London: prayer service to mark anniversary of Admiral Duncan bombing

Families, friends and survivors of the 1999 Soho Nail Bomb attack will gather for their annual Act of Remembrance this Wednesday, 30 April 2014.

Participants will meet after 5pm at The Admiral Duncan, Old Compton St. At about 6.10pm they will walk round to St Anne's Garden in Waldour Street for a short service in the gardens next to the Triangular Bench (which was commissioned after the attacks to represent the link between Westminster, Tower Hamlets and Lambeth) and the three cherry trees which were planted in memory of the Soho victims. Earlier this year one of the three cherry trees was replaced.

This is the 15th anniversary of the Soho bomb. Representatives from Westminster, Tower Hamlets and Lambeth will be joining this year to reaffirm their cross borough commitment to tackling all forms of hate crime.

Honorary Alderman Miss Frances Blois will be representing the Lord Mayor of Westminster, joined by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman and Cllr Christopher Wellbelove representing the late Mayor of Lambeth Cllr Mark Bennett.

The Diversity Choir will perform a couple of songs after the three minute silence that will take place at 6.37pm (the time of the Soho bomb), a minute for each of the three bombs - Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho, and for each of the Soho victims John Light, Andrea Dykes and Nick Moore.

The following tweet has been put out by the organisers of the event: 30th April #SohoRemembers17-24-30 15th anniversary Soho Nail Bomb. 5pm join us Admiral Duncan 6pm St Anne's Gardens. Please RT and support!