Tickets are $20 each, and all proceeds will go toward funding the purchase of two new twin custom KME fire trucks for the department.. A truly horrific day which should never be forgotten. When Bradford City played Lincoln City at Valley Parade on May 11th, 1985, what should have been an afternoon of celebration quickly turned into one of the worst disasters ever seen at a British football ground. [40] Matthew Wildman was 17 at the time and needed crutches to walk because of rheumatoid arthritis. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 10:08 pm, Post [46], In 2014, the theatre company Funny You Should Ask (FYSA) premiered their heartfelt tribute to the 56 people who died at the fire. These 10 users liked this post: Bop bobinho ashtonlongsider Rick_Muller JohnMac IanMcL ClaretMoffitt Juan Tanamera bfcjg FCBurnley. We couldnt run back down the tunnel. And there are also repeated references to the smell of burning plastic. They reveal how experienced scientists were clearly astonished by how the spread of the fire could have been so rapid. The match itself, however, had to be interrupted before half time as a fire quickly broke out, with memories of title celebrations now replaced with this horrible tragedy. Topic: 25 years ago today, the Bradford City disaster. "We're trying to find out why a lot of the Asian communities don't come to the ground, whether they feel they can't come to the games because they feel intimidated or whatever.". We will remember them. RF 2J1GRGW - Liam Byrne #20 of Wigan Warriors looks for a way past Jack Ormondroyd #19 of Salford Red Devils. Although some attributed Lincoln City's sudden demise to the psychological effects of the fire on its players (together with the resignation of successful manager Colin Murphy shortly before the fire), it symbolised the wider crisis that the introduction of new safety legislation brought to Lincoln's Sincil Bank home. [10][16] Geoffrey Mitchell said: "There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. There were no extinguishers in the stand's passageway for fear of vandalism, and one spectator ran to the clubhouse to find one but was overcome by smoke and impeded by others trying to escape. . The stand had no perimeter fencing to keep fans from accessing the pitch, thus averting an instance of crush asphyxia as in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Horrific way to die and as ststed some of the most harrowing scenes ever witnessed. Comments have been closed on this article. Police have revealed the identity of the man who they believe was responsible for . Death occurring in such numbers, in such a capricious fashion, and in the ordinary setting of a football stadium, is truly horrifying. Danni Phillips, the young London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art actor who spent hour after hour listening back to the scriptwriters' interviews in preparation for her beautifully observed role in The 56, hails from South Yorkshire, half an hour down the M1 and her father played football for Halifax Town. Peter Anthony Halliday (34) Their initial aim at that time was to promote BCFC in the community by increasing the fan base and awareness of the Club. He was Leicester's record signing in 1992 when he joined from Derby for 350,000. Top. Co-writer Matt Stevens-Woodhead had been asked to talk about the play to children at the local Parkside School a few weeks earlier and that had been the catalyst for Hazel Greenwood to return there too. "We did not know the fullness of what was happening but we could see some of them were struggling just to walk and to see," says Iqbal Qasim, one of those who helped. Some had been crushed as they tried to crawl under turnstiles to escape. However, there is a lot in this book that troubles me about the science, or lack of it, used in the testing of the investigators' hypothesis as to the source of the ignition. As many supporters still required rescue from the stand, they were unable to immediately start fighting the source of the fire. 56 football fans went to watch a match at the Valley Parade football Ground this day 27 years ago, and didn't come back. Jane Ashley Stockman (16) The drawing date is Jan. 1, 2023. Within minutes the fire had spread through the stand due to the windy conditions with some fans claiming that they could feel their feet getting warmer as debris began to burn below them. Used to go there regularly in the 70's as a student and it was just the same. The Independent Magazine's own investigations, at the National Archive at Kew, bear out the nagging suspicions Fletcher always had. Fletcher's appearance on BBC regional news programme Look North looked like an inquisition, with playback in his headphones as he spoke from a London studio contributing to the difficulty. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. The fire of 1985 will also certainly figure highly in Bantamspast, says Ian: "A chap rang me up about a week ago and he used to live on Cornwall Terrace, just at the back of the ground. More than 250 others were injured in one of the. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. ("And Dad being Dad, he blagged it all like a dream."). Leo Anthony Coxon (44) [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. We are a self-funded charity, placed right at the heart of the city. But Ms Ibrahim saw her husband on her TV set, on the Valley Parade half way line, helping stretcher some of the injured away to safety. It's gone," he says. 24 Bradford City A.F.C. Or as a football commentator for that matter. Valley Parade re-opened on 14 December 1986, when Bradford City beat an England XI 21 in a friendly. Herbert Price (78) "What kind of 'mechanism'?" It's with that in mind that Ian's Bantamspast project is underway in Bradford. The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. Ernest Normington (74) It's hard to avoid the sense that Fletcher might have done, had it not been for that fateful May afternoon, which took away so many of the buttresses of his life. "[27], After controversial comments made by Popplewell about the Hillsborough Disaster, Fletcher raised further concerns about the events following the fire saying that "I have many unanswered questions still about the fire in which four of my family died, as does my mother. View Death Notice. I'm 27 and can't remember seeing it but I know there'll be people on these boards who will and can remind people of what happened on that tragic day. And so it has been that while Liverpool supporters' refusal to accept the received narrative of Hillsborough the stadium disaster 40 miles north across Yorkshire in which 96 died has made it a source of anger and liberation at the heart of the national consciousness, Bradford became the forgotten tragedy. It was appalling that public money was given to the club while it was still owned by the same shareholders under whose direction the fire had happened. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. [10] The stand seats did not have risers; this had allowed a large accumulation of rubbish and paper waste in the cavity space under the stand, which had not been cleared for many months. Head Physiotherapist: Dayle Avison. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. It slipped through a hole in the floorboard. -- A hotel under construction in Bradford is considered a total loss after a fire overnight. Derek Dempsey (46) Martin Fletcher, a survivor who lost 3 family members is convinced of it. When cross examined by QC Robert Smith, then Chairman Stafford Heginbotham said he knew about the fire risk at the ground. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover James' connections and jobs at similar companies. by Colburn_Claret Fri May 11, 2018 5:38 am, Post Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022. All you could see was a black cloud, all you could hear was sirens and screams and all you could smell was burning.. We had not been told anything. It was the place where her boys had been growing into their secondary education when the fire took them. One letter from the council said the problems "should be rectified as soon as possible"; a second said: "A carelessly discarded cigarette could give rise to a fire risk." As you said, Herts. However, as there was no real precedent, most Bradfordians accepted that the fire was a terrible piece of misfortune. He established that there had been eight other fires at businesses owned by or associated with the entrepreneur, who > died in 1995, aged 61. Post Video via Citizen. The fire was merciless and took victims as young as 11 and as old as 86. A half dozen walked out. RF 2FMDJ1J - Jake Trueman (6) of Castleford Tigers is tackled by Jack Ormondroyd (25) of Salford Red Devils. No follow up question. Interesting theory related to the cost of making the ground safe following promotion and the history of Stafford Heginbotham who's businesses were almost synonymous with fires and insurance claims. My mum said at the time of the Hillsborough Disaster, when it all came home to me, you're angry and the hate is eating you inside out.". 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. The speed at which fire engulfs the entire stand is insane. He later said: "I have never known anything like it, either before, or since. The main fire safety system failed disastrously in a blaze at a Bronx apartment building in January, killing 17 people, The New York Times has found. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). The Documentary highlighted the 'poison pen letters' and graffiti targeted at the then club chairman Stafford Heginbotham over accusations that he was in some way personally responsible for the deaths of the 56 people who died at the fire.[54]. The two sides met for the first time after the fire in April 1989, when they arranged a benefit match in aid of the Hillsborough disaster, at Valley Parade. There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. Thoughts and prayers to the 56 who lost their lives in this truly awful and harrowing tragedy. There was a bit of paper on fire, but it was so small. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". The project, which began in February this year, is now. The tender that was won by the University of Bradford to create a LOD3 digital twin of the city will see the area shown within the following map captured. by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post The referee blew his whistle to stop the game and told us to get back to the dressing room, recalled City midfielder John Hendrie some years later. He survived but clearly his life was also shattered on that day. Two men were critically injured in an explosion and fire at a commercial building in Bradford, New Hampshire, on Thursday. As he received the injured at Bradford Royal Infirmary he was able to call upon 10% of the UK's population of plastic surgeons. The men with no hair feeling the searing pain first; supporters entering hospital with their hands melted to their heads by the asphalt which has leaked from the stadium roof; a fan's trilby hat igniting. Arthur Hartley (79) Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It was the brainchild of Bradford City fan Lloyd Spencer with all profits going to the Bradford Royal Infirmary Burns Unit.[43]. www.fansbet.com is operated by Rush Gaming Limited (a company registered in Malta) and is regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority, Licence Number MGA/B2C/701/2019 issued on 30th March 2020. 