10 September 2007
The sound of a London bell helps New York commemorate 9/11
- six years on
Workers in the heart of the UK's financial services industry
will tomorrow mark the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks
on the Twin Towers with private acts of remembrance across the
City's many places of worship.
In New York, a bell sent as a Gift of Hope from London to its
sister City will be rung at 8.46am, the moment of first impact.
Lord Mayor John Stuttard said: "Workers in the City and Canary
Wharf were touched deeply by September 11. There were people in
those buildings who were talking to their work colleagues in London
when the attack happened - and no-one here then will ever
forget.
City Policy Chairman Michael Snyder, said: "Our support and
sympathy goes out to all those affected - and to their families,
who must always bear the weight of their grief and loss. Across
London many City workers will mark this day in their own private
way."
In 2002 the City sent a specially-made 650-pound "Bell of Hope"
to New York which now hangs near Ground Zero at St Paul's Chapel,
the site of the rescue workers' rest centre. On the bell, which was
made in Whitechapel, in London's East End, is inscribed the
message: "To the greater glory of God and in recognition of the
enduring links between the City of London and the city of New York.
Forged in adversity - September 11, 2001."
Ends
See the St Paul's Chapel website.