THE "THANK YOU" PIN IN AID OF
NHS CHARITIES TOGETHER

A SYMBOL OF OUR TIME

THE HANDS COMING TOGETHER

HANDS AMBASSADORS

Our CAD designer, Tim Milward, took the six pairs of hands photographs and built the CAD design around them.
The essential form is based upon Fathma Shabbir’s hands, then elements from the other five were added on.

Fathma Shabbir: Overall hand and finger shape
May Parsons: Fingernails and left thumb
Dr Amie Burbridge: Finger detail and back of hand texture
Samuel Opoku-Mensah: Knuckle and back of hand texture
Faisal Yousaf: Middle creases on the fingers
Kathryn Gill: Finger textures

THE HANDS

It became a difficult job to select our six ‘hands ambassadors’ because there were so many people who we felt should be involved, but we are incredibly honoured and proud to have met six
people who we feel very much represent all those who work tirelessly on the NHS front line on a daily basis. Each of our ambassadors supplied photographs of the back of the right hand and
palm of the left, which Tim Milward took and ‘melded’ into our 3D clapping hands design. They also provided a bit of background on their Covid experiences, which makes humbling reading.
We’re very proud to introduce:

May Parsons

Interim Matron for Respiratory Medicine

Fathma Shabbir

ITU Junior Nurse

Dr. Amie Burbridge

Consultant Acute/General Internal Medicine

Samuel Opoku-Mensah

Kershaw Ward Manager

Faisal Yousaf

Porter

Kathryn Gill

Rapid Response Sister

THE METAL

Amongst the rare historic metals in TMB’s armoury was 1940 Spitfire aircraft Duralumin, a kind of aluminium, which surely would add resonance and meaning, linking it with World War Two and our struggle for survival. Over eighty years ago during the Battle of Britain of 1940 the pilots of RAF’s Fighter Command saved this country from enemy invasion during what Prime Minister Winston Churchill described as their “Finest Hour”, and there’s an undoubted synergy with what the NHS has been doing to battle the tyranny of Covid-19 to safeguard us all during their “Finest Hour”.

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THE MAKING

Using the amazing CAD created design based on our NHS Hands Ambassadors hands, the next fascinating and dramatic process is to physically turn the 1940 Spitfire metal into actual three dimensional The “Thank You” Pins. See here the intriguing process as to how that’s achieved:

THE CHARITY

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