WORK has started on a memorial garden at Haut du Mont, designed with input from the family members of those who died following the tragic explosion over three years ago.
The public garden, which will be built at the site on Pier Road, includes paths, seating, a children’s area and “personal touches” such as favourite flowers of those who died.
The memorial garden will be on the south side of Haut du Mont, now Vue du Port, on land was gifted to the government by Andium Homes.
Initial landscaping began this week, with demolition and groundwork expected to take place over the coming weeks.
It is estimated that the creation of the garden will take around seven months, with planting happening in the autumn.
The aim is for the garden to be open by the fourth anniversary of the explosion in December.
“The memorial itself will be designed and added to the garden following consultation with the families who lost loved ones and when they feel the time is right,” the government said.
Haut du Mont residents Peter Bowler (72), Raymie Brown (71), Romeu and Louise De Almeida (67 and 64 years), Derek and Sylvia Ellis (61 and 73 years), Ken and Jane Ralph (72 and 71 years) and 62-year-old Billy Marsden died in the blast at Pier Road in December 2022.
Kathy McGinness (73), who lived in an adjacent block at Haut de Mont, was injured as a result of the explosion and died at the General Hospital on Christmas Day that year.
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