{"id":277,"date":"2021-03-27T23:39:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T23:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perfick.net\/wp2\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2021-03-27T23:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T23:39:55","slug":"acknowledgements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perfick.net\/wp2\/acknowledgements\/","title":{"rendered":"ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to thank the many unsung heroes \u2013 the volunteers who have helped out on fund-raising events over the years. Your help has been invaluable in making sure the Memorial was finished. In particular the many wonderful people who have been on our committee over the years since the charity\u2019s inception in 2007. All have worked incredibly hard, with no salary or expenses at all. They are too many to list here, but have been a wonderful help and support to honorary secretary Sandra Scotting since the charity was first set up. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We should also like to thank Kofi Appiah, who was the first ever Mayor of Tower Hamlets to campaign to have a plaque placed over the stairs on the 50th anniversary in 1993. He organised a special Memorial Service and was able to install the plaque above the entrance stairs of Bethnal Green tube station where everyone died. Although the plaque was later lost by TFL it turned up at an auction house in Kent and was fortunately spotted by the family of one of the victims, Ethel Grover, and handed to the charity to raise funds. A replacement plaque was eventually put above the stairs, but it is difficult to read nowadays. This is just one of the reasons why we needed a fitting Memorial to be built next door to where the tragedy occurred. One that could not be lost or moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also wish to thank the many people who have helped and contributed to the building of the Memorial in so many different ways. They are not listed in any particular order, but all have made a substantial contribution to the Stairway to Heaven Memorial project. The building work would not have started without their help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some have given their time or help pro bono, others at cost or low price, and of course many more people have given donations. We will be adding to this list from time to time as we work through our records, but will be unable to list every single person that has donated to the funds as there is not enough room. Children have even given their pocket money, school classes have organised fund-raising events, local businesses and people have regularly made donations and every contribution, however small, has been very much appreciated and we thank every single person very much that has helped us to complete the memorial project. Those that have sponsored conicals are listed on a separate \u2018conical\u2019 page. The following have made substantial contributions in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London Borough of Tower Hamlets<\/strong> \u2013 including Mayor Lutfur Rahman, Mayor John Biggs, and all the local councillors who have undertaken events to help us raise funds and given their time and support over the last 11 years. Also, to local <strong>MP Rushanara Al<\/strong>i who has been a huge support and help to us throughout our project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE PROJECT TEAM<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARCHITECT &amp; LEAD CONSULTANT: Harry Paticas MBE of Arboreal Architecture Ltd (Architect &amp; originator)<br>MAIN CONTRACTOR:&nbsp; CONISTON LIMITED<br>QUANTITY SURVEYOR: Davis Langdon\/Aecom<br>STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: The Morton Partnership<br>PRECAST CONCRETE ENGINEER: Waldeck<br>SERVICES ENGINEER: Max Fordham<br>TYPOGRAPHER: Atelier Dreibholz<br>CDM CO-ORDINATOR: PFB Consult<br>LEGAL SERVICES (Pro Bono): Mayer Brown LLP<br>ACCESS CONSULTANT: Access=Design<br>PARTY WALL: Anstey Horne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUPPLIERS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aggregate Industries<br>BBS Granite Concepts<br>Brill &amp; Co<br>Coniston Limited (Main contractor)<br>Echosheet<br>Falcon<br>Greenoak Carpentry Company<br>Hotchkiss<br>J.B. Riney &amp; Co<br>F. Geotechnical<br>LeanderArchitectural<br>Mark Bailey Associates<br>O\u2019Halloran &amp; O\u2019Brien Ltd<br>Peri Scaffolding<br>Retina Images<br>SAK Solutions<br>In Wood Subsite Surveys<br>Thomson Maintenance<br>Timbmet<br>Wade Drainage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLUS<\/strong><br> Ian Reeves\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0              Fr. Alan Green &amp; St. John on Bethnal Green Church\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 London Underground<br>Canary Wharf PLC<br>The Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green<br>London Overground<br>The Draper\u2019s Charitable Fund<br>Bethnal Green library<br>Bancroft Road Library and Archives<br>Ron Mardell and RJM New &amp; Used Plant and Machinery Ltd,<br>Limehouse.