residents remember those who died in the grand for tragedy a year ago today and my colleague reeta chakrabarti today and my colleague reeta chakra barti is there today and my colleague reeta chakrabarti is there for us this evening. i've been in west london all day and it has been a day that has been heavy and sombre with emotion. the focus has of course been on the victims who died one year ago today. but there has also been palpable anger and really raw grief at what happened. partly because so many questions remain unanswered as to why people were housed in an unsafe building and how this could happen. we know, of course, that those questions are being aired in the public inquiry that has paused this week in order to allow people to remember the victims. we also know, of course, that the police are conducting a separate criminal

investigation. but this evening the focus moves from the various vigils and church services to a silent march that has taken place every month since last summer. for the moment, though, we will be looking at the day's events and let's do this through our special correspondent lucy manning. in the middle of the night grenfell lit up the sky. last year the horror of the fla mes the sky. last year the horror of the flames now green to commemorate the tragedy. last year they gathered at the foot of the tower helpless, now they stood in the same place to remember. #we remember. # we all need somebody # we all need somebody #oh # we all need somebody # oh yeah # words from the koran, many of the last words that night were prayers.

and then 72 names. hamid kani. leena belkadi. victoria king. fatima choucair. nadia choucair. sirria choucair. nadia choucair. sirria choucair. zainab choucair. bassem choukair. for ever in our hearts. a year ago there was the role of the fire. the screams from inside, the cries from out. today, silence. the survivors and the bereaved werejoined by singers

adele and stormzy. but this was about people who had lived and lost here. some came with flowers, others with messages. the day after the fire we met this man, and today he came to remember his mother, father, sister and two brothers. from having a family to not having a family at all is a big change. their absence is a big thing that i've been left with to deal with for the rest of my life and it's extremely painful and i miss them dearly every day. last year we also met this lady, desperate for news. he lost his cousin, her husband and their baby. on the day of the fire we were just running around trying to find relatives. you saw me on the day. but it was the aftermath. in the aftermath, this whole community came together. what do you think the grenfell

community have achieved a year on? a desire to make sure this never happens again. at a local church, otherfamilies who lost children, parents, sisters and brothers heard calls for healing and justice. they have mourned here as a community from the day of the fire, supporting each other, when those who should have done, failed. # something inside so strong # something inside so strong # i know that i can make it... # at this primary, they lost 12 past and present pupils and a teacher. we pray for those who have died and are always remembered. we pray for those who have lost their homes. how does a school cope after this? with difficulty.

it was a day of dignity, but their campaign for answers doesn't end here. and intensely emotional day for people taking part in these commemorative events. this evening's focus is on a silent march, this is a march that has taken place on the 14th of every month since lastjune organised by a local resident. you can see people waiting to set off on the march. the last major march was during the six—month anniversary when about 2500 people took part. the organisers say they expect many more to turn up this evening. certainly, if you walk out and about here near the tower there appears to

be nothing but grenfell. people are dressed in green wearing grenfell badges, or grenfell t—shirts, there are flowers, there is a big wreath by the tube station. the whole area has really been consumed by this issue today, and no doubt in the weeks and months running up to it. i wa nt to weeks and months running up to it. i want to bring in my colleague charlotte gallagher, our correspondent who has been following events all day here. charlotte, you've been at various different events, you were at the memorial service this morning and then at the foot of the tower and you have been talking to people. what are your reflections on how it has felt? it has felt like an important day for people in the community, the bereaved, the survivors and the wider community surrounding grenfell, the one that came together so grenfell, the one that came together so well in the aftermath of that disaster this time last year. today, there has been a lot of silent

reflection as well as the services. when you go to the base of the tower, there is a board that surrounds it and people are writing m essa 9 es surrounds it and people are writing m essa g es to surrounds it and people are writing messages to their family and friends and to people they didn't even know. it has affected them so deeply. people were standing there and taking it all in. there was lots of crying and hugs. there was a sense that people were supporting it ever. a lot of people say the officials let them down and they didn't feel they had support from the council, and it was the community that kept them going. it was the immunity that rallied around and said, we will sort out housing —— it was the community that said, we will keep you going. that was one of the wonderful things we saw in the aftermath of grenfell. in that sense of community is again on display this evening. this is a community organised event, to which the community has turned out. and that

