REMEMBRANCE
Each year the Foundation supports anniversary events, including supporting private events for bereaved and survivors to come together, a large community vigil by the Tower, and the larger Silent Walks that significant dates bring. We also support with green lighting of community buildings, floral tributes, and other ways to remember for the wider community. The Foundation has raised funds to be able to provide a fitting anniversary led by bereaved families, survivors and the community on the 14 June for years to come, and we welcome any ideas that mark this date in a fitting way.
Grenfell Anniversaries
We support a number of initiatives on and around the 14th June every year. These have previously included a multi faith service held at the base of the Tower by Grenfell United, video tributes from families, transport to sites of Memorial and the Silent Walks attended by thousands of people that follow in the evening. The video shown here is from the 5 Year Anniversary service in 2022.
Grenfell Memorial Cup
On the 21st May 2022, in partnership with QPR, we supported bereaved and survivors to put on the Grenfell Memorial Cup, a day of remembrance through football where 600 local people played at Loftus Road, and over 4000 came to watch. The final game of the day was of bereaved and survivors vs emergency service workers in a 72 minute match. In May 2023, the event was held at St Georges Park, the England training ground where 500 community members came up to play. In May 2024, the event was held back at Loftus Road Stadium with a bereaved and survivor friendly game.
Remembering Together
Each year we support Grenfell Untied for bereaved and survivor young people to come together and collectively remember and reflect in partnership with Grenfell Health and Wellbeing. They often produce a collective piece of art alongside individual creations which are put on display at the Grenfell Anniversary events.
Grenfell Mosaic
The mosaic is a focal point of remembrance at the base of Grenfell Tower. Each month a different community, faith group or school work with artists to create a new section to add to the artwork, organised by ACAVA Arts and Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre.
For more information please CLICK HERE.
Silent Walks
Previously to Covid, every month the community came together for a silent walk, to remember those lost in the fire, support each other and to keep the campaign for justice in the public eye. This is now twice a year on 14th December and 14t June. The Foundation supports the walk and provides the local organisers with equipment they need to keep the walk safe. During the peak of Covid the walks weren’t able to take place, so instead we supported video tributes both in memorial, and to keep people aware of what was happening in terms of the Inquiry and wider post Grenfell issues and campaigns.
Trees 4 Grenfell
T4G is a project committed to planting trees and developing small memorial gardens which are tranquil places of remembrance and reflection around the vicinity of Grenfell Tower. They also maintain the ‘Wall of Truth’ area, a central place of gathering for the community since the fire. Their long term plan is to plant 72 trees on Westway land and their project both upskills and gives therapeutic benefit to the community. For more information please CLICK HERE.
Carnival
Each year, Notting Hill Carnival marks the Grenfell tragedy with a moment of silence which encourages visitors to the area to remember and reflect. We hope to support this initiative with memorial banners and wristbands for years to come.
WELLBEING
We have supported projects and initiatives that aid the wellbeing and recovery of the local community.
Fight 4 North Kensington
Every year since 2018, we have partnered with Durrants Gym on the ‘Fight 4 Grenfell’ to offer 10 weeks of free boxing training, followed by a Fight Night for those new to the sport, raising money for local causes. Since 2023, this is now ‘Fight 4 North Kensington’ which although will always have Grenfell at it’s heart, now raises funds for other important causes across the area as well as Grenfell related organisations (Video Credit Big Fight UK).
Female Only Swimming
In 2023, we supported a trial of a women’s only, culturally appropriate swimming session at the Kensington Leisure Centre in partnership with the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service, which featured both the lesson itself, and time to come together afterwards to discuss common issues the group was going through. The trial was a success and has now been taken on as a permanent project by Grenfell Health and Wellbeing.
AWARENESS
Grenfell Curriculum
We are supporting a project with a number of researchers, who are working closely with Grenfell family members to look at how Grenfell could be taught in schools in the future as part of the Grenfell legacy. They are meeting with both young people and adults to see what and how Grenfell could be taught, with a long term goal of having it as a staple part of the curriculum.
Mabel TShirt
Artist and local resident Mabel has worked with a group of young bereaved and survivors to produce a t-shirt, as part of an ongoing effort to get younger voices heard in the Grenfell story. Proceeds of the Tshirt will be held by the Grenfell Foundation, who will work with the young people involved to decide how the money could best support youth in North Kensington in the future.
Our Power Hub
Our Power Hub is a CIC established by a bereaved family member, offering a range of peer support and wellbeing activities to bereaved, survivors and community members of all ages. For more information please visit HERE.
Minds United
We are a voluntary, peer led organisation whose aim is to use sport as a medium to connect the community and reduce isolation. We aim to improve the 4 elements of wellbeing - social , emotional, physical and mental health - by meeting up regularly for some free, fun and friendly football. For more information please visit HERE.
Cornwall Hugs
Cornwall Hugs has provided respite holidays for over 480 bereaved, survivors and community members since 2017 by sourcing donated accommodation, activities and travel. They have been a hugely important partner to the North Kensington Community at a time when they were needed most. For more information please visit HERE.
Tree of Life and COURAGE Training
We invited Ncazelo Ncube to train 20 health staff, support staff and community members in her culturally sensitive therapeutic approaches. For more information on the methodologies, please visit: HERE.
If you are a bereaved family member, survivor or community member with a project or initiative that you would like to discuss, please contact us at: info@grenfellfoundation.org.uk.