even buses have been re-decorated with children's pictures in support of NHS workers and carers - like this one in Newcastle upon TyneImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, These kids were keen to do more than clap for NHS 'angels' helping to care for people during the pandemicImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This metal sculpture shows Aneurin Bevan, the chief architect of the NHS and is in Tredegar, Wales. The town clock face was illuminated blue in support of workers fighting coronavirusImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak socially distanced while taking part in the "Clap For Our Carers" eventImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nurses at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough lined up in height order!Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hospital staff at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool showed their support for Captain Tom Moore, who has raised more than £17 million for NHS charitiesImage source, PA MediaImage caption, St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast was also lit in a blue shadow.More on this storyUK lockdown to continue for 'at least' another three weeksPublished17 April 2020Coronavirus and lockdown: What is the latest?Published27 August 2020'Project hope' - Landmarks around the world lit upPublished14 April 2020