Permanent NHS road mural is created outside Blackpool Victoria Hospital

It’s been created outside the Urgent Care Unit on Whinney Heys Road and has been put down to show support for the hospital’s NHS heroes and key workers.

Blackpool Council teamed up with a local business to create the mural on the road and it follows similar murals being painted across Lancashire.

The mural displays a blue love heart and reads ‘BPL [loves] NHS.’

A spokesman for the council said that despite the difficult times and effects Covid-19 has had on the council’s services, the highways teams continue with essential work across Blackpool to keep the roads and pavements safe for everyone, including key workers and emergency services.

Blackpool Council’s director of community and environmental services, John Blackledge, said: “We are incredibly proud of all the key workers who go above and beyond to help keep

Blackpool safe each day and wanted to show our appreciation for them.

“Thanks also go out to our own highways teams who, despite the current situation, have adapted a new way of working and are continuing to deliver essential work across the town, undertaking highways inspections and ensuring roads are safe for key workers, emergency vehicles and residents.”

A1 Streamline, which is based at Whitehills Business Park,, agreed to design and produce the mural free of charge as a gesture of goodwill and it will remain a permanent display of appreciation for those who continue to save lives.

Blackpool residents are encouraged to support NHS staff and key workers by sharing their thanks on social media using the hashtag #ThankYouNHS #HighwaysHeros