sense of some soi’t community has turned out. and that sense of some sort of positive legacy coming out of this terrible catastrophe, that sentiment has been a code over and over during the day with the people you and i have spoken to, but it is that sense of community that has helped people. and it is notjust people in london, because people from across the country came to help 12 months ago. yes, people from across the country bought donations and offered accommodation. there was a lady from cornwall, people were offering holiday homes in cornwall for people to stay in. it shocked the nation when we woke up and saw those pictures, not only the power consumed in flames, but the desperate pictures of people stuck in the tower and not able to get out. it really shocked people. we haven't seen anything like that in this country in most people's lifetime. so people really felt like they had to do something. and they did. they raised millions of pounds for the grenfell survivors and

bereaved. so there is a real sense not just of the bereaved. so there is a real sense notjust of the initial community here, but it branching out across the uk. and that is something that is special. i spoke to a man who lost his wife in the fire and he was saying he walks down the streets in notting hill where we are now, and people who don't know him come up to him and say, ijust want to hug you. i know what happened to you, it's so awful. so he said he gets embraced and he feels like he has got that support all the time. reviewersjust joining us now, you're watching pictures of the silent march that is the final event in a series of events to commemorate the 72 people lost their lives in that terrible fire at grenfell tower. lots of evidence, of course, of the big, green heart that has become the symbol of this campaign to remember

those who died. there is a huge green heart covering the top of g re nfell tower green heart covering the top of grenfell tower now, the tower now wrapped in white sheeting with a big sign saying grenfell forever in our hearts. that is the tower that is just behind where i am standing, very near where the marchers are starting from. they are taking a route that they have walked a month now for a year, since the fire happened. it's not very far, but they are expecting it to take time, partly because they are expecting many people to turn up. it certainly does look like a big crowd that has come on this first anniversary of

the catastrophe. one moment that has taken place the catastrophe. one moment that has ta ken place before the catastrophe. one moment that has taken place before is when the march walks past the fire station at ladbroke grove, firefighters, who of course themselves risked their lives to rescue people on that terrible night, they have come out in a guard of honour. and we are expecting that to happen again this evening. so for viewers who are justjoining us, this is a silent walk, very much a time to demonstrate by being out together, but also to contemplate, together, but also to contemplate, to reflect and grieve together. i just want to bring in our correspondent charlotte gallacher again. charlotte has spent the day

here, speaking to people and witnessing the events. it's hard to sum up, because different people cope with trauma in different ways. for some people, it's been about throwing themselves into organising community events. but for other people, the raw grief is still very visible. incredibly visible, not just raw grief, but anger as well. as you said, people still want a nswe i’s as you said, people still want answers and they feel they don't have them. if you look at the march, a lot of people are carrying "justice for grenfell", demanding a nswe i’s "justice for grenfell", demanding answers about what happened and how it could be allowed to happen in a country like britain. earlier, somewhat past saying "no justice, no peace". there has been an incredible amount of anger, which is understandable while new look at the

fa ct understandable while new look at the fact that some people are still in emergency accommodation, including people with small children, nearly a year after the disaster. they were promised that they would be housed within weeks or months and that still hasn't happened, so the community is angry and they won't let this go until they get the a nswe rs let this go until they get the answers they want. they don't want anything to be swept under the carpet. they want everything to be out in the open. that is why they do this march every month, to keep it fresh in people's minds. it is easy for people to think it was a year ago, but for these people, it is almost like it was yesterday for some of them. i spoke to one person who lived through the fire and he said it doesn't seem real when he watches it on television. it is only because it happened in his mind so recently. so it is important for people that they get this focus from the rest of the country about what happened here, not only the 72 people who should not be forgotten, but what happened at grenfell tower should never be forgotten and should

never happen again. should never be forgotten and should never happen againlj should never be forgotten and should never happen again. i think what you we re never happen again. i think what you were saying there about the need for justice is very strong. i was speaking to one of the relatives of somebody who died. her niece was only 12 died in the fire. i asked her whether she had been changed by the events of the last year and she told me that she used to be a trusting sort of person and a compliant person. these were her words. . she said now that she didn't trust anybody and she had been forced by circumstances to become an expert in building materials and cladding, so at issue as to why the tower was so unsafe. she had also had to become a legal expert in order to be able to fight the cause for her niece and for the others who died and have been affected by what happened. and you

