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Anna Lewis

The heartwarming song made by a Swansea group and hospital staff to thank the NHS

An adorable video has been filmed by a Swansea stage school thanking the NHS for their work.

The film, shot by individual families in their homes, has been viewed thousands of times and shared by celebrities including Emma Bunton, Lord Alan Sugar and Keith Lemon.

In the video, members of the Mark Jermin Stage School can be seen singing and dancing to their own version of Madness hit 'It must be love'.

Starting with two children painting rainbow posters at home, the production goes on to show children waving at their grandparents through the window as well as doctors and nurses dancing in hospital wards during the coronavirus pandemic.

It finishes with a round of applause and by asking people to donate to the NHS Charities Together Campaign.

So far it has been viewed more than 9,000 times on YouTube.

The heart-warming video is raising money for the NHS (Mark Jermin Stage School/ Dark Energy/ Stage & Screen)
Not all heroes wear capes - but this one does (Mark Jermin Stage School/ Dark Energy/ Stage & Screen)
The video has been viewed thousands of times (Mark Jermin Stage School/ Dark Energy/ Stage & Screen)

Daniel Nettle, dad of Grace Nettle who starred in the Video, said: "Here in south Wales we are incredibly proud of our key workers and NHS staff who are doing a fantastic job. To be part of such a community-driven film like this was a brilliant experience!"

Lisa Davies, mum of nine-year-old Reegan who also features in the film, added: "This has been a really fun creative project to do whilst staying at home...Reegan has loved thinking up ideas, getting dressed up and being in front of the camera.

"Plus as a mum of two, It has made this third week in isolation go much quicker, which I’m really grateful for!”

The video was produced by husband and wife Ollie and Anna Allgrove, collaborating with Mark Jermin and his team, Stuart Piper, of Stage and Screen, and Finger Music, Dark Energy Films and Whitehouse Post.

Mark said: "We have the most amazing network of children and families across the country, so when we were asked if we wanted to get involved, through briefing them all and collating their content, we leaped at the chance to give back.

"We’re all so grateful for all their hard work and a lot of our students have NHS workers as parents. The joy and gratitude you see on screen is absolutely genuine."

More than 400 people have now died in Wales after testing positive for Covid-19.

There are 4,848 confirmed cases in Wales, after a further 238 cases were announced by Public Health Wales on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff has become the first in the UK to use a potentially groundbreaking "antibody transfusion" treatment on coronavirus patients.

The treatment uses the blood plasma taken from people who have already recovered from Covid-19.

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