Also the day that a young Leeds supporter (14 I think) died at Birmingham after clashes with provocative police and a several police "engineered" crushes.
Damian On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:04 AM, <barbaravi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bradford fire disaster - 25th anniversary > 11th May 2010 > > Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Bradford City Fire Disaster when a > flash fire broke out at Valley Parade on Saturday, May 11th, 1985. The > thoughts of those involved with the FSF are with those who lost loved ones > at Valley Parade a quarter of a century ago today. > > The day began as one of joy as the Bantams' support turned out to celebrate > winning the 1984-85 Third Division trophy against Lincoln City. By its end > 56 football fans had tragically lost their lives and hundreds more were > injured. The fire was caused by rubbish that had been allowed to accumulate > underneath the wooden stand which was due to be demolished in the close > season that followed. > > Many football supporters reading this may be too young to remember the > disaster but football grounds are often unrecognisable places from those > where we watched games in the 1980s. Out of the horror of Bradford came new > legislation that went some way to making grounds safer and preventing a > repeat of what took place that day. Supporters should never forget the price > that was paid to make this happen. > > A service will be held in Bradford Cathedral tomorrow night at 7.30pm and > the Cathedral will be open throughout the day, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, with a > candle under the memorial plaque in the North Transept for those wishing to > spend a quiet time in prayer. A tenor bell will also be tolled at 3.40pm, > the time the fire was first noticed. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