do get that sense from the communal organisation that people are exchanging information all the time, that some people are seen as having particular strengths as spokespeople. there are certain characters within the community who have stood out. i was speaking to one man earlier and he said at the beginning, it was quite disorganised. but now they are so organised. they run themselves like an official business. obviously they don't make money, but they have a chairperson and a secretary. they have these official meetings and they have goals. then they can go to they have goals. then they can go to the council or the government with the council or the government with the questions they want answering or things that need fixing, and can present the solutions to them. and that has helped empower people in this community going on from such a terrible disaster. how do you come forward from that? i think the fact

that people have organised themselves in this campaign groups and they have organised events like this silent march every month, that is how they have managed to cope with it, some people, by throwing themselves into getting justice and getting answers about what happened. as you can see, the march is proceeding slowly, stopping points. for viewers who are familiar with this part of west london, they are just passing by the westway flyover. the march started at a social club that opened up at the time of the fire and provided a refuge for people. this is the latest in a series of events today to mark the first anniversary of that terrible fire. it started with a memorial service at st helen's church, just down the road from the scenes you

are watching. an earlier in the day, i reflected on that memorial service with the bishop of kensington, the right reverend graham tomlin. we have seen initial raw anger, as we saw at the time. a lot of that has now been channelled. anger is something you can't live with forever. you have to either deal with it or let go of it, and some have tried to move on with their lives and rebuild their lives and leave it behind. others have tried to channel their anger into action. that has been one of the remarkable things about the local community, the way in which the initial anger has been channelled into patient, determined and dignified action. how has it been for you, having to listen to people and cope with this weight of grief? as someone who is listening and try to do what you can

come in lots of others have been doing the same. a lot of the time, you try to carry that as much as you can, but you need to find moments yourself to be able to grieve. i remember at the time, there was a huge rush of confusing emotions and activities. i remember having to ta ke activities. i remember having to take the odd moment now and again where i could sit quietly on my own to express my own grief at the same time. when you go through these services, i am also there as someone who is worshipping and grieving along with everybody else, as well as trying to play a leading role within the community. so you have to manage your own emotions at the same time as trying to carry other people. i wanted to ask you about the tower itself, covered in white shi tingmao with the big green heart at the top —— covered in white sheeting. what do people feel about having this power in their midst? other disagreements about what should happen to it? there has been discussion within the local

community here. there are those who we re community here. there are those who were not even look at it and have tried to avoid it because of the terrible memories. there are others who want to stay as a memorial to what happened and struggle with the idea that it might be taken away because it is a kind of abiding thing that keeps those who have been lost in the memory of people in this area and beyond. as the covering has gone up, it was a bit strange to begin with as the white covering went up the tower. it felt a bit functional and bleak. but when the green heart and the wording at the top, grenfell forever in our hearts, went on, that brought something good to the community. i was talking to someone to the community. i was talking to someone last night who said when they saw those words and the green heart which has become such a symbol for grenfell and the survivors and the bereaved families, they were saying, it made me smile for the first time in a long time. so it is good that it has been covered up for this occasion. it is questionable

what happens to it in the long term. that is a decision for the community in the long term. that was graham tomlin, the bishop of kensington, who i was speaking to a little while ago. you're watching pictures of a silent march that is taking place. it is one of the final events today to mark the first anniversary of the g re nfell tower to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. people are proceeding slowly along the route. it is quiet and peaceful. and a chance for people to reflect together on this terrible catastrophe that happened here one year ago. this is a walk that takes place on

the 14th of every month. it was organised by a local community organiser who wanted to bring people together. as so much has happened in this area, it has been organised locally. and this is a monthly ritual now for the people here. during the six—month march, which happened in december, over 2000 people took part and the organisers thought there would be more than that this time. it certainly does look like a lot of people.

