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Men, women and children all helped. Today we remember the 56 fans who tragically lost their lives in the Bradford fire disaster 31 years ago. Peachs Picks: Five managers under pressure, Wigan Athletic: Tour needs our full support!, The Weekly Gab: Championship relegation picks, Kenny Dalglish: I couldnt have picked two better sides to play for, Sir Kenny Dalglish, MBE, Joins FansBet as Giving Back Ambassador, Getcha Gooner! Published on 28/02/2023. On a day that should have been one for celebration, Bantams captain Peter Jackson lifted the Division Three championship trophy before kick-off. Edith Hindle (79) We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 1985 disaster in Valley Parade Stadium, Bradford, England. Valley Parade still marks the names of the 56 supporters whose lives were claimed in the fire: John Douglas Ackroyd (32) Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. He established that there had been eight other fires at businesses owned by or associated with the entrepreneur, who > died in 1995, aged 61. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post 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. Many of the residents, who were mostly Bangladeshi, took people into their homes, brought out blankets and drinks and let them use their home telephones. Death Notice. As the blaze spread, the wooden stands and roofcovered with layers of highly flammable bituminous roofing feltquickly went ablaze. 6/22/2021 - AP You could hardly breathe. It's thirty three years since those horrific scenes at valley parade.young Lads dads and grandads young girls and women perished.56.and over 250 injured lets remember and not forget them. "That made me angry: that people don't know about this.". [36], In 2010, Susan Fletcher's son and survivor of the Bradford City fire (and witness to the Hillsborough disaster), Martin Fletcher, openly criticised the club's hierarchy at the time of the fire and the subsequent investigation. Watching it I asked myself why people didn't use the rear exits and what those late people were doing all that time, apparently the rear exits were boarded or padlocked. The extraordinary part of all this is that this testimony has barely been heard. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. BARRIE, ONT. He was evidently very successful when his mother's acquaintance with local Bradford broadcaster Tony Delahunty whose commentary of the fire is part of many Bradfordians' recollections helped fix him some work experience, as a 14-year-old. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) "Yes you've already told us you were concerned," the inquiry's QC effectively says, before he moves the conversation along. "Yes," he told the inquiry when asked if he was "cautious" about the conclusion he had made about a match causing the fire. The entrances to the stand were all at the rear and were higher than the rest of the ground. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. We will remember them. 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. "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing.". On 23 February 1987, Sir Joseph Cantley found the club two thirds responsible and the county council (which by this time had been abolished) one third responsible. [11], The disaster also had a long-lasting effect on the fans. Beat the energy price rises in Ormondroyd Avenue, Bradford BD6 Yearly saving up to: 553 Detached house 415 Semi-detached house 393 End terrace house Compare energy deals But it is Bradford, so they are just lying there, dormant, on the file, along with the question of the nine Heginbotham fires. England won the re-match 64. It has already interviewed 60 people including retired police officers who were on duty at the fire, who said they went around the streets to find survivors. "Take care if you are in the area and allow space for the crews . ORMONDROYD, Richard John 12 Bingley ORMONDROYD, Robert Ian 12 Bingley POLLARD, Sylvia Lund 69 Bradford PRICE, Herbert 78 Shipley . Those who helped are reluctant heroes now. Family Members . It will stay in my memory for ever. He says he wants people to "look back on it in decades to come and think that somebody did some good work here and that the local fans and local people showed what the club meant to them and how much the club meant to the local community. Frederick Norman Middleton (84) "[37], Fletcher subsequently published a book in 2015, Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire which revealed a history of fires at businesses owned by the Bradford City chairman Stafford Heginbotham. Peter Anthony Halliday (34) That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". "I think the fire will play a big part in it. Ran home and put the television on." He lost his father John, 34, his 11-year-old brother Andrew, uncle Peter, 32, and grandfather Eddie, 63, in the fire. Most of those who escaped onto the pitch were saved.[10]. The director of that organisation, Dr David Woolley, was interviewed for just two hours by the inquiry team, and his private papers reveal his desperate rush to assemble information into a report for Popplewell. "I feel like I've been in my 20s for years," he says and his life now south-west London flatshare, single professional seems to reflect the world of a restive soul, struggling for an anchor. The Valley Parade stadium, long-established home to Bradford City Football Club, had been noted for its antiquated design . Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The scriptwriters' hours of interviews with those caught up in the horror are distilled into the narratives of three survivors, and the casual horrors of what befell football supporters that day are all in there. by Silkyskills1 Fri May 11, 2018 1:36 pm, Post Most of the fans who took this escape route were killed or seriously injured. by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post It's with that in mind that Ian's Bantamspast project is underway in Bradford. They were even quite afraid of the football fans before the fire. The fire brigade arrived at the ground four minutes after they were initially alerted. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 2:35 pm, Post It has a black marble fascia on which the names and ages of those that died are inscribed in gold, and a black marble platform on which people can leave flowers and mementos. There were 49 of us who travelled to Bradford on that day and just 47 came home. The father whose burgeoning success as a metals stockholder, driving a BMW 323i, took him a long way from his roots, selling coach trips to Mablethorpe. He returned to Bradford City as football in the community officer, and also works as a commentator and match day summariser for Bradford City games with Pulse Radio. Supporters searched for fire extinguishers while the Police began to evacuate the stand withflames soon spreading to the roof and across the wooden steps as timber and other materials began to fall onto the crowd. Part of the service was also held in Urdu and Punjabi as a sign of appreciation to the local ethnically Asian Subcontinental community in Manningham, Bradford and around Valley Parade who had opened their homes to Bradford City supporters to provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. It was during this treatment that Sharpe began to develop the Bradford Sling,[21] which applies even pressure across sensitive areas. He and the children all perished, along with the boys' father. by ClaretTony Fri May 11, 2018 9:05 am, Post by NottsClaret Fri May 11, 2018 2:00 pm, Post ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. John Hughes (64) ER 2005 . I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. [8], The Bradford City matchday squad of players and staff consisted of Terry Yorath, Trevor Cherry, Chris Withe, Don Goodman, Eric McManus, Tony Clegg, John Hawley, Dave Evans, Bryan Edwards, John Hendrie, Mark Ellis, Stuart McCall, Peter Jackson, Bobby Campbell, Martin Singleton and Greg Abbott. The children were still nestled under the warden's thick overcoat when they discovered them. 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. "Why should they not still want answers?" Bradford City Stadium Fire 56 Dead & 100's Injured. by IanMcL Fri May 11, 2018 9:01 am, Post Bradford City players, staff and fans gathered today to remember the victims of the Valley Parade fire, which took place exactly 31 years ago. Horrific way to die and as ststed some of the most harrowing scenes ever witnessed. He had to undergo counselling and was unable to go to another game for several years. As many supporters still required rescue from the stand, they were unable to immediately start fighting the source of the fire. The most horrific scenes ever on tv. Arsenal fanzine lives to fight another season, Donation to Islington Boxing Club proves to be a real knockout. Learn more about merges. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. "So yes, it's right that these old questions be asked now. Valley Parade in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was built in 1886 and was initially the home ground of Manningham Rugby Football Club. Simon Neil Ward (18) She told the schoolchildren how she had travelled widely in the years after her husband and sons had gone, how that helped sustain her, and how they must think to travel and discover the world too. Horrific, harrowing scenes intensified by the speed at which the fire spread. 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. April 13, 2010, 07:39:58 pm The Valley Parade fire. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. The deaths were preventable . 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. Following the hearing in 1986, a test case was brought against the club by David Britton, a police sergeant serving on the day, and by Susan Fletcher, who lost her husband John, 11-year-old son Andrew, John's brother Peter and his father Edmond in the fire. 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 . 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. Footage never fails to shock me. by LoveCurryPies Fri May 11, 2018 9:09 am, Post Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. Some of the people in the session were not familiar with the disaster and were shocked by what they saw, most noticeably the speed in which the fire spread, as there was a stopwatch in the corner of the screen. Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. . From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many memories of Bradford City FC - both positive and negative. 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. View Death Notice. Harry Crabtree (76) Paula Helliwell, Unheard Voices project manager, said they wanted to hear from more residents who helped with the rescue effort outside Valley Parade, with the intention of recounting unheard stories from the time. A total of 56 fans died in the fire on May 11, 1985, in a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City, with around 265 more injured. "[33], Central to the test case were two letters sent to Bradford City's Club Secretary by the West Yorkshire Fire Brigade; the second letter dated 18 July 1984 specifically highlighted in full the improvements needed to be actioned at the ground as well as the fire risk at the main stand. The footage never gets any less shocking. Topic: 25 years ago today, the Bradford City disaster. Ernest Normington (74) Applying this 18.457% change to the original purchase price of 48,000 results in an estimated price of approximately 56,859. Jane Ashley Stockman (16) Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. 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. To take part in the project, email paula.helliwell@gmail.com by December 16. 15 Dec 2020. Charlotte Ormondroyd Fleet Underwriter at Axa Insurance Bradford, England, United Kingdom 336 followers 339 connections Join to connect AXA Beckfoot School Activity Great time in Leeds this. Thoughts and prayers to the 56 who lost their lives in this truly awful and harrowing tragedy. They are performed once every 10 years. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. [38], The tragedy received immense media attention and drew support from around the world, with those offering their sympathy including Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II. In 1999, ex-professional footballer, Ian Ormondroyd, was asked by the Club to lead and grow the Foundation. No one gave it the attention it ought to have received.. .. by tiger76 Fri May 11, 2018 11:31 pm, Post by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post The unheroic obstinacy of the woman who refused to leave without her handbag "because my teeth are in it." We had to run up the stairs, through the office doors and out onto the street. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Bradford City stadium fire: The untold stories of the 1985 fire that devastated Valley Parade Thirty years after football's 'forgotten tragedy', the truth of what exactly happened when 56. Used to go there regularly in the 70's as a student and it was just the same. Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. Ian Ormondroyd, Bantamspast From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. BAINES, Alexander Shaw 70 Bradford BAMFORD, Herbert 72 Bradford BULMER, Christopher James 11 Burley-in-Wharfedale COXON, Jack Leo 76 Bradford COXON, Leo Anthony 44 Halifax CRABTREE, David James 30 Bradford CRABTREE, Harry 76 Bradford DEMPSEY, Derek 46 Morley by ClaretDiver Fri May 11, 2018 6:49 am, Post The 1985 inquiry into the tragedy headed by Sir Oliver Popplewell concluded that it was an accident, probably started by a spectator dropping a cigarette into rubbish that had accumulated under an old timber stand. The Weekly Gab: Lower league sides to watch in the FA Cup. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover James' connections and jobs at similar companies. On Thursday, department officials . Bradford City initially prospered in the Second Division only missing out on promotion to the First Division in 1988 after failing to beat Ipswich Town at home on the final day of their first full season back at Valley Parade. Bradford Council has tweeted: "@WYFRS are dealing with a fire within one of the buildings at a school on Thornton View Road BD14. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Or for a full-blown 91-day inquiry like the one which investigated the 1987 fire at London's King's Cross St Pancras Tube station, though Bradford claimed twice as many lives. Gregg Ormondroyd has denied sleeping with his sick wife's carer. Andrew Fletcher (11) One retired mill worker made his way to the pitch, but was walking about on fire from head to foot. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. People who had escaped the fire then tried to assist their fellow supporters. Arthur Hartley (79) 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. [2] The main stand was described as a "mammoth structure", but was unusual for its time because of its place on the side of a hill. Valley Parade during the early 1990s, after it had been redeveloped following the fire. When cross examined by QC Robert Smith, then Chairman Stafford Heginbotham said he knew about the fire risk at the ground. Helm later described the start of the fire in an interview to the Express newspaper: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [A] man over from Australia visiting his son got two tickets to the game. The project, which began in February this year, is now looking to hear from residents who helped with the rescue effort on the day. Ian Ormondroyd (born 22 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. Peter Greenwood (46) It is a simple account laid out for all to see. Harold Mitchell (79) [51] Another book; 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015) was written by Martin Fletcher to discuss how the disaster was caused, and follows his loss of his father, brother, uncle and grandfather. By this date the appeal fund set up for survivors had paid out more than 4m with further payouts expected as the effects of physical and mental injury were determined. Led by former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry, the Bantams won only their third divisional title and earned a return to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1937. 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