Kirkby in Ashfield children's colourful 'Get well soon Boris' message spotted by high ranking officials

Ethan Cater, aged nine, and five-year-old Elliot Cater decided to beat the boredom by chalking rainbow colours and messages of support for the NHS on the side of Lynn Savage’s bungalow on Princess Street.

The brothers had heard about children drawing rainbows and putting them in windows as a symbol of hope. The young pupils at Annesley Primary School & Nursery decided to do their bit, and started colouring in the bricks of their grandama’s home.

Grandma, Lynn, who is 55 said: “The boys wanted to understand why they couldn’t go out and what was happening, so we’d used the rainbow symbol that children were drawing to explain about the importance of staying home, and about how our NHS workers are our heroes.

“Elliot said ‘grandma, not all superheroes wear capes’ which I thought was a great message. They went to town to get their messages out, chalking on the bricks, on the house walls, they used balloons and made a giant rainbow poster.”

Mum and dad, Justine and Guy Cater, Lynn and her friend Julie Bedford helped.

Lynn added: “The boys were quote upset to hear that Boris was poorly, and couldn’t be leader, so they set about making him a giant ‘Get Well Soon, Boris’ message.”

Ashfield’s MP Lee Anderson posted the images on his website and says they were spotted by ‘high ranking Government officials.’

He said: “Children in Ashfield have played a big part in bringing the community together in these difficult times. My inbox is full of pictures and messages from children sent by their parents.

“After I posted the picture of the bungalow in Kirkby with the 'Get Well Boris' message I was contacted by high ranking Government officials who asked if they could use the pictures on social media.

“There has been some nasty stuff said online recently but we must be bigger than that and we can all learn lessons from the kindness and togetherness of our children".