Community creates Grenfell memorial quilt panel

A community group has said it is "proud" to have contributed to a memorial quilt to remember those who lost their lives in Grenfell Tower.

Students at Norland college in Bath, Somerset, and members of the public, have sewn a 12ft x 12ft panel which will be added to many other panels making up the quilt that will eventually measure the same dimensions as the tower in North Kensington, London.

The quilt project is led by Tuesday Greenidge, whose daughter survived the 2017 fire in which 72 people died. She said she wanted it to "symbolise justice" for everyone affected.

Norland sewing lecturer Kate Jaeger, who worked on the quilt, said the project showed the "healing power of creativity".

The Norland Sewing Bee, made up of students, sewing lecturers and members of the public, was launched at Bath Central Library in September 2023 and met every Friday for a year to complete the panel.

Ms Jaeger said it had been a "great honour" and that the panel included images of hearts and stars, as well as hot air balloons, to symbolise the West Country.

"They [the group] formed a lovely friendship and were so supportive of the project," Ms Jaeger added.

Jo Price, who is also a sewing lecturer at Norland, said: "It touched everyone and every city across the UK had people who were impacted.

"Working on this panel keeps their memory alive. It's keeping people questioning the architecture, and about how people live in the UK.

"I feel very proud to be a part of it."

The panel will be on display at Bath Abbey until 27 March.

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