Community Projects — Grenfell Foundation

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, the larger Silent Walks that significant dates bring, and transport to sites of memorial. We also support with green lighting of community buildings, floral tributes, and other ways to remember for the wider community. During Covid times the annual Memorial has had to look very different and there has also been a need to provide masks and sanitiser for a range of community events. 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 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

We supported a number of initiatives on and around the 14th June 2022, which marked 5 years since the Grenfell tragedy. These included a multi faith service held at the base of the Tower by Grenfell United, and the Silent Walk attended by thousands of people that followed that evening. Please take a moment to watch the service and Silent Walk speeches above.

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, and we hope to support families to repeat the event in the future.

**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**
Every month the community comes 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. The Foundation supports the walk and provides the local organisers with equipment they need to keep the walk safe, month in and month out. Sadly during the peak of Covid the walks haven’t been able to take place, but we have instead supported video tributes both in memorial, and to keep people aware of what is 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. — **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.

CARNIVALEach 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. — **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.

Minds UnitedWe 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… — **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 HugsCornwall 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 Co… — **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 TrainingWe 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. — **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.