Find your nearest | NHS Anniversary Protests 2021

On the 73rd anniversary of the founding of our NHS, a Day of Action has been called by Keep Our NHS Public, Health Campaigns Together, NHS Workers Say No and NHS Staff Voices. Join us up and down the UK to demand: patient safety, pay justice and an end to privatisation!

Below you can find your nearest local event using our alphabetised list of all events and our browsable map of events.

List of events

This list was last updated 01/07/2021 and will continue to be updated over time.

Basildon | 11:00 start | Basildon Hospital (green by main entrance) | March to town centre
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2027668570717931/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Bath | 10:30 – 12:30 | Queen Square | Demonstration and street theatre
Contact email address: [email protected]

Bedford | 10:00 start | Bedford Hospital South Wing (Kempston Road entrance) | Static demo
Contact email address: [email protected]

Birmingham | 14:00 – 15:30 | Victoria Square | Protest / [email protected] | Static demo and rally
Contact email address: [email protected]

Blyth | 11:00 start | Blyth Market Square | Rally and march, followed by picnic in Ridley Park
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/4273531895992159/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Bournemouth | 11:00-13:00 | Bournemouth Square | Static protest or march
Contact email address: [email protected]

Bridgenorth | 12 noon – 13:00 | Outside Minor Injuries Unit (Bridgnorth Community Hospital) Static demonstration
Contact: [email protected]

Bristol | 11:00 start | College Green | March to Castle Park
FB event: https://facebook.com/events/s/nhs-workers-say-no-bristol-pro/514479356360452/
Contact email address: nursessaynobris[email protected]

Cambridge | 11:00 – 13:00 | Christ’s Pieces | Speeches, stall, display of 999 Call for the NHS Quilts
Contact email address: [email protected]

Cardiff | 12:00 – 15:00 | Cardiff Central Railway Station
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/4042760975807918/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Carlisle | 12 noon – 13:00 | City Centre | Protest and rally
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/370381561274500/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Cheltenham | From 12 noon | Outside front of Cavendish House | Static demo
Cheltenham Gloucestershire pay justice [email protected]

Chester | 11:00 – 15:00 | Countess of Chester Hospital | March and protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Chesterfield | 11:00 – 13:00 |  Chesterfield Town Hall | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected] (Chesterfield KONP)

Chorley | 10:00 – 12:00 | Chorley Hospital (Euxton Lane) | Picket and rally
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/326738915497676/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Colchester | Start at 12 noon | St Botolph’s Priory | Protest and march
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/nhs-anniversary-protest-colche/379322786834903/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Coventry | 12:00 – 14:00 | Broadgate | Rally
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1402889600073309/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Cromer (Norfolk) | 10:30 – 13:00 | Outside Cromer Church | Petitioning
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/193072302728410/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Darlington | 11:30 – 13:00 | High Row, Darlington Town Centre | Community stall
Contact: [email protected]

Dartmouth | 12:00 – 16:00 | Dartmouth and Kingswear Cottage Hospital | Community stall and activities
Contact email address: [email protected]

Derby | 10.45 | Derby Royal Hospital | Static protest and procession to thank NHS staff
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/132753302298637
Contact: [email protected] 

Derbyshire | 11:00 – 14:00 | Motorcade – Derbyshire hospitals and Derby Hospital
Contact email address: [email protected]

Doncaster | 11:00 – 13:00 | Gate 4, Doncaster Royal Infirmary | Static demonstration
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/319616926527534/
Contact: [email protected]

Dorchester | 11:30 – 13:00 | Town Pump (South Street) | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Evesham (Worcestershire) | 11:00 – 13:00 | Top of Bridge Street (WR11 4RS) | Community stall
Contact email address: [email protected]

Exeter | 12:00 – 14:00 | Bedford Square | Protest, stall and leafleting
Contact email address: [email protected]

Glasgow | From 12 noon | Doulton Fountain, Glasgow Green | Rally and community event
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/979680726192929/
Contact email address: TBA

Gloucester | Start 11:30| Opposite Royal Gloucester Hospital (Great Western Road) | Protest and possible procession
Contact email address: [email protected]

Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft | From 14:00 | Outside James Paget Hospital |March for pay justice
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/983930552356185/
Contact email address: [email protected] / [email protected]

Grimsby | 11:00 – 13:00 | East St Mary’s Gate (outside Barclays) | Community stall
Contact: TBA

Hastings | 12.00 – 13.30 | Outside Debenhams, Hastings Town Centre | Demonstration, possible march
Contact: [email protected]

Huddersfield | 12:00 – 13:00 | Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Hull | From 12 noon | Queen Victoria Square | Static demo
Contact: [email protected]

Ipswich | 11:00 start | Christ Church Mansion | March and protest
Contact email address: [email protected]
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/681633979296062/

Isle of Wight (Ryde) | 11.00 – 13.30 | Anglesea Street, Ryde High St | Pop-up action and leafleting around GP data opt-out
Contact: [email protected]

King’s Lynn | 12:00 – 14:00 | High Street (outside Burton’s) | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Lancaster | From 13:00 | Royal Lancaster Infirmary / White Cross | Protest
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/303364418135684/
Contact: TBA

Leamington Spa | | 11:00 – 13:00 | Leamington Town Hall | Community stall
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3963366210385288
Contact email address: [email protected]

Leeds | 11:00 – 12:30 | Millennium Square | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Leicester | 13:00 start | Gallowtree Gate | Static protest
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/896810170914645
Contact email address: [email protected]

Liverpool | From 11:00 | St George’s Plateau | Static protest
Contact: [email protected]

London – Bexley: Sidcup | 11:30 – 13:00 | Queen Mary’s Hospital (green near Frognal Avenue entrance) | Static protest
Contact: [email protected]

London – Camden: UCLH | From 12 noon | University College Hospital (Euston) | March to Parliament Square
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/530053088180070/
Contact: [email protected]

London: Ealing | 12:00 – 13:30 | Outside Ealing Hospital | Rally, speeches, songs and cakes!
Contact: [email protected]

London: Enfield | 11:00 – 13:00 | Outside Barclay’s Bank | Community stall and leafleting
Contact email address: [email protected]

London – Greenwich: Woolwich | 13:00 – 15:00 | Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Static demo
Contact: [email protected]

London: Hammersmith and Fulham | Leafleting 11:00 – 13:00 outside the Bush Theatre (W12 8LJ); then a picnic (weather permitting) in Hammersmith Park
Contact email address: [email protected]

London – Lambeth | 11:00 – 13:00 | St Thomas’ Hospital (Westminster Bridge entrance) | Static protest and banner drop
Contact email address: [email protected]

London – Lewisham | 14:00 – 16:00 | Outside Lewisham Hospital | Static protest and rally
Contact email address: [email protected]

London – Newham: Stratford | From 12 noon | Outside Stratford Station | Community stall and leafleting
Contact: [email protected]

London – Wandsworth: Tooting | 11:00 – 12:00 | St George’s Hospital | Static protest and community leafleting
Contact email address: [email protected]

London – Waltham Forest | From 13:00 | Whipps Cross Hospital (Whipps Cross Road entrance) | Rally and protest
Contact: [email protected]

Manchester | 11:00 – 12:00 | Piccadilly Gardens | Protest and speakers
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/316366029976303
Contact: [email protected]

Margate | From 12 noon | QEQM Hospital in Margate (Ramsgate Road) | Rally
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/501338107801118/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Newcastle | 12:00 – 13:30 | Meet Royal Victoria Infirmary, march to Grey’s Monument| Protest and march
Contact email address: [email protected]

Norwich | 14:00 – 16:00 | Chapelfield Park Bandstand | Rally followed by a march
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1804002196426331/
Contact email address: [email protected] / [email protected]

Nottingham | 11:30 (march sets off 12 noon) | Market Square | March and rally
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/781649955882557/
Contact email address: [email protected] / [email protected]

Peterborough | From 14:00 | Cathedral Square | Static protest
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/526052711914830/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Plymouth | 11:00 – 13:00 | Static protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Portsmouth | 12 noon | Kings Theatre Southsea | Protest and march
Contact email address: [email protected]

Reading | 11:30am, start 12 noon | Royal Berkshire Hospital | March and rally
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/426187525565141/
Eventbrite event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhss-73rd-birthday-in-reading-tickets-160449949117
Contact: [email protected]

Romsey | 10.30 – 12.00 | Market Place, Romsey | Community stall and leafleting
Contact: [email protected]

Sheffield | 12:00 – 14:00 | Barker’s Pool | Protest and march
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1735005510012776/ 
Contact email address: [email protected] / [email protected]

Southampton | AM event | From 10am | Southampton General Hospital main entrance | Protest
Contact email address: [email protected]

Southampton | PM event | 12 noon – 13:30 | West Quay – Portland Terrace | Protest and banners
Contact email address: [email protected]

Southport | 11:00 – 13:00 | Town Hall Gardens, Southport | Static protest
FB information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/414928469327617/permalink/956712095149249/

Stoke-on-Trent | 11:00 – 13:00 | Hanley Bus Station (ST1 3ED) | Static demo
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/1037708564/posts/10222604980806709/
Contact email address: [email protected]

Sutton-in-Ashfield | 10:00 – 12 noon | King’s Mill Hospital (opposite the reservoir) | Protest
Contact email address: TBA

Teignmouth | A socially distanced protest will take place on 3 July, but with a limited number of places for reasons of social distancing. Other activists will run a Virtual March.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/652187165418338/

Walsall | 11:00 – 12 noon | Community stall and leafleting, then joining event in Birmingham
Contact: [email protected]

York | 11:00 – 12:30 | York Minster | Static protest
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2832802813637008/
Contact email address: [email protected]