The Government has confirmed its decision to demolish Grenfell Tower.
The demolition process will take around two years and the tower block will be dismantled brick by brick.
The Government has confirmed that souvenir pieces of the tower block will be available for sale. It is hoped that they will prove to be as popular as pieces of the Berlin Wall. The aim is to raise enough money to cover the cost of the Grenfell enquiry.
Each former resident will be given a small piece of their former home, as a memento. These will be encased in a special presentation pack, including a signed letter of apology from the chair of the planning committee at Kensington and Chelsea council, and a certificate authenticating the fragment of rubble.
Each recipient must agree to pass any sale proceeds back to the government if they sell their memento.
Pieces of the only stairway, which was the only way out during the fire, are expected to be priced at £50. Pieces of charred cladding will cost £500, reflecting the fact that hardly any of it remains. The banner saying Grenfell – forever in our hearts’ will be auctioned off separately.
A government spokesman defended the plan, saying that ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ and ‘the sale of mementos will help to deliver the governments plan for growth.’ He concluded by saying, ‘I hope this brings closure for the former residents of Grenfell Tower.’
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