ijust want i just want to bring ijust want to bring in my correspondent charlotte gallagher again. a lot has been made of the diversity of this area. you can see there are people from all sorts of backgrounds on this march. yeah, you can see it totally represented here tonight and throughout the day. this area is so multicultural and sadly, we saw that in the people that died in the tower from so many different countries — italy, lebanon, sudan. so the story really shook a lot of parts of the world. we can see tonight, there are people of different religions and races. you have got very young children on the march, being taken by their parents, and elderly people as well. it was

and elderly people as well. it was an open invitation for anyone who wa nted an open invitation for anyone who wanted to come down and take part in this silent march and pay their respects. you can see lots of people embracing, and it has been like that throughout the day. you keep seeing people hugging people on the streets, sharing tears together. so many people were broken by what happened, and is seen through these events, they do get some kind of courage and faith from these events, walking on the streets. we can see teenagers. we saw schoolchildren earlier leaving school with green ribbons in their hair and on their school blazers. a whole area is remembering what happened. nearly eve ryo ne remembering what happened. nearly everyone is wearing some kind of green item of clothing or carrying some kind of greenstein, banners. it really has become the colour that

symbolises grenfell. you see it on the tower behind us, the massive green heart, and the community wa nted green heart, and the community wanted that on the tower. at first, it was just there sheeting surrounding it, but they wanted the green heart and the message "g re nfell forever green heart and the message "grenfell forever in our hearts". they want to see that. it is a building that towers over this area. you can see it from most places, and it now has that message on the top of it. and the bishop of kensington, who we heard from earlier, said one of the local people he spoke to said it was the first time he had smiled when he saw that go up. it has been such a dreadful yearfor when he saw that go up. it has been such a dreadful year for 70 when he saw that go up. it has been such a dreadful yearfor 70 people in this area, hundreds if not thousands of people in some way suffered from what happened that night. so things like this, the banner going on top of grenfell tower and marches, spending people

with —— time with people in the community is a great source of comfort. well, as we watch them walk slowly along the route, they are heading up along ladbroke grove. and this may be near the point where firefighters come out. the fire station is along this part of the route and in past months, the firefighters have come out and stood in solemnity and solidarity. there they are, forming their guard of honour. as we can see, they have laid down

their helmets with a sign, "united for g re nfell". their helmets with a sign, "united for grenfell". so many brave individual firefighters, for grenfell". so many brave individualfirefighters, who for grenfell". so many brave individual firefighters, who on the night and the following day or two, risked their lives to go into the building. there has of course been a query at the inquiry over the role that the london fire brigade played with its policy of telling people to stay in their flats, but you do sense that that is not for today. those issues have been put to one side. this is about remembering the individual bravery and heroism of people who work for the fire service. for any viewersjust

for any viewers just joining us, you're watching pictures of a silent march that is taking place in west london is one of the final events to commemorate the first anniversary of the deaths of 72 people in the g re nfell tower the deaths of 72 people in the grenfell tower fire. it's a the deaths of 72 people in the grenfell towerfire. it's a march that in the past has taken an hour orso, that in the past has taken an hour or so, but it is thought it will ta ke or so, but it is thought it will take longer tonight because there are more people. and as you have

been able to see if you have been watching, they have been processing slowly, stopping in places. it is as much about reflection and contemplation and solidarity as it is about walking. the banner that illustrates what our correspondent charlotte gallagher was saying. "justice is coming". that cry for justice was saying. "justice is coming". that cry forjustice is echoed co nsta ntly that cry forjustice is echoed constantly in the banners and the interviews that people have given. what you're seeing now is a bit of

an advance of the main body of the march. these are the firefighters, waiting for them to arrive. you can see there are a lot of

people who have come outjust to watch the march as it goes past. here they come, just under the westway flyover. here they come. people are still clearly very moved by the day's events and moved by the weight of emotion that has been palpable throughout the day. there is the mayor of london, sadiq

khan, who spoke earlier at one of the events and laid a wreath during the events and laid a wreath during the service in st helen's church. although this is a community event, there are, as you would expect, some politicians in the crowd and other supporters. but it is by and large local people. charlotte gallagher, our

correspondent who is with me, we we re correspondent who is with me, we were talking earlier about how diverse this bit of london is and how that is very much on display during this march. we have both been speaking to leaders of different faith organisations who have really come together, haven't they, to help people in this traumatic situation? yeah, they came to initially, helping people, opening up their churches and mosques, gathering donations and becoming drop—in centres, organising accommodation. it has become a real lasting legacy within this community. people go