26 years ago today. John Fletcher (34) In March 1985 the club's plans became more apparent when it took delivery of steel for a new roof. "[35], The total amount of compensation to the 154 claimants was reported to be as high as 20million, with the payouts covered by insurance taken out by the club. JONES Elizabeth (Betty) On 6th February 2023 Betty passed away peacefully at Vida Hall Nursing. Craig Albert Stockman (14) So do the sounds of some of those 150 people present, packing the little theatre's benches to capacity, needing to leave the dark space and take a moment to recover themselves. This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond . 6/22/2021 - AP "It seemed that this should at least have been examined," Fletcher says. Peter Fletcher (32) Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. Andrew Fletcher (11) RM 2F7YJ1C - Eccles, UK. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 1:13 pm, Post At Valley Parade there are now two memorials. Ormondroyd praises 'phenomenal' Bradford Video Unavailable Technical details : A problem was encountered - please try again later Former Bradford and Aston Villa striker Ian Ormondroyd is. by IanMcL Fri May 11, 2018 9:01 am, Post Richard John Ormondroyd (12) Once we went out it was mayhem, manic, chaotic. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Crowds on the pitch at the Valley Parade stadium after a stand caught fire Getty Images. HP10 9TY. due to the harrowing nature. Lincoln City supporter Chris Ashton shared his experience of the disaster in an interview with the Lincolnshire Echo, saying: I remember it being just before half-time and out of the corner of my eye I became conscious of the smoke coming from a section of the stand opposite. And only after she had gone vanished into the kind of warm Bradford Saturday night on which wives, children, parents and friends first learned that they were the bereaved, 30 years ago next week did the significance of her gratitude become clear. We stayed in the pub for hours. The worst fire disaster in English football history played out on live television on May 11, after Valley Parade's main stand caught fire during a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City on . The timber construction of St. Andrew's Stand, Main Stand and the roof of its popular Railway End terrace were immediately condemned as fire hazards, which saw seating capacity briefly cut to nil. The Bradford Burns Unit was set up by Professor David Sharpe after he received many of the victims following the fire. Some of those who died were still sitting upright in their seats, covered by remnants of tarpaulin that had fallen from the roof. The names of the 56 victims of the Valley Parade Fire Disaster - 11 May 1985 . Previous warnings had also been given about a major . "Why should they not still want answers?" On the recording are Dene Michael (Black Lace), The Chuckle Brothers, Clive Jackson of Dr & The Medics, Owen Paul, Billy Pearce, Billy Shears, Flint Bedrock, Danny Tetley and Rick Wild of The Overlanders. One retired mill worker made his way to the pitch, but was walking about on fire from head to foot. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. "I think if we go out there and ask local people who've been in a house for 24 or 25 years, a lot of their memories will be about that. Then, in the space of 120-odd seconds, it really kicked in. I was at a Scout camp at Bowley, we were listening to it on the radio in our tent..such a terrible tragedy. These 2 users liked this post: Clarets4me Juan Tanamera. It detailed the safety work which would be carried out at Valley Parade as a result of the club's promotion, admitting the ground was "inadequate in so many ways for modern requirements". BRADFORD, N.H. (AP) An explosion and a fire at a school bus transportation company building in Bradford critically injured two people, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's . Gordon Stuart Mcpherson (39) Gregg Ormondroyd has denied sleeping with his sick wife's carer. Fifty-six people were killed in the fire that engulfed an old wooden stand at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground on the final day of the 1984-85 season. Initially, the fire appeared to be nothing more than a small blaze and was soon noticed by ITV commentator John Helm who was covering the game for Yorkshire Television that day. Amanda Jayne Roberts (20) 15 Dec 2020. It's right to know why it happened." Bradford City continues to support the burns unit at the University of Bradford as its official charity. If you need a guest pass please contact the ticket office at 480-727-0000 to make sure your seats are together. I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. Fletcher's dogged attempts to demonstrate whether that was just urban rumour included poring over 20 years of local newspaper reports and the business history of Heginbotham. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The fact is that no one person was concerned with the safety of the premises. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. The fact the inquiry also embraced the investigation into another incident which happened on the same day, a riot in which a young boy died at Birmingham City, makes it seem more frivolous. "[59], Raymond Falconer's reliability had previously been questioned by Daniel Taylor in The Guardian who stated that: "The Bradford Telegraph and Argus described him as a 'top detective'. Called 'The 56' the play dramatises actual accounts of the Bradford City Fire with the purpose of the play showing how in times of adversity, the Football Club and the local community came together. As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post JavaScript is disabled. