The huge national round of applause has become a weekly highlight every Thursday as a show of appreciation for all the NHS staff and other key workers helping to keep the country running.

White watch joined by @ChristchurchPol to celebrate our amazing NHS.

Please stay home to save lives. #covid19 pic.twitter.com/hcDxnFwWHe

— Christchurch FireStn (@DWFRSXchurch) April 23, 2020

Residents across Dorset clapped from their windows, balconies, gardens and doorsteps once again at 8pm on Thursday night.

As reported yesterday, police officers didn’t attend Dorset’s hospitals due to crowd concerns.

This week police officers won't be visiting Dorset's hospitals for tonight's Clap for Carers due to crowd concerns.

Dorset Police said it was aware hospitals are becoming focal points during the weekly show of appreciation for frontline workers and the risk is that it could cause harm to the people they are trying to thank.

Officers instead clapped from where they were with many of our local neighbourhood policing teams taking to social media to share their footage.

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We were able to stop in Westbourne this evening to #ClapForKeyworkers ! A huge thank you to our carers working hard protecting our vulnerable and to all the other key workers working hard!! #ClapForCarers #ClapForNHS #Carers #CareHome #Westbourne #OnTheBeatDorset #Police #PCSO #PCSO8581 #Bournemouth #ThankYou

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Thank you to all the keyworkers working hard and everyone else who is staying home to protect the NHS and save lives 👏🏻 #clapforourcarers #clapfornhs #covid19 #stayhomesavelives #onthebeatdorset #bmthnorthpolice #bmthnorthnpt #dorsetpolice #pcso5003 #pc2550 #pc2095 #pc2434 #pc2653

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🚒💙 pic.twitter.com/wlE1cowbI7

— Lymington Fire Station (@Lymington43) April 23, 2020

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