into the church is more often, not necessarily for services, but just to talk to the vickers and reverence to talk to the vickers and reverence to get advice and someone to listen to get advice and someone to listen to them. i heard the local mosque here were saying that before, they didn't do so much in the community, but after this happened, they now do more outreach work with homelessness in the area, community work, and it has made them become more involved in the community. the mosque of course was one of the places that opened its doors that night and got people in as they were being evacuated from grenfell tower. we know that some of the people had been observing ramadan at that mosque, and it was played at left and saw what was happening. some of them managed to raise the initial alarm. they say if that hadn't happened, perhaps the number of dead have been even greater. so there is a real sense that it doesn't matter what religion or race you are, we

are grenfell. this is our community and we are the people that best represent it. and you can see that tonight on this march, little children being carried on their pa re nts' children being carried on their parents' shoulders, others in wheelchairs. it is the whole breadth of the community around grenfell tower. a little earlier we saw the mayor sadiq khan walking along with the silent marchers. there are other politicians in the crowd too and labour leaderjeremy corbyn is one of them and he spoke a little

earlier. this is what he had to say. icame to earlier. this is what he had to say. i came to this very spot straight after the fire over there. they were still burning. over here we had food stores and in the community centre there were people giving support to there were people giving support to the firefighters and ambulance workers and the stress and sheer exhaustion of them was so palpable and commemoration is very important so we never and commemoration is very important so we never forget obviously those who have died in the fire but the pain the families are still going through because to lose somebody in a fire that was in truth wholly preve nta ble a fire that was in truth wholly preventable is a hard thing for anyone to cope with and sadly a number of the families have still not been rehoused and they should have been. that was the labour leaderjeremy corbyn speaking a little bit earlier at the wall which has become such a feature of the remembrance. we can see now the

firefighters being congratulated, being thanked for the role they played during those terrible nights and days this time last year. this is clearly a focal point of the march, a moment of ritual, if you like, to thank the firefighters. it is an opportunity for the firefighters to honour the community too. as we were pointing out a little

earlier this is a very mixed group, a very mixed crowd. it includes many children brought by their parents. and a primary school which lost three of its pupils, two former stu d e nts three of its pupils, two former students and a member of staff in the grenfell tower fire today held a special memorialfor the the grenfell tower fire today held a special memorial for the victims. our reporter ayshea buksh has more. good morning, everyone. last year my family andi good morning, everyone. last year my

family and i unfortunately lost our homes in the grenfell disaster. sometimes it's hard to be happy when you're feeling so sad but we can support each other when we smile. this was no ordinary assembly. ravensdale park primary school and nursery is just streets away from g re nfell tower nursery is just streets away from grenfell tower so today was always going to be painful. # something inside so strong # something inside so strong # i know that i can make it # the sadness felt by pupils, staff and parents was huge but they came together to comfort each other. —— avondale park primary school. allah, please tell them forever they will be in our hearts. of those that died 12 had close connections to this school, one of them was teacher nadia choucair and two of her

daughters were also pupils, fatima and zainab. this morning was so beautiful, so heart touching, amazingly put together. another pupil who died was 60 road yaqub hashim from the 22nd floor. they we re very hashim from the 22nd floor. they were very friendly and caring so if i asked them if they want to ride my bike they would say yes. try and explain your feelings to someone else like your parents, siblings, on tees or uncles so they can know what you feel like and they can try and support you. what should people remember about grenfell tower fire? what are your hopes for the future? that nobody forgets it because it shouldn't be forgotten and that we just keep moving forward but not forgetting. i've been so surprised. just such strength that they have shown from all ages, you know, obviously they have very difficult days at times,

we all do. they are scared, they are frightened, they are angry, they are sad, they are shocked, but i can't remember anyone saying," i don't like where i live." theyjust seem to have understood that they have got to get on with things and i really a m got to get on with things and i really am amazed, actually. some of these children are still living in temporary accommodation and the headteacher says that that is incredibly disruptive for them at their young age. however, the school will, going forward, continued to give them the structure and support that they need. ayshea buksh, bbc london news. well, a flavour of the tremendous difficulty that people, very young people, still continue to live under a whole year after that terrible tragedy. we are back now with the

