25th anniversary of the Brick Lane Nail Bomb attack

Join us at 6 pm,

Side of 40 Brick Lane

for the Brick Lane Act of Remembrance.

These events are open to anyone who would like to join us - although we do ask people to register so that we can get an idea of how many people wish to attend.

Background

In April 1999 the communities of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho were targeted by a series of nail bomb attacks over fourteen days.

The first nail bomb was targeted towards the Black community of Brixton on Saturday the 17th April, it exploded at the side of the Iceland Store in Brixton, on Electric Avenue.

The second nail bomb was targeted towards the Asian community of Brick Lane on Saturday the 24th April, it exploded in the boot of a car outside the Sweet and Spicy Restaurant, 40 Brick Lane.

The third nail bomb was targeted towards the Gay Community of Soho on Friday 30th April, it exploded in the Admiral Duncan bar, on Old Compton Street.

Since April 2010, the anti-hate crime charity 17-24-30 NationalHCAW has organised the April Acts of Remembrance on the 17th, 24th and 30th April each year;

• to remember those we lost,
• to stand with those affected by these attacks
• and educate future generations to eliminate all forms of hate.

Each year we liaise with the local authorities (police and councils), key partners and local communities affected by these attacks to organise the April Acts of Remembrance.

We organise smaller gatherings at 6pm at the side of the Iceland Store, Electric Avenue In Lambeth on the 17th April, and at 6pm outside 40 Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets on the 24th April.

In Soho, there is a much larger Act of Remembrance on the 30th April that begins at 5pm with people gathering at the Admiral Duncan. At 6.10 pm there is a procession along Old Compton Street, then around the corner to St Anne's Gardens on Wardour Street.

In St Anne's Gardens, people surround the triangular bench in the far left side of the gardens. There are speeches, poems, choir pieces and moments of silence as survivors, friends, family, colleagues and members of the community stand together to remember Andrea Dykes, John Light and Nick Moore who were killed in the Admiral Duncan, and David Morley (Cinders) and Thomas Douglas.

These events are open to anyone who would like to join us - although we do ask people to register so that we can get an idea of how many people wish to attend.

We have created a tradition of lighting three candles that represent the three people killed in Soho, and the three communities of Lambeth, Tower Hamlets and Westminster which were united by these horrific attacks. Volunteers talk to passers-by about what happened whilst handing out hate crime leaflets to encourage hate crime reporting. We listen to people, enabling opportunities for people to express their feelings and be signposted to organisations that can provide further advice and support.

View our April Acts of Remembrance archive

https://nationalhcaw.uk/april-acts-of-remembrance

Find out more about the anti-hate crime charity 17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week

http://www.linktr.ee/nationalhcaw

Report Hate

http://www.linktr.ee/reporthate