Oct 24
Solicitor Initiates Petition to Prevent Tragic Falls
I was devastated to hear recently of a further two deaths arising from children falling from the window of a high-rise tower block. The...
Oct 24
Safeguarding Children In Tower Blocks
In May 2024, two young lives were tragically lost in falls from London tower blocks. The devastating incidents involved 5-year-old Aalim...
Jun 28
Checklist for tenants in buildings affected by safety problems
There have been a number of high-profile evacuations from buildings in response to structural and fire safety concerns in the wake of the...
Jun 24
Maddocks House
Tower Blocks UK, in collaboration with London Tenants Federation and Rainbow Collective present 'Maddocks House'. As part of our ongoing...
May 30
Nowhere To Go
Tower Blocks UK has collaborated with the Manchester Cladiators and Claddag campaign groups to share the experiences of Manchester...
Mar 4
Tower Blocks UK visit Barton House, Bristol
Tower Blocks UK visited Barton House in Bristol on Saturday 2nd March 2024 to engage with residents and gain insight into the current...
Nov 9, 2023
40 years of tower blocks campaigning
In October 1983 the National Tower Blocks Network held their first conference. The event: attended by over 170 tower block residents,...
Jul 28, 2023
Grenfell: In the words of survivors
Tower Blocks UK visited the National Theatre to watch a powerful verbatim play by Gillian Slovo - Grenfell: In the words of survivors....
Jun 8, 2023
The Ronan Point Scandal: Architecture, Crisis, and Possibility in British Social Democracy, 1968–93
Oxford University have published an essay on the Ronan Point scandal written by urban historian and friend of Tower Blocks UK; Holly...
May 24, 2023
Bishopsgate Institute launch Tower Blocks UK archive
In early 2022 we began discussions with the Bishopsgate Institute about the best way to preserve and archive the history of Tower Blocks...
May 18, 2023
International Stair Descend Day 19th May
Tower Blocks UK are official supporters of International Stair Descend Day (ISDD) which will take place on Friday 19th May 2023. This...
Apr 9, 2023
Grenfell: Steve McQueen
Tower Blocks UK were invited to a screening of Grenfell by Steve McQueen at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. In December 2017, 6...
Mar 31, 2023
Grenfell System Failure
In March we went to watch the play Grenfell: System Failure at the Marylebone Theatre. The play is based entirely on the words of those...
Mar 30, 2023
Calling all residents and visitors of high-rise buildings in England!
Who is the Building Safety Regulator? The new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) regulates high-rise buildings in England. These are...
Mar 24, 2023
Building Safety Regulator Conference 2023
On Wednesday 22nd March, Tower Blocks UK were invited to attend the first Building Safety Regulator Conference, held at Central Hall,...