silent march. somebody at the front here is still having a bit of fun. the marchers stopping every so often at different points along the route. we saw them a little bit earlier saluting the firefighters, at their station on ladbroke grove who had come out in a sort of guard of honour putting their helmets down on the ground before them, standing silently and people shook their hands as they walked past. this is a big march. it's difficult to tell the numbers but the organisers said 2500 people turned up to the march, the six—month march, in december and they were very confident that they would have more than that. this,

remember, is a locally organised march organised by a local community organiser. but something that's really captured people's imaginations and become part of the life of the community. it happens every month on the 14th. the colour green is absolutely everywhere, of course. green for grenfell. and as we have spent the day here in west london you really can't move for seeing green, people wearing scarves or t—shirts or ribbons. this, of course, is a collective act

of remembrance and solidarity but there have been individual acts as well. a london underground driver has been praised after he stopped his train last night to pay tribute to the grenfell community. harvey mitchell got out of his carriage and waved a green banner near latimer road where hundreds of people had gathered for an event remembering the 72 victims. our correspondent victoria hollins has more. the thanks keep coming for harvey mitchell. more than welcome. in a spirit of the moment decision at latimer road last night he stopped his train and raised the flag in tribute to grenfell‘s victims. people come through this station seven days a week. by me stopping and giving a wave shows the

representation of the community and i hope they get stronger from doing that. harvey knows a lot of people in the area and has lived near g re nfell in the area and has lived near grenfell for more than a0 years and was with good friends with a man he calls moses who died in the fire, raymond bernard, lived on the 23rd floor. what would he have made of your actions? moses would have left because he was a nice guy and he was always smiling so he would have just left. wherever he is now he is smiling. london underground support ha rvey‘s smiling. london underground support harvey's tribute but he has been surprised by the wider reaction, not a lwa ys surprised by the wider reaction, not always positive. 72 people lost their lives, the people that complainjust shows their lives, the people that complain just shows you what kind of life they are leading and where they should be at. that is my brethren andl should be at. that is my brethren and i hope today i'm showing people solidarity and it will help them to heal their grief and pain. harvey's flag stays with him today, personal gesture in a community that will

a lwa ys gesture in a community that will always remember its victims. victoria hollins, bbc london news. we are back live in west london where thousands of people are on the streets taking part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. the vast majority of these people are local people but there are others too. there are politicians and some artists who supported their cause right from the start of their... singer adele has been spotted. it is a march but there are these moments where people pause and reflect and then move slowly on. i want to bring in my colleague and correspondent charlotte gallagher again. it's been such an emotional day, hasn't it,

charlotte ? such an emotional day, hasn't it, charlotte? and this is only a snapshot of what people have had to endure for 12 months now. i think it's worth talking a little bit about the sort of trauma that continues to affect people and how they are being helped through it. yes. it was such a devastating night for so many people and in the immediate aftermath there was a recognition that so many people may need counselling and therapy, not to get over, perhaps, but come to terms with had happened that night, what they had seen, what they had lost. we know that children were involved in grenfell, children that perhaps lost classmates, including the children we saw at a local school earlier. they have been receiving specialist help, someone to talk to about what happened that night. not just those as well. firefighters and the rest of the emergency services that were there that night, they have been receiving therapy as well.

dany have been receiving therapy as well. da ny cotto n, have been receiving therapy as well. dany cotton, the head of london fire brigade, said that that was something she felt was very important, that have firefighters had someone to talk to because what they went through that night, i mean, a firefighter on the best of daysis mean, a firefighter on the best of days is a hard job that most of us wouldn't be able to do, let alone on a night like that, seeing what they did and experiencing what they did, a lot of the needed help to come to terms with experiencing what happened that night. so many people receiving counselling, therapy, talking to people at churches, at mosques, in the wider community, teachers at school, gps, so many people offering help to people here. actually, earlier during the march and at the service there were volu nteers and at the service there were volunteers from the nhs as well wearing green t—shirts saying "nhs wearing green t—shirts saying "nhs we are here to help" and they were mental health workers the nhs sent here to speak to people who were suffering and struggling to cope

with today. there were people available for people to speak to. we spoke to somebody a little earlier here on bbc news about the sort of work she did and the numbers involved, which of course run into the many hundreds. it's interesting you spoke about the head of the fire brigade dany cotton because she was very open about her need for counselling after having to deal with this catastrophe. people making their way slowly along this route. there will be many people there who are members of the community but also members of local organisations who have helped others through this very difficult time. one of them is from the muslim cultural heritage centre and i spoke

