Rainbows can bring colour to the darkest weather, and so it is proving in Richmond and across the UK amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Over Easter weekend, residents continued to show handmade drawings, paintings and collages of rainbows in their homes and communities in support of the NHS and other key workers.

In Richmond, images of the rainbows were posted online under the #Richmondrainbows hashtag and proliferated over the first major holiday since the outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus in the UK.

Richmond Council helped spread images of some of the rainbows posted online under the hashtag, including the glass painting efforts of two young boys from Teddington:

“Fab window creation from 1 year old Aalto and 4 year old Eero in Teddington.

“If your children have created something similar to spread hope and happiness, take a photo and tag us so we can share it far and wide,” a spokesperson said.

Among the other #Richmondrainbows that garnered attention online was one drawn by the vicar at St Mark’s Church, while another showed the efforts of Year 3 Student Ajay at St Mary’s and St Peter’s Primary School for his rainbow and thank-you message for all key workers in the borough.

According to official government data, there have been 286 confirmed cases of Covid-19 coronavirus in Richmond as of 2.54pm on Wednesday (April 15), fewer than neighbouring Kingston (301), Merton (504) and Wandsworth (748).