Since the tragedy<\/a>, a sanctuary has been opened to allow people to mourn together, and a bonfire event has been cancelled out of respect.<\/p>\n Resident Sarah Jones said: “She was absolutely delightful. She was warm, caring and a loving person.”<\/p>\n Members of a community restaurant have cut their Christmas break short to open as a sanctuary for people to meet and for the emergency services to be given homemade refreshments.<\/p>\n Tom Herbert, founder of The Long Table at Brimscombe Mill, said: “We want them to know that they’re in our hearts and in our prayers and we’re just open for people who don’t know what to do with those feelings.”<\/p>\n Floral tributes have been placed near to the home [BBC]<\/p>\n Ms Shearman, also known as Nu, was a fashion designer and tributes have been pouring in from the knitting community.<\/p>\n Glasgow-based arts and crafts shop For the Love of Yarn described Nu as “a bubbly special creative whose product we all know and love”.<\/p>\n “Nu was the brilliant mind and creative force behind Hide & Hammer, and a truly thoughtful and generous woman,” said Montreal based shop Les Garcons Boutique.<\/p>\n “Working with her was a privilege, but being her friends was the real gift. Her kindness, her humour, her crazy ideas. How many projects have we pitched all together?” they added.<\/p>\n Knitters are also being asked to contribute to a knitted crochet flower that will be placed on Brimscombe’s war memorial, with drop off locations available at local businesses.<\/p>\n Ms Jones lives near the Shearman’s home and knew the family [BBC]<\/p>\n Ms Jones has joined local volunteers to prepare soup for the emergency workers.<\/p>\n “It’s absolutely devastating, the word shocked gets bandied about but we don’t know what to think, what to say,” she said.<\/p>\n “There’s a real need from everyone I’ve spoken to be together, to want to be together and to support each other,” she added.<\/p>\n “There really aren’t any words to describe how impossible it is, how deep the shock is and how hard it is to process, I think it’s going to take a lot of time and a lot of support and talking to each other.”<\/p>\n Holy Trinity Church in Brimscombe will also remain open to allow people to “grieve together” in the wake of the “terrible tragedy,” Rev Peter Francis told the BBC.<\/p>\n A fundraiser set up to financially support Mr Shearman and help him rebuild has so far reached more than \u00a3300,000.<\/p>\n Out of respect, nearby Burleigh Court has cancelled its New Year’s Eve fireworks display and will instead make a donation in support of the family.<\/p>\n Work will now take place to make the building safe to enable Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service to investigate the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n However, police have confirmed that there are no suspicious circumstances around the blaze’s cause.<\/p>\n Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630<\/a>.<\/p>\n More on this story![\"Close](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c98f508a4494fd86c3f48618102b1507.jpeg\"\/)
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