The Ealing community has been remembering Hanwell teenager Alice Gross on the one year anniversary of her tragic disappearance on Friday (August 28).

With a hashtag #ForAlice, well-wishers are tweeting pictures of flowers and candles to support her family.

St Barnabas Church in Ealing, wrote: "The Gross family have respectfully asked that flowers are not left at the Clock tower in Hanwell. #ForAlice"

Her sister, Nina Gross, will raise money for Missing People by walking 50 kilometers as part of The Thames River Ultra Challenge on September 12.

She said: "They provide a lifeline for someone who is missing and their families.

"The support they gave us during the time Alice was missing and since she was found has been invaluable.

"Missing People could not have saved Alice, but they could save others."

To donate in tribute to Alice, visit her JustGiving page.

Time Line

Alice Gross disappearance: One year on

  1. 28 August, 2014

    The last time 14-year-old Alice was seen was at 1pm, before she left her Hanwell home.

    Police announced their concerns and released a description of her.

  2. 1 September 2014

    After just days, the community rallied together to #FindAlice, putting posters up across the Ealing borough.

    A 'Find Alice' Facebook group was set up and her father Jose Gross has thanked everyone in the area for their continued support and help.

    A Twitter page was set up called @findalicegross.

  3. 2 September 2014

    The parents of missing 14-year-old Alice Gross  made an emotional appeal for her to return, five days after she disappeared.

    Meanwhile, the police enquiry centered on a song-writing workshop attended by Alice Gross in Camden.

    Jose Gross and Rosalind Hodgkiss, speaking at the family home urged Alice to make contact.

    They said: "Alice is a talented, smart and lively girl. She is very passionate about music and is amazingly skilled. Alice is a thoughtful girl and it's these attributes we miss.

    "I want to directly appeal to Alice and say that 'Alice, we just want you home'.

    "We miss you and we love you and we just want you back with us. You are not in any trouble, please pick up the phone and let us know that you are ok. We want to support you so please get in contact."

  4. 4 September 2014

    Police released CCTV footage and images of the missing teenager, taken on the day she went missing.

  5. 6 September 2014

    Detectives hunting for the missing Hanwell teenager, Alice Gross, arrested a 25-year-old man in Ealing on suspicion of her murder.

    Police released further CCTV that captured her walking on the tow path in the direction of Kew at about 2.20pm and then again at the same spot at 3.45pm but this time in the direction of Hanwell.

  6. 11 September 2014

    Thousands of people wore yellow ribbons to mark two-weeks since the disappearance of Alice.

    The yellow ribbon campaign and the distribution of 10,000 posters across London aimed to appeal to people to keep their eyes open for any sight of Alice.

  7. 15 September 2014

    Police continued to search the Grand Union Canal between Hanwell and Boston Manor where she was last seen on CCTV and the Hanwell community covered the area in yellow ribbons and posters.

  8. 18 September 2014

    After appeals on Crimewatch, police appealed to find Latvian national, Arnis Zalkaln, who had been missing since the morning of Thursday September 4.

    Part of the investigation into Alice Gross's disappearance had identified Mr Zalkalns as having gone missing in the same area and was named as a suspect.

    Police also revealed that builder Arnis Zalkalns served seven years for murder in Latvia after being convicted in 1998.

    Detectives say he was also arrested in London in 2009 for indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl, but no further action was taken.

  9. 22 September 2014

    Arnis Zalkalns' former partner's mother insisted he had nothing to do with Alice vanishing and suggested he may have been killed after spotting the culprit.

    Her claim came as police announced that the search for Alice has turned into the biggest hunt since the 7/7 terror blasts with 600 police officers from eight forces looking for the 14-year-old.

  10. 1 October 2014

    The family of Alice are devastated as police have confirmed that a body recovered from the River Brent was that of the missing Hanwell teenager.

    The news has confirmed the worst fears of Alice's family - who said they were "completely devastated" - and the many thousands of well wishers across Hanwell and west London.

