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Coronavirus: School makes face masks for NHS workers in Grantham




A school in Rutland has donated face masks to NHS workers in Grantham.

Oakham School has donated face masks to some of the team at Swingbridge Surgery in Grantham.

The school has created a total of 1,800 face shield masks so far, and raised nearly £10,000 to continue buying the materials to make masks for key workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The team at Swingbridge Surgery show their thanks, via @OakhamSch on Twitter. (33115990)
The team at Swingbridge Surgery show their thanks, via @OakhamSch on Twitter. (33115990)

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On Twitter, the school said: "It's great to see so many of the masks we have made being used to keep our key workers safe."

Tim Weston, head of design and technology at Oakham School, said: "Our design and technology department are making face shields for the NHS and for key workers who may be exposed to Covid-19."

"We have already provided hundreds of face shields to Peterborough ICU, as well as making hundreds more available to our local doctors’ surgeries and care homes.

"We plan to continue at this pace for as long as we are able to, and if we can source the resources to do so."

To the many who have donated, he said: "Your donation will help us to purchase the plastics necessary to continue to make these shields and to cover any other associated costs (such as keeping the machines running).

"We’ve already been working closely already with Rutland Plastics in Oakham, to speed up our shield turnaround. They are injection moulding the headbands, and we will make the rest of the components.

"There are currently five members of the DT Department who are working hard to produce as many masks as possible. Other members of the School are helping to distribute them to where is needed too.

"Thank you so much for your support at this critical time."

You can donate to their cause here.

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