• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Must Reads Good News

James McAvoy’s heartwarming message to NHS frontline workers

The X-Men star has urged members of the public to donate to Masks For NHS Heroes after he gave the crowdfunding campaign £275,000.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-03-30 11:06
in Good News, Must Reads
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

James McAvoy has said that he wanted to “start a conversation” so that NHS frontline workers who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic are aware of how much they are valued by the public.

The Hollywood star, who donated £275,000 to a campaign to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff, urged members of the public to follow suit and donate as much as they could afford to the crowdfunding initiative Masks For NHS Heroes.

X-Men actor McAvoy told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “One of the main reasons I wanted to give money, and why I upped the amount of money, was not just to get PPE across there, which is so important, but secondarily I’d say it was more to show a sign of support to the frontline staff.

Morale

“I’ve heard that morale is incredibly low and they’re feeling exposed and vulnerable and like they haven’t been supported properly.

“They’ve got to protect their families, and I just wanted to help start a conversation that says to the NHS, we value you so much.

“They’ve saved my life and the lives of my family multiple times, and they probably will be doing it at some point in the near future again, so please please please know we value you.”

Scottish actor McAvoy, 40, described Covid-19 as “an invisible enemy that (NHS frontline staff) are fighting every day on our behalf”.

RelatedPosts

Swimmer bitten by shark off coast of Britain – first time in 175 years

Binman told he couldn’t wear shorts on ‘health and safety’ grounds completed his rounds – in hi vis KILT

Disabled pensioner hijacks digger to protest actions of his local council – ‘Somebody has got to make a stand’

NHS workers had letters from bailiffs after refusing to pay parking fine when they were tending to dying Covid patient

He said: “It’s an absolute war zone and we’re asking them to go and fight that war with no weaponry, no armour, and I’m sure it’s going to get fixed in the coming weeks and months, but in that interim, what is happening right now, the threats that they face and the threat of them passing it onto their patients and their patients’ families is huge, so you know every day that goes by without the correct PPE is an opportunity lost to save someone’s life.View this post on Instagram

LINK IN BIO. #masksfornhsheroes #masks4nhsheroes #protectthenhs #frontline #nhs #stayathome #coronavirus #covid19 @crowdfunderuk #thankyounhs

A post shared by James Mcavoy (@jamesmcavoyrealdeal) on Mar 29, 2020 at 2:33am PDT

“The sooner that we can get PPE in there, even donating £10, that might mean you might potentially save a life because you provided essential PPE to a healthcare provider in this essentially important time to get it done.”

He added: “These incredible doctors that have set this amazing initiative up, you can give money to that, but I think also we’ve got to protect those incredible doctors and surgeons and porters and the lady that fills the vending machine at the hospital, and we’ve got to protect all of those people by staying indoors, we’ve got to protect all of those people by social distancing and by taking it seriously, and I think people are starting to take it more seriously.”

Masks for NHS

The campaign Masks For NHS Heroes was set up by a group of four doctors, and has raised more than £900,000 so far.

Their mission is to “purchase certified PPE to donate directly to the NHS front line and protect staff and patients”.

Dr Mona Barzin, one of those behind the campaign, told the programme that McAvoy’s donation has helped them to raise a larger amount than they first thought.

She said: “We thought we’d get a small amount of donations, then James gave us his first initial amount, which was also incredible, but then he upped it and it took us to a completely different level.”

❤️ In a matter of hours, over £80,000 has been raised to provide healthcare workers with Personal Protective Equipment (#PPE) to protect them against the #Coronavirus while caring for sick patients. #NHSHeroes #PowerOfTheCrowdhttps://t.co/PgqvCNlHmG

— Crowdfunder (@crowdfunderuk) March 27, 2020

McAvoy also told the programme how those in the acting community are feeling amid the pandemic, which has seen the UK and other countries put in a lockdown-style situation to adhere to social distancing measures.

He said: “A friend of mine, whilst we were social distancing, he came to borrow something and I chucked it out the window of our flat.

“I said, ‘How you doing man?’ and he said, ‘You know it’s great, I’ve got no anxiety about my career, right now I’ve got the exact same career as Benedict Cumberbatch.”

Donations can be made at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/masks4nhsheroes.

Related – James McAvoy donates £275,000 for protective equipment for NHS workers

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Blur To Launch Their Own Ice Cream – ‘The Magic Whip’

After Scotland records worst drug death rate in EU Govt still won’t declare health emergency

Mystery street artist strikes again, renaming street signs across city with these bizarre signs

‘Why shouldn’t I have my own public opinion?’ Gift card shop owners hit with £20k of lockdown fines

Boris Johnson puts Oxfordshire cottage on the rental market – for £4,250 a month

The first ever recorded eclipse in Bible pinpointed by scientists to today…October 30 1207BC

First ever Sellafield firefighters’ strike to go ahead after talks fail

Why You Failed Your New Year’s Resolutions (And How To Start Again)

MPs use immigration hotline to report their own constituents – report

These are the best burgers in London

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.