to him earlier about how the community has come together since the terrible events of 12 months ago. i think the unity has been remarkable in keeping people going on and coping with the loss of loved ones as well as seeking justice and going through the process of rehabilitation from temporary accommodation and two semi permanent and so on. the community has been one of the important factors that has come out of this tragedy and the second important factor has been the willingness to work together to address the issues of common concern. the faith communities in kensington and chelsea have been working in her were donated fashion ona working in her were donated fashion on a regular basis since day one and this has continued to this day and hopefully by september there are plans to have some kind of structure to make sure we all work together in a complimentary fashion so we can

assist the people who need our assistance, as well as keep the unity and legacy of this tragedy in a positive and constructive manner. so that would be a very positive outcome of a very tragic situation? absolutely. how do you go about speaking to people who come to you with the sort of pain we have heard a little bit of? at the muslim cultural heritage centre al manaar we have identified one of the major issuesis we have identified one of the major issues is post trauma situations where we don't have the technical knowledge of how to cope with those kind of issues. with the help of the local authority we have managed to open a counselling service at the al manaar centre, community based counselling service by qualified psychotherapists who are providing the service for the last year. they will continue to do that. there is

now a need for that because people are still in need to cope with the aftermath of the fire but also with the whole situation of having to go through different things. one simple example, someone through different things. one simple example, someone who might have been living in the tower on the tenth floor, if someone else offers them the same floor, the same flat, they wouldn't take it any more because they might have lived in that situation may be for ten, 20, 30 yea rs situation may be for ten, 20, 30 years but now they're feeling is com pletely years but now they're feeling is completely different and they may have developed a phobia to living in high—rise floors. those sort of things may not be easy to identify like people like myself so the professional psychotherapists will be able to assist with diagnosing this kind of problem and then signposting people to the right institutions where they can get better help. this is what we are trying to do within the community. that was abdurahman sayed from the

muslim heritage centre, so senseless helping support people in the immediate hours after the fire —— so central in helping support people. so many residents of grenfell tower we re so many residents of grenfell tower were from a muslim background. as charlotte gallagher, my colleague, was saying earlier, religion teams to have had no boundaries when it has come to dealing with this tragedy. all of the faith organisations have worked together and put aside any differences that they might have been, or any barriers. charlotte, the events marking this first anniversary started late last night, or i should say, in the early hours of this morning with a vigil and also with the lighting up of grenfell tower

and other buildings in the area. what's going to happen tonight? when this silent procession finishes, a lot of people will be going for a community meal together to break fast for ramadan, people sharing a meal together, not just fast for ramadan, people sharing a meal together, notjust muslims but people from different parts of the community. last night we saw g re nfell tower community. last night we saw grenfell tower being lit up at i2:5aam, the first time of that 999 call to report a small kitchen fire. nobody knew at that time it would be such a devastating catastrophe, something london had not seen since the second world war. and tonight as well, the tower we are sending just in front of, grenfell tower, will be lit up green again tonight, a real beacon in this community. green has become the colour, hasn't it? you can't really see anyone in the crowd

without a green scarf, a green birth greenheart, that lady is holding up. it really is the colour that symbolises grenfell now. —— a green bow, a green heart. justice for grenfell, someone carrying one of those banners. that's one of the groups, of course, and one of the slogans of grenfell. people wanting justice. they want answers. the church service at st helens church earlier today was organised by humanity for grenfell and at that service they wanted it to be really representative of the diverse community of grenfell. we have not only the vicar of that church but we had people from different churches, from local mosques, local politicians, families of course, that were affected. the first rose we re that were affected. the first rose were all reserved for the families of the victims and the church itself

was decorated in green. green ribbons hanging from the sides. they we re ribbons hanging from the sides. they were all given green scarves to wear. so, really, really moving scenes earlier today, and of course now here at this silent procession we are seeing, usually this would be one of the major shopping streets, a tourist area even, so many tourists come here it is not usually this silent in this part of london, is it? no, it certainly isn't, and you can see some of the emotion on display from people who have come out to watch the march go past. one thing that has been conspicuous about today is that the survivors and relatives of the victims have wa nted and relatives of the victims have wanted to commemorate this moment in their own way. they have organised