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. Robert Ian Ormondroyd (12) The most horrific scenes ever on tv. Four police officers, constables David Britton and John Richard Ingham and chief inspectors Charles Frederick Mawson and Terence Michael Slocombe, and two spectators, Richard Gough and David Hustler, were awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for their actions. Didn't realise gabby Logan was doing a documentary now on BT To Add there were some nice floral tributes there today. He and his mother rattled around in the beautiful detached Nottingham home afterwards and the place "was almost mocking you, like the birds in the trees," he says. Anne Robinson (pictured with Mr Ormondroyd) moved into the family home near Bradford, West Yorkshire, to care for his wife Donna. The majority of sales in Ormondroyd Avenue during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of 130,000. Supporters either ran upwards to the back of the stand or downwards to the pitch to escape. The explosion and fire was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at Student Transportation of America (formerly Valley Transportation) located at 2345 Route 114 in Bradford, the state fire marshal's office said. "Why is it coming out now? Peter Charles Lovell (43) "Storage of paint implicated but no evidence of storage beneath the stand. Each year Lincoln send representatives to the annual memorial service in Bradford city centre and between 2007 and 2009, were managed by Bradford's captain that day, Peter Jackson. I do not include the people currently running the club, who have always displayed a great, sensitive duty to the memory of those who died. Probably the most horrific scenes I have ever seen in football. "But I'd never heard of the Bradford disaster until I auditioned for this," she says. It's good that they're all remembered. She was Hazel Greenwood the mother whose children, 13-year-old Felix and 11-year-old Rupert, had been ushered away from the flames of the stadium fire all those years ago by a traffic warden, seeking to shelter them under his tunic. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. . 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Police officers also assisted in the rescue attempts. Our mission is to provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment to inspire, educate and enable the people of Bradford to achieve their goals to their fullest potential. A discarded cigarette and a dilapidated wooden stand, which had survived because the club did not have the money to replace it, and accumulated paper litter, were considered to have conspired to cause the worst disaster in the history of the Football League. I was there 3 weeks before with Burnley. However, when Bradford City won promotion to the highest level of English football, Division One, in 1908, club officials sanctioned an upgrade programme. I don't know where Falconer is getting this cock-and-bull story from the inaccuracies in this report [documentary] are dumbfounding. "So yes, it's right that these old questions be asked now. He went on to state: "In 1985 fire investigation in Britain was in its infancy and some would say at that time most fire investigators were not much more than dust-kickers. Lincoln City's board responded by committing 1.1million (3.5million today) to their ground's renovation in the year that immediately followed the fire at Valley Parade, and over the following decade made improvements that eventually totalled 3million. Elizabeth JONES. ClaretMoffitt Posts: 3889 Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:19 pm . 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. "Yes," he told the inquiry when asked if he was "cautious" about the conclusion he had made about a match causing the fire. by Imploding Turtle Fri May 11, 2018 8:35 am, Post Yes it is I try to leave a scarf and floral tribute on behalf of Burnley fans.and will do so tomorrow. However, the turnstiles were locked and none of the stadium staff were present to unlock them, leaving no escape through the normal entrances and exits. A large fire broke out Thursday morning after an apparent explosion at a commercial building complex in Bradford. One day I went to a football match with my family and the next day, I woke up and didnt have a father, a brother, or a grandfather or an uncle, he would later say. The unheroic obstinacy of the woman who refused to leave without her handbag "because my teeth are in it." [45] PCs Peter Donald Barrett and David Charles Midgley, along with spectators Michael William Bland and Timothy Peter Leigh received the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. A total of 56 people - 54 Bradford fans and two. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 8:54 am, Post "[16] At the front of the stand, men threw children over the wall to help them escape. The JCT600 Stand will be open as well during the day to give fans the opportunity for some quiet reflection on this day of remembrance. Death Notice. "Official Featherstone Rovers RLFC Web Site First Team Squad", "Ormondroyd junior the 'big daddy' of the family at 17 stone", "Much-changed Featherstone ready for Bradford Bulls test", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Ormondroyd&oldid=1015639568, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 22 November 2007 (UTC), This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 16:48. Ian Ormondroyd, Bradford City Community Foundation manager and former Bantams striker, echoed the call for residents to come forward and contribute to the project. It seemed to put it out. He and the children all perished, along with the boys' father. [58] Following this report, Leslie Brownlie, who was the nephew in question, is reported to have said that his uncle never made such an admission of starting the fire. 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