A Covid memorial could be moved to a more prominent location as part of wider plans to honour NHS and key workers. Plans to relocate the planned covid memorial statue in Hebburn to elsewhere in the town have been submitted to the council
Earlier this year, South Tyneside Council submitted a bid to its own planning department for borough-wide memorial statues providing focal points for family and friends to reflect and remember. The covid memorials are expected to be unveiled next year as part of wider plans to award the Freedom of the Borough,the highest honour the council can bestow, to NHS staff, carers and key workers.
Six locations have already been approved for the memorials including South Marine Park in South Shields, West Park in Jarrow, Carr Ellison Park in Hebburn, Cornthwaite Park in Whitburn, and sites in Cleadon Village and Boldon Colliery. A new application submitted by South Tyneside Council has proposed moving the Hebburn memorial to a new location in the town.
