Grenfell Hope: Stories from the Community

April 30, 2018 Catherine Reynolds

The Grenfell Tower fire broke out on 14th June 2017 in North Kensington. Over 150 homes were destroyed and there were more than 70 casualties.

With such extensive destruction, it’s hard to remember what it looked like before. As the anniversary approaches, the book honours the Grenfell community and how its residents banded together through adversity. Gaby Doherty witnessed the fire first-hand; her husband, Revd. Dr. Sean Doherty, a Church of England minister, was the first clergy person on the scene.

Good things can arise from harrowing adversities. Gaby and her husband live in a flat nearby The Tower and she lost friends in the fire. Gaby’s account will make you understand what it was like living in North Kensington and how even the smallest gesture can change lives.

In the aftermath of the fire, the community came together and raised aid efforts. God was seen in their actions, inspiring hope in what felt like a once futile situation.

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'Gaby Doherty writes movingly from first-hand experience of the Grenfell Tower fire and its aftermath. Without minimizing the horror of what happens she tells stories of hope in the midst of tragedy.'

– Revd. Nicky Gumbel

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