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Fire at Grenfell Tower

The Council is helping those affected and in need of emergency accommodation. It is also giving financial assistance to cover their immediate needs.

Boxes of food and clothing donations outside the Town Hall

Many thanks to those who have donated and offered to volunteer.

The Council would like to thank all those who have made generous donations of accommodation, food, clothing and other items in response to the fire at Grenfell Tower.

NHS England Advice: Coping with stress following a major incident

Following the fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, and the recent attacks in central London and Manchester, we want to share the advice NHS England has issued on coping with stress following a major incident and on how to find mental health support services.

Announcements

Statement by Nicholas Holgate, Town Clerk of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea On Tuesday 20 June, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government required the Leader of the Council to seek my resignation. Serving the families so desperately affected by the heart-breaking...

Barry Quirk is appointed interim Head of Paid Service at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Barry Quirk is appointed interim Head of Paid Service at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Leader of the Council, Cllr Nick Paget-Brown, yesterday (Thursday 22 June) invited Barry Quirk, the chief executive of Lewisham Borough Council, to act as an interim ‘Head of Paid Service’ for...