personal events, they have come to these collective events, but they have wa nted these collective events, but they have wanted to stay away from the cameras for the day because they felt that this has been a very personal moment, and of course, a deeply, deeply painful moment. but earlier in the week i spoke to sandra kroll is who lost her niece who is only 12 in the fire and she explained to me how relatives, survivors in the community are coping one year on from the tragedy. we have families but some of them are in pain and some of them are possibly in denial. but we are all together in this and we all understand each other, we all have peaks understand each other, we all have pea ks and troughs, understand each other, we all have peaks and troughs, it is a very supportive community and it has carried us through and we will continue. this isjust the carried us through and we will continue. this is just the start. have you come to know people you didn't know before? yes, i have,

yes, and come to know them very well. and that's been enriching? definitely, yes. it has actually really solidified that sense of what community is and the importance of diversity within the community and how it strengthens who we are and learning about other people and their customs and their sense of family also. we all bring our own cultures to it and it has made us stronger and more understanding, and more caring of each other. do you feel it has changed you?” more caring of each other. do you feel it has changed you? i think before i used to be quite a compliant person. i now question everything. i'm a lot less trusting. but i think i've become stronger through it even in my own weakness.

i have become stronger. i draw on people's strength and i think we have found skills in ourselves we didn't even know we had. as you face this anniversary, what are your thoughts about the future? in the future i hope we can bring about change, significant change. the thing with grenfell is it came about because change can happen fast enough so i'm hoping that the prime minister and government commit now as the inquiry is starting that any findings that come out of it are put into effect immediately because people are in danger now, whether it is in north kensington, whether it is in north kensington, whether it is in north kensington, whether it is in hull, birmingham, manchester, glasgow, people are in danger. why should they be? we should be safe in our own homes in our own beds, that should never happen again. so we wa nt should never happen again. so we want change, we want long—lasting

change, we want regulatory change throughout the whole of the structure. it's the building, its regulation, its management, and it's also about ethics, how landlords need to be ethical landlords and understand that social housing is for everyone and we should be treated as people, notjust as numbers on accounts. sandra ruiz, the aunt of a 12—year—old girl who lost her life in grenfell tower. for anybody just for anybodyjustjoining us, for anybody just joining us, you for anybodyjustjoining us, you are watching pictures of a silent march thatis watching pictures of a silent march that is taking place in the area around grenfell tower. one of the final events to commemorate this, the first anniversary of that terrible, terrible fire lastjune.

it's a big event, it looks like many hundreds of people. the organisers certainly thought it would be 2500, which is the number that turned up on the six—month march, which was on the month of december. and it has, as you can see, been a silent march. people quiet, reflective, thinking back on the events of this past year, and of course, walking in community and solidarity. they may well be thinking about how intensely emotional this day has been. one of

deep pain but also some solace in the fact that they are there together. if there is one message that one can take from the day it's that one can take from the day it's that one can take from the day it's that one of the good things to have come out of this terrible catastrophe it is that strong sense of community and support. it has been an emotional day in west london on the first anniversary of the g re nfell tower on the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. on the first anniversary of the grenfell towerfire. i'm going to leave you with some of the most striking images and moments from the events of the day. # amazing grace # amazing grace # how sweet the sound # how sweet the sound # that saved a wretch like me # those we may have physically loft will never, ever be forgotten —— lost.

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hole in our hearts that can never be healed and it hurts. there were beautiful, wonderful, glorious years filled with happiness, love and laughter. i adored filled with happiness, love and laughter. iadored her.|j filled with happiness, love and laughter. iadored her. iwanted filled with happiness, love and laughter. i adored her. iwanted to hug my dad, smell my dad, feel my dad, hold my dad. there will be two empty chairs on the table for every birthday, christmas and new years but they will forever only position in our hearts. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. a year on since the grenfell fire, residents in west london have taken part in a silent march to remember the 72 people who died. among those who lined the route, were firefighters

who attended the fire, and they were thanked by some of the people walking in the march. and this is the scene in west london , as that silent march continues to pass around the site of grenfell tower. # amazing grace. earlier in the day, a service of remembrance was attended by survivors, families and friends, representing people from dozens of nationalities.