England won the re-match 64. "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.". He starts trying to explain what happened when the smoke filled the stand and he can't do it, just breaks down. There are . by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post The fire destroyed the main stand completely and left only burned seats, lamps and metal fences remaining. 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. Family Members . IN MEMORIAM. He survived but clearly his life was also shattered on that day. Powered By, Research,Grants and Collaboration Committee, University Institutional Ethics Committee, Buildings and Estate Services Committee (Including Transport), Students counselling and Mentoring Committee, University Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, Literary Arts, Cultural and Important Days Celebrations Committee, Students, Staff . The horrific scenes of people burning alive seemed to live on in an eerie silence as daylight broke over the remains of Bradford City Football Club's ground yesterday. As a result, Bradford-born captain Peter Jackson was presented with the league trophy before the final game of the season with mid-table Lincoln City at Valley Parade on 11 May 1985. Simon Neil Ward (18) In a world of my own. Gambling can be addictive. 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. Footage never fails to shock me. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. It's with that in mind that Ian's Bantamspast project is underway in Bradford. 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. [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. [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. [57] Following the 30th anniversary of the fire, a number of news organisations named this man as Eric Bennett who was visiting his nephew in Bradford from Australia and attended the game on the day. They were immediately promoted back to the Football League in 1988, and survived for 23 years before being relegated again in 2011. Fire crews from . This is a rise of 0.29% in the last three months (since April 2018) and fall of 0.24% since 12 months ago. 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. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A further 265 fans were injured in the blazes that day, and describe. Tickets are $20 each, and all proceeds will go toward funding the purchase of two new twin custom KME fire trucks for the department.. He said: We just want to try to reach out to the local community around the ground and see if anybody out there that remembers the day can come forward and talk about it.. 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. "But I'd never heard of the Bradford disaster until I auditioned for this," she says. 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. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. More than 250 others were injured in one of the. The speed of the fire was astonishing. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Some laughs puncture the rapt silence of the 75 minutes at Bradford's Alhambra theatre studio. Arthur Hartley (79) He was Leicester's record signing in 1992 when he joined from Derby for 350,000. [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. JONES Elizabeth (Betty) On 6th February 2023 Betty passed away peacefully at Vida Hall Nursing. [29] The Health and Safety Executive who were also part of the legal action were found to be non-liable. The blaze, in the East Bowling area of the city, began at about 04:30 GMT. Previous warnings had also been given about a major build-up of litter in the cavity below the seats in the stand. 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. 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. [53], In 1986, a year after the disaster, Yorkshire Television aired a documentary presented by John Helm entitled Bradford City A Year of Healing. 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. Together, flanked by undocumented supporters, they managed to clear all but one person who made it to the front of the stand. As you said, Herts. Still one of the two or three most haunting videos I've ever seen. 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. Gerald tragically died in the Bradford City stadium fire on 11th May 1985 along with his sons, Richard and Robert. Within a few hours of the blaze starting, it was established that 56 people had been killed, many as a result of smoke inhalation, although some of them had survived until reaching hospital.[11]. 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. Police officers also assisted in the rescue attempts. RM 2F7YJ1C - Eccles, UK. I was there 3 weeks before with Burnley. Others werent so lucky and headed towards the exits at back of the stands which had been locked after kick-off and this is where the many of those who died perished in the inferno. by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post Valley Parade during the early 1990s, after it had been redeveloped following the fire. [] I still have terrible memories of the day, but it is the humanity of those that helped us that I reflect on."[41]. The entrances to the stand were all at the rear and were higher than the rest of the ground. He remembers people coming out of the ground and going into his house and phoning people. [17], One witness saw paper or debris on fire, about nine inches (230mm) below the floor boards. [3] It included a main stand which seated 5,300fans, and had room for a further 7,000 standing spectators in the paddock in front. In terms of property types, flats in Ormondroyd Avenue sold for an average of 43,868 and terraced houses for 78,013. by tiger76 Fri May 11, 2018 11:31 pm, Post RIP. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 11:37 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. Walter Kerr (76) ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon . However, the responsibility of the