<br>The Fountain Pub, Sceptre Road, Bethnal Green<br>The Hare Pub, Cambridge Heath Road<br>Carpenters Arms Pub, Cambridge Heath Road \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0               \u00a0\u00a0and the current committee of Joyce Hampton (Chair), Sandra Scotting, Maria Bottono, Lorraine Smith, Anna Reid, Edna Austin, Babs Clark, Raju Vaidyanathan, Kate Thompson, Frank Summers, June Cray, Lee Scotting and Sarah Richards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Patrons<\/strong>: Tommy Walsh, Cheryl Baker and Harry Harris.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>Sean Dettman<br>Jessica Francis Kane \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 London Pearly Kings &amp; Queens Society<br>John Walters, Pearly King of Finsbury &amp; family<br>East London Pearly Kings &amp; Queens<br>Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road<br>Four Corners Gallery, Roman Road<br>Pearson\u2019s Educational Publishers<br>The Tyrer family<br>Mr. M.L. Knight<br>Wolfgang Tillmans<br>Foresters Friendly Society Court \u2018Industry of Cobden\u2019 No. 1752<br>Foresters Charity Stewards UK Trust<br>Brightstone CR Primary School<br>Forest Scooter Club of Woodford<br>Kipper Tie Productions<br>Network Theatre<br>Isle of Dogs Line Dance Club<br>W. English &amp; Son Funeral Directors<br>Oxford House, Bethnal Green Road<br>Park Communications Ltd Printers<br>Keith Miller Medium &amp; Clairvoyant<br>Ronnie Spicer<br>Raju Vaidyanathan<br>Starbucks<br>James Reid<br>Bonner Road School<br>Morpeth School<br>Mowlem Primary School<br>Globe Road School<br>Bangabandhu School<br>Parmiters School<br>Old Parmitarians Society<br>The Bishopsgate Institute<br>Tate &amp; Lyle<br>Browns<br>Churchill\u2019s Britain At War Experience<br>Neil\u2019s Sports Trophy, Three Colts Lane<br>The Beigel Shop, Brick Lane<br>Tesco Store, Bethnal Green Road<br>Sainsbury\u2019s, Cambridge Heath Road<br>Hornchurch Conservative Club<br>PLANarma Ltd \u2013 Plan Create and Make of Clapham<br>The Mactaggart Third Fund Trustees and specifically Fiona Mactaggart<br>The London Fire Brigade Welfare Fund<br>The Firefighters at Bethnal Green Fire Station<br>Bethnal Green Police Station &amp; staff<br>Rose Hardman<br>The Estate of Marjorie Spector<br>The Former Bethnal Green Society (Courtesy of the late Rev\u2019d Ron Vaughan its last Chairman and family)<br>Freemasons Grand Charity<br>Lynn Whelon<br>Peter Sceats<br>Hanover Shopfitters Ltd.<br>Geoff Stanford<br>Dr. Joan Martin MBE<br>Mr. John Scott of Brathew Ltd<br>St. George\u2019s Day Club                                                                                                          Charles Jenkins                                                                                                                      Joy Puritz                                                                                                                     Fintan Culwin<br>PIP electronics Ltd Basildon<br>S &amp; R Kelly &amp; Sons pie &amp; mash shop, 284 Bethnal Green Road.<br>George Nixon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0                \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br>The East London Garden Society<br>The University of East London &amp; Dr. Toby Butler, Bethnal Green Memorial Project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgmemorial.org.uk%0bJoy%20Puritz%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Fintan%20Culwin%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0b\">www.bgmemorial.org.uk<br>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<br><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We would like to thank the many unsung heroes \u2013 the volunteers who have helped out on fund-raising events over the years. Your help has been invaluable in making sure the Memorial was finished. In particular the many wonderful people who have been on our committee over the years since the charity\u2019s inception in 2007. 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