Quakers join walk to remember Grenfell
‘This event was the ninth anniversary of the fire – and was significant because the last remains of Grenfell Tower are due to be demolished later this year.'
Two Westminster Quakers joined a monthly silent walk last month to remember the seventy-two people killed by the Grenfell Tower disaster on 14 June 2017.
Pennie Quinton told the Friend: ‘This event was the ninth anniversary of the fire – and was significant because the last remains of Grenfell Tower are due to be demolished later this year. The demolition is devastating for the survivors of Grenfell because to date there have been no prosecutions for the disaster that killed and wounded their loved ones.’
This May, the government revealed new plans for a public engagement policy to improve building safety systems. This was based on recommendations made in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report. The new building professions strategy should be launched in 2027.
Scotland Yard has also said that it hopes to bring criminal charges against seventy-seven companies and individuals for the Grenfell Tower fire. Trials will not start until a decade after the disaster took place.
See Pennie’s full report.
