Our first report, published in May 2022, outlines the ideas gathered so far for what a future memorial could look like. This is based on what we've heard from those bereaved by and those who survived the tragedy, residents of the Lancaster West Estate that surrounds the Tower, and local North Kensington residents.
The report is read by Susan Al-Safadi and Andrea Newton, community representatives for Lancaster West Estate residents and Sandra Ruiz, community representative for bereaved families.
The audio version of the report has been recorded and produced by Piers Thompson and Greg Weir at Portobello Radio and Camilo Salzar at Morley College. We are very grateful to them for being so generous with their time and expertise, and their ongoing support. We would also like to thank the teams at the Tabernacle and Muse Gallery for kindly allowing us to use their space to make the recordings.
The report has been recorded in full, and divided into seven episodes, with listening time for each up to 13 minutes.
Episode 1
Summary of the report, our mission, Grenfell’s existing memorials and about us.
Episode 2
Explaining about the people who help us, how we make decisions, what we can do, and what we can’t, the practicalities around the land and legal situation, and budget.
Episode 3
How we've been listening to the views of the bereaved families, survivors and local residents.
Episode 4
Sharing the views that we have heard from the community to date.
Episode 5
Taking inspiration from other memorials, considering the views of bereaved families and working towards consensus.
Episode 6
Talking about the challenges facing us and learning from other memorial commissions including the Aberfan memorial, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the 7/7 Memorial, the Manchester Arena Memorial and the UK Holocaust Memorial.
Episode 7
Outlining the key phases of the journey towards a fitting memorial.
Click here to read a copy of the report in English, Amharic, Arabic, Farsi, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya or Vietnamese.