A plaque made to honour Swindon's Covid key workers and volunteers has caused outrage after it was put up with errors on it.
The mistakes include random capital letters, grammar errors, the wrong date and American spellings
Swindon’s borough council leader even revealed he knew about the ‘sloppy’ and ‘insulting’ mistakes before the installation on Monday.The plaque reads: ‘This tree has been planted in appreciation of Our Key Workers and Volunteers by the borough. to honour Their Selflessness and Dedication given to the residents and the vulnerable During the Covid Pandemic March 2019.
‘It seems they could have gone ahead with the event and said what the plaque will be, if they were aware of the errors before the ceremony. This news doesn’t shine a good light on Swindon – it’s just a bit sloppy.’Mr Renard offered his apologies and promised to fix the errors. ‘I offer my sincerest apologies to all the key workers and volunteers that the wording on the plaque had errors on it.
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