    In a statement, Alice's parents Rosalind Hodgkiss and Jose Gross, said: "It is difficult to comprehend that our sweet and beautiful daughter was the victim of a terrible crime. "Why anyone would want to hurt her is something that we are struggling to come to terms with.

    "Alice was a loving and much loved daughter and sister, a quirky live spark of a girl, beautiful inside and out. She was a funny companion, a loyal friend, both passionate and compassionate, and so talented with a bright future ahead of her. She brought so much joy to our family and those who knew her."

  11. 7 October 2014

    After finding a body in dense woodland in Boston Manor Park, on 4 October, police officially confirmed as that of Arnis Zalkalns - the prime suspect in the murder of teenager Alice Gross.

  12. 23 October 2014

    Candles were lit at the clock tower in Hanwell as a mark of respect for teenager Alice Gross for her funeral.

    Well wishers lined the streets of Alice's home town to show support for her devastated family.

    Muna Omer, a neighbour of Alice, went to pay her respects. She said: "My daughter is exactly the same age as Alice and went to her school. She knew her and remembered her to be always singing and laughing. All the children are upset. We are feeling pain for the family."

  13. 22 December 2014

    More than £14,000 has been donated to the National Foundation for Youth Music in memory of murdered school girl Alice Gross.

    Alice was a talented singer, song writer and musician and the £14,510 donated to Alice’s Youth Music Memorial Fund will go to Youth Music, a charity that helps give youngsters access to music.

  14. 27 January 2015

    A police briefing revealed that Alice was killed before she was reported missing and Arnis Zalkalns would have been arrested if he hadn't hanged himself.

    Her family spoke of their indescribable pain over her ‘senseless’ death.

    Her parents, Ros Hodgkiss and Jose Gro Alice Gross Disappearance: One year onss and her older sister, Nina, released a statement following the shocking revelation.

    They said: “It remains impossible to describe the pain of losing Alice. Her death has left a hole in our lives that can never be filled. Every day is full of reminders of her life and her loss, and it is hard to imagine a future in which we can find peace or healing. Her brutal murder remains shocking, an appallingly senseless act that is still difficult to believe or understand.”

  15. 7 June 2015

    A concert celebrating the life of Alice took place - the Celebrating Alice festival was held at Boston Manor Park in Brentford.

    It featured several local acts, including friends of the 14-year-old.

    During the two-week celebration leading up to the festival, 14 trees were planted in Boston Manor Park as “a reminder her spirit will live on here for many years to come”.

    Events on the Sunday (7 June) began with a memorial walk from the Fox pub, in Green Lane, Hanwell, along the Grand Union Canal to the park. The concert took place between midday and 4pm in the park’s walled garden.

  16. 20 June 2015

    Hundreds of people crossed the finishing line at the Osterley Park 10k run which raised money for the memorial fund set up in memory of Alice Gross.

    Meanwhile, thousands flocked to Elthorne Park to enjoy all the fun of the fair at Hanwell Carnival, where the acoustic tent was renamed Alice’s Acoustic Tent in memory of Alice Gross.

  17. 21 July 2015

    MOBO award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Mvula headlines ‘A Concert for Alice’, at the Ambassadors Theatre, in memory of Alice and raising funds for Alice’s Youth Music Memorial Fund.

    The musician said: "It's been really special to hear Alice's mum talk tonight about her daughter's musical talent and how the family are coping. I hope tonight was a fitting tribute to Alice's own musical potential.

    "I truly admire Alice's family for choosing to support Youth Music's work and in doing so helping to create a legacy of music opportunities for young people who would otherwise not have access to them. I feel privileged to have taken part."

    Some audience members were moved to tears as Alice's mother, Ros, described her gifted daughter’s musical talent.

    She said: ""Music was part of Alice's soul and with it she charmed and gave gaiety to life and to everything.

    "Alice struggled with an eating disorder, an expression of the difficulties she experienced as a teenager. But she would have got through it. Music gave her the chance to express her demons and I know that in time she would have expelled them.

    "The loss of Alice shocked us from our certainties, made us aware that there is no eternity, there is only now.

    "Alice shone brightly, though briefly, like sunlight on water."