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| Hyde Park to host 7 July memorial | Hyde Park to host 7 July memorial |
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| A memorial to the 52 victims of the 7 July bombings will be located in Hyde Park, the government has announced. | A memorial to the 52 victims of the 7 July bombings will be located in Hyde Park, the government has announced. |
| There had been initial plans for a memorial in Tavistock Square - site of one of the four attacks on 7 July 2005. | There had been initial plans for a memorial in Tavistock Square - site of one of the four attacks on 7 July 2005. |
| Following consultation with bereaved families, however, Hyde Park has been chosen "due to its prominence, history and central London location". | Following consultation with bereaved families, however, Hyde Park has been chosen "due to its prominence, history and central London location". |
| The government has committed up to £1 million to fund the memorial, first announced in February 2006. | The government has committed up to £1 million to fund the memorial, first announced in February 2006. |
| "Fifty two innocent people were murdered on 7 July in the worst terrorist atrocity London has ever seen," said Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. | "Fifty two innocent people were murdered on 7 July in the worst terrorist atrocity London has ever seen," said Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. |
| "A permanent memorial will provide a dignified and tranquil space for their friends and families - and the country - to remember them. | "A permanent memorial will provide a dignified and tranquil space for their friends and families - and the country - to remember them. |
| 'Site is significant' | 'Site is significant' |
| "I am very grateful to the bereaved families for the continuing involvement in planning for the memorial, and I am glad that we have been able to find a suitable location." | "I am very grateful to the bereaved families for the continuing involvement in planning for the memorial, and I am glad that we have been able to find a suitable location." |
| The 7 July bereaved families support group has welcomed the announcement. | The 7 July bereaved families support group has welcomed the announcement. |
| "The agreed location represents the enormity of our loss, on a personal and a public level," said a spokesperson. | "The agreed location represents the enormity of our loss, on a personal and a public level," said a spokesperson. |
| "As we wished, this site is significant, in the centre of London and in a place that is recognised throughout the world. | "As we wished, this site is significant, in the centre of London and in a place that is recognised throughout the world. |
| "Since 7 July 2005 we have campaigned for a memorial that will forever remind people of the events of that horrendous day. | "Since 7 July 2005 we have campaigned for a memorial that will forever remind people of the events of that horrendous day. |
| "We thank the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for their ongoing support. | "We thank the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for their ongoing support. |
| 'Never forgotten' | |
| "We will now work together to ensure that a suitable and fitting memorial is created to honour the lives of our loved ones. | "We will now work together to ensure that a suitable and fitting memorial is created to honour the lives of our loved ones. |
| "The innocent victims who were murdered must never be forgotten." | "The innocent victims who were murdered must never be forgotten." |
| The formal process to commission the memorial also began on Thursday, with an advert inviting companies to express interest in working on the project. | The formal process to commission the memorial also began on Thursday, with an advert inviting companies to express interest in working on the project. |
| The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Royal Parks Agency will manage the work, in consultation with the bereaved families. | The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Royal Parks Agency will manage the work, in consultation with the bereaved families. |
| Councillor Robert Davis from Westminster City Council said he was "pleased that a suitable location has been found to victims of terrorism". | Councillor Robert Davis from Westminster City Council said he was "pleased that a suitable location has been found to victims of terrorism". |