From refuse workers to our NHS staff, teachers, supermarket workers, public transport workers, emergency services, construction workers, and the countless volunteers who stepped up during lockdown - thank you.
We asked our readers to nominate people who they wanted to show some gratitude for so we can celebrate them. Here's a photo gallery of some of the people who make us proud of Eastbourne.
If you would like your friend or loved one included, email [email protected] with the title Big Thank You.
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Supermarket worker Christina Ward and her daughter Courtney-Jane, a support worker
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Eastbourne and Birling Gap Coastguard teams have been working day-in day out during the pandemic
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Alison, a teaching assistant, was nominated by her friend Liz who said she gave up her school hoildays to look after children and 'never complained or moaned'
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Rachel Sharp was nominated by Michelle Giles for putting herself at risk as a police officer to keep others safe