Life in lockdown was brightened for a Prestatyn school boy when he recently received an unexpected letter from the Prime Minister.
Six-year-old Thomas Johnson, who is a pupil at Bodnant Community School, Prestatyn, designed, produced and sent off a get well card to Boris Johnson when he was hospitalised due to Covid-19 back at the beginning of April.
A photograph of the Prime Minister holding up the card produced by Thomas was later featured in a number of national newspapers.
Grateful for Thomas’s thoughtful gesture, the Prime Minister has sent a letter to him, thanking him for his actions and telling him that the letters and cards he received “really cheered me up.”
Thomas's dad Gary said:
"It was a real surprise when Thomas received the letter last Thursday. He was very cool about it, I think me and his mum were more excited.
“As we are both key workers, Thomas’s mum suggested he made a get well card for Boris whilst attending school during the lockdown. Thomas returned from school with his card in a sealed envelope, so we just posted it off to 10 Downing Street without actually seeing his work. It was only after receiving the letter from the Prime Minister that we then discovered that it had appeared in a number of national newspapers.
“We’re going to get the letter framed and hang it on his bedroom wall alongside his other super heroes!”
Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies said:
“The Prime Minister received a vast number of cards and letters from people across the globe wishing him well throughout his illness and I know he was extremely grateful for each and every one of them.
“I was very pleased to hear that Thomas’s card was one of the few, out of the many thousands sent, to feature in newspapers throughout the country.
“It was a great design of a rainbow and a smiley face, with the words ‘get well soon’ neatly written. I want to thank Thomas for his kind actions. I am sure being the young age he is, he doesn’t appreciate the magnitude of receiving a personal letter from the Prime Minister, but his proud parents will and they can keep the letter safe to remind him when he is older of the generous act he carried out during this pandemic.”
