Built to last! Property developer boosts campaign for national Covid memorial with £100k donation
The Remember Me campaign for a Covid memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral was handed a £100,000 boost yesterday thanks to a generous donation from property developer Sir John Ritblat. The businessman and philanthropist said he and his family felt ‘privileged’ to join those helping create the national memorial ‘as a place for all faiths to visit and remember those who have died’. The donation took the campaign, which is backed by the Daily Mail, over the £1.75million mark – meaning it is well on track to hit the £2.3million target for the tribute located at the London landmark. One o...