It has been a time for the dedicated and courageous to step forward. During the coronavirus pandemic thousands in the region have shown a kind of mettle and love beyond the call of duty.
Nurses, doctors, care home workers, and volunteers delivering medicines and food have answered the call and put their own lives on the line to save others.
Now one of them will have a dream wedding in a beautiful setting of lakes and countryside with a chorus of birdsong as a back drop.
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