1 . 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. We had not been told anything. 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. 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. There were many cases of heroism, with more than 50 people later receiving police awards or commendations for bravery. Arsenal fanzine lives to fight another season, Donation to Islington Boxing Club proves to be a real knockout. 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. It was on the 10th anniversary of the fire, 20 years ago, that Mrs Greenwood set up a fund, in the memory of her sons, offering the chance for young people in this place to take a journey of educational or cultural travel as she would have wanted her own two to do. Richard John Ormondroyd (12) Since 1903, when the club was formed, Bradford City Association Football Club had played their home games at the ground. Following his own 15 year investigation Into the fire, which killed four of his family members while he escaped, former tax accountant Martin Fletcher released 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015). The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 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. The footage never gets any less shocking. Yeah footage is horrendous isn't it. "The family photographs seemed to mock you, too. [22], Immediately after the fire, Sharpe planned and treated the injuries of over 200 individuals, with many experimental treatments being used. talk all about the game and how big this win is for Ten Hag's men. John Hughes (64) [16] Messages of condolence were also received from Helmut Kohl, Chedli Klibi and Felipe Gonzlez. This is a rise of 0.29% in the last three months (since April 2018) and fall of 0.24% since 12 months ago. RIP to those who died and condolences to all persons connected to Bradford City Football Club. Crews received a call to Stirling Crescent west of Highway 400 around 12:25 a.m. Saturday from a. John Hutton (74) And Bradford seemed happy with it: five days of testimony, a 27-page report and everyone moved on. The scene in there was one of silence and shock. It was a terrible, terrible tragedy and one which I often think about and certainly will never forget.. 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. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. [citation needed] Spectators later spoke of initially feeling their feet becoming warmer; one of them ran to the back of the stand for a fire extinguisher but found none. Harold Mitchell (79) Peter Anthony Halliday (34) April 13, 2010, 07:39:58 pm The Valley Parade fire. by ClaretDiver Fri May 11, 2018 6:49 am, Post 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. IN MEMORIAM. The next day work began on clearing the burnt out shell of the stand, and Justice Popplewell released his findings into the disaster. Robert Wedgeworth (72) [52], On 1 May 2010, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fire the football TV show Football Focus was hosted from Valley Parade by Dan Walker, the show included interviews with Terry Yorath and John Hendrie. Anne Robinson (pictured with Mr Ormondroyd) moved into the family home near Bradford, West Yorkshire, to care for his wife Donna. "Yes," he told the inquiry when asked if he was "cautious" about the conclusion he had made about a match causing the fire. Thats when everybody else had the same thought. 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! by ecc Fri May 11, 2018 12:36 pm, Post As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. Tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the footballing world as today marks 31 years since the Bradford City fire disaster. Family Members . As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 12:21 pm, Post [7] As it was the first piece of league silverware that the club had captured since they won the Division Three (North) title 56years earlier, 11,076supporters were in the ground. ER 2005 . Memorial ID. The unheroic obstinacy of the woman who refused to leave without her handbag "because my teeth are in it." View Death Notice. In a world of my own. The aim is to preserve these memories for posterity as part of the club's museum at Valley Parade, together with a DVD, podcasts and more. It was the place where her boys had been growing into their secondary education when the fire took them. JONES Elizabeth (Betty) On 6th February 2023 Betty passed away peacefully at Vida Hall Nursing. The blaze broke. Edmond Fletcher (63) Irene Mcpherson (28) A facility that holds and maintains Kearsarge Regional School District buses exploded into flames Thursday morning trapping two people inside. Police present in the vicinity of seats I142 and J142, where the fire was adjudged to have first taken hold, noticed it. Ian Ormondroyd, Bradford City Community Foundation manager and former Bantams striker, echoed the call for residents to come forward and contribute to the project. 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. In 1999, ex-professional footballer, Ian Ormondroyd, was asked by the Club to lead and grow the Foundation. We stayed in the pub for hours. Horrific, harrowing scenes intensified by the speed at which the fire spread. Arthur Hartley (79) Kit Manager: Dom Lister. When this house was purchased in December 2020 the House Price Index for WEST YORKSHIRE was 129.5. Forest Green new stadium going to be made out of wood. I've never seen anything like it. [32] Speaking at the close of the case, the Judge said "They (the club) were at fault, no one in authority seemed to have appreciated the fire hazard. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 12:44 am, Post by NottsClaret Fri May 11, 2018 2:00 pm, Post Bradford played its part in that. Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department is raffling off a brand new truck to raise money to buy two brand new fire trucks. "Why is it coming out now? On Thursday, department officials . ? pic.twitter.com/VkqiAEXBR8, billy clarke (@billyclarke7) May 11, 2016. [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. After just four minutes of the initial blaze starting the wooden stand was fully ablaze as many of the 3,000 people sitting there escaped by climbing over the perimeter fence onto the pitch the subsequent inquiry into the disaster concluded the fire spread faster than a man could run.. ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. "[16] As spectators began to cascade over the wall separating the stand from the pitch, the linesman on that side of the pitch informed referee Norman Glover, who stopped the game with three minutes remaining before half-time. Thank you for telling this," said the woman, who was perhaps 60 or so, to one of the young people whose stage play, based on football's Bradford disaster, had just concluded on the small theatre space behind her. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. 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. "That made me angry: that people don't know about this.". He lit a cigarette and when it was coming to an end he put it down on to the floorboard and tried to put his foot on it to put it out. The play, entitled simply The 56, does not seek to make melodrama out of that 11 May afternoon at Valley Parade, when fans arrived to celebrate Bradford's promotion from the Football League's division 3. The fire brigade arrived at the ground four minutes after they were initially alerted. 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. Regional Scout (North): Ray Mathias. It's gone," he says. Elizabeth JONES. [49], Parrs Wood Press published Four Minutes to Hell: The Story of the Bradford City Fire (2005) by author Paul Firth;[50] the title refers to the estimated time it took for the stand to be completely ablaze from the first flames being spotted. A sad, sad day in the history of English football. There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. A capacity 6,000 crowd attended a multi-denominational memorial service, held on the pitch in the sunny shadow of the burnt out stand at Valley Parade in July 1985. Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? by FCBurnley Fri May 11, 2018 2:53 pm, Post This is according to the current Zoopla estimates. It was Fletcher's mother, Susan, who had always said that she did not believe the fire was an accident and who talked of the other blazes at businesses owned or linked to Stafford Heginbotham, the Bradford City chairman of the day. No one gave it the attention it ought to have received.. .. #RIP56 pic.twitter.com/w2OyUxT5as, Never forgotten #rip56 #bcafc ? The Valley Parade fire took hold, it has always been said, because a match must have been dropped into the reservoir of rubbish in the dark cavity beneath the main stand's seats. by bfcjg Fri May 11, 2018 12:56 pm, Post 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. [26], In July 1985, an inquest was held into the deaths; at the hearings the coroner James Turnbull recommended a death by misadventure outcome, with which the jury agreed. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. William Stacey (72) The book also raises concerns about the speed of the inquiry and the fact that it commenced a few weeks after the fire and lasted for only a few days, whereas other inquiries into similar incidents, pre and post the Bradford fire, have taken years to come to fruition and months to be heard. A former Bradford City player is asking for people's memories of the club's past - both good and bad. 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. The fundraising events included a reunion of the 1966 World Cup Final Starting XI that began with the original starting teams of both England and West Germany, and was held at Leeds United's stadium, Elland Road, in July 1985 to raise funds for the Appeal fund. England won the re-match 64. "Thank you. [4], Although there had been some changes to other parts of the ground, the main stand remained unaltered by 1985. Harry Crabtree (76) Regional Scout (South): Chris Finn. The play reflects that it had been "the Yorkshire way" not to make a fuss, to bear a loss and move on. [1] When the association football club was formed, the ground was changed very little and had no covered accommodation. A PROJECT telling the story of the role of the community living near Valley Parade during the Bradford City fire disaster is appealing for residents to come forward. Club career[ edit] Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." BBC West Yorkshire: Sport. Published: 3/3/2022 2:42:05 PM. Burning timbers and molten materials fell from the roof onto the crowd and seating below, and dense black smoke enveloped a passageway behind the stand, where many spectators were trying to escape. 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. Jack Ludlam (55) Sylvia Lund Pollard (69) On May 11th each year a memorial service is held in Bradfords Centenary square with the Lord Mayor of Bradford being joined by The Mayor and Mayoress of Lincoln to remember those who passed away in one of the most shocking tragedies ever witnessed at a British football ground. ", Bantamspast CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. -- A brush fire burning Monday morning on the peat wetlands of Bradford Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has charred 212 acres and prompted some . It's an incredible video, seen it numerous times, but as you say never gets less shocking. "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. It is Mrs Ibrahim's sentiment which seems to be most prevalent in Manningham, the British Asian district bordering Valley Parade, where many locals took injured and traumatised people into their homes that day. ClaretMoffitt Posts: 3889 Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:19 pm . Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 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. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) I don't see that. 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. There were a lot of wooden stands in those days, PNE Bury to name but two. But it was too late for the 56 fans that went to a football match and never returned who are still remembered, not just by those in Bradford and Lincoln, but by football fans throughout the country. Yes it is I try to leave a scarf and floral tribute on behalf of Burnley fans.and will do so tomorrow. Naquin's 3-run homer in 9th gives Reds 10-7 win over Twins The Cincinnati Reds didn't look drained to manager David Bell, despite this recent slide. We didnt know at this point if anyone had been killed. It wasnt until later on when assistant manager Terry Yorath came in and said: Its not good.'. Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond . My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. Elizabeth Muhl (21) We are a self-funded charity, placed right at the heart of the city. Deborah A Ormondroyd. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. Football architect Archibald Leitch was commissioned to carry out the work. 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. Fifty-six people died. If you need a guest pass please contact the ticket office at 480-727-0000 to make sure your seats are together. Most of the fans who took this escape route were killed or seriously injured. Fifty-four Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln fans would die in the horror, the youngest were three 11-year old boys, the oldest being the clubs former chairman, Sam Firth who was 86. Didn't realise gabby Logan was doing a documentary now on BT To Add there were some nice floral tributes there today. 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. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The 1985 Bradford City A.F.C stadium fire is regarded as one of the worst disasters in the history of British football. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 2:35 pm, Post Ian Ormondroyd CEO at Bradford City FC Community Foundation Bradford Bradford City FC Community Foundation David ORMONDROYD Account Executive at Planet Ottawa, ON Planet, +4 more Carleton. They are performed once every 10 years. Christopher James Bulmer (11) Reading back the transcript in a 21st-century, Hillsborough Inquiry environment you expect this to be the moment when Popplewell pushes Woolley to elaborate. [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. In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, celebrate United's League Cup win by listening to Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) by IanMcL Fri May 11, 2018 9:01 am, Post House Prices in Ormondroyd Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 Properties in Ormondroyd Avenue had an overall average price of 128,000 over the last year. Roy Mason (74) Two men were critically injured in an explosion and fire at a commercial building in Bradford, New Hampshire, on Thursday. Revealed: former Bradford chairman linked to at least eight fires before Valley Parade disaster Read more Six years later, Martin, then 27, set out to find the truth and started the 15-year quest. The residents also helped take victims to hospital. 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 . Bradford City F.C. Moira Helen Hodgson (15) Only now, in 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (Bloomsbury, 16.99) has he completed a 15-year quest to challenge history's interpretation of why the fire broke out. A further 265 fans were injured in the blazes that day, and describe. They all ventured back. Two or three burly men put their weight against it and smashed the gate open. . Firefighters from across West Yorkshire tackle huge blaze A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres has forced schools to close and caused traffic disruption in Bradford. It's right to know why it happened." Thats when I thought this is time to get out of here. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. The money raised from this record was contributed to fund the internationally renowned burns unit that was established in partnership between the University of Bradford and Bradford Royal Infirmary, immediately after the fire, which has also been Bradford City's official charity for well over a decade. The blaze, in the East Bowling area of the city, began at about 04:30 GMT. [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. The entrances to the stand were all at the rear and were higher than the rest of the ground. Then, in the space of 120-odd seconds, it really kicked in. [10][16] Geoffrey Mitchell said: "There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. The extraordinary part of all this is that this testimony has barely been heard. 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. 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. by Spike Fri May 11, 2018 1:12 pm, Post Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Gerald Ormondroyd (201296072)? It was during this treatment that Sharpe began to develop the Bradford Sling,[21] which applies even pressure across sensitive areas. Steel was to be installed in the roof,[8] and the wooden terracing was to be replaced with concrete. I was doing some research about football stadium disasters a few years ago as I find them fascinating and horrendous at the same time. "What kind of 'mechanism'?" "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.". Footage never fails to shock me. As part of Bantamspast, Ian's actually hoping to dig a little deeper to find out just why some people choose to actively avoid Valley Parade completely on matchdays: "Perhaps we'll find out why they don't come. RIP. 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. I got pushed down to the front and I remember looking around and suddenly this smouldering, small fire had taken over virtually half a block and was starting to hit the roof. I once stumbled across the radio commentary from that day on YouTube. We couldnt run back down the tunnel. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ormondroyd Avenue, Bradford, BD6 1HR is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2011. Derek Dempsey (46) 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. "In memory of the 56 people who went to the match on a Saturday and never returned home." However, the celebratory mood soon turned into one of shock and horror when, at around 3:40 pm, the main stand at Valley Parade became engulfed by flames which reduced the entire wooden structure to cinders. A total of 56 people - 54 Bradford fans and two. "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. The Popplewell Inquiry found that the club had been warned about the fire risk that the rubbish accumulating under the stand had posed. So many youngsters died..very very sad. Gambling can be addictive. Ran home and put the television on." Felix Winspear Greenwood (13) The disaster led to rigid new safety standards in UK stadiums, including the banning of new wooden grandstands. No follow up question. 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. Peter Greenwood (46) While Valley Parade was re-developed, Bradford City played games at various neighbouring grounds: Elland Road, Leeds; Leeds Road, Huddersfield; and Odsal Stadium, Bradford. 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