Reader’s Digest UK – August 2019

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LETTERS ON THE JUNE ISSUE

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AUGUST 2019 • 9

It was moving
to read about
three people
who were
affected by the
Grenfell Tower fire.
It’s inspirational to
read about Naomi
Israel and Helena Thompson and the invaluable
help they’re giving to survivors. Firefighter
Edric Kennedy-Macfoy’s account included
upsetting, harrowing information about the fire
itself. It hit home that those working in the
emergency services go through so much in
such times and his account shows this.
My heart goes out to all the victims, families,
their friends and all emergency services
involved. I hope one day the former
residents’ voices are truly heard and that
justice is served. This should never happen
again. In the meantime we need to keep
hearing about the work that is being carried
out to help survivors.
Thank you for an important article and for
letting us hear the different thoughts of those
who were affected by this unforgettably sad
and senseless event. I feel, from the stories
that were told, that there’s still hope and the
community has clearly banded together to
move forward.
Manisa Kuinke, Middlesex

78 • JUNE 2019

INSPIRE

wo years on from the Grenfell Tower Fire, which killed 72 people, and injured 70 more, the community is still fighting for

justice. At the time of writing, nearly 100 households remain in temporary accommodation, and heightened levels of

cancer-causing chemicals threaten the health of locals even further. These are the stories of the heroes, survivors and activists whose lives were indelibly

marked by that fateful day

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The stories of three people directly affected by the devastating Grenfell Tower Fire,

which shook the world on June 14, 2017

Grenfell

ILLUSTRATION © ELLY WALTON

Letter of

THE MONTH EASY AS A, B, C

I found your “Make

Remembering As

Easy As A, B, C”

incredibly insightful.

We often can’t

remember a name but

we know the letter it

starts with. It

reminded me of my

mum. She once sent a

Christmas card to my

best friend and her

husband and wrote,

“To Jackie and Steve”

in it. My friend’s

husband is called

“Colin”. When I asked

her where she had

got the name “Steve”

from, she said, “I

couldn’t remember his

name so I went

through a few and

“Jackie and Steve” go

perfectly together so I

thought I’d put that.”

There’s not much you

can say to that!

Esther Newton,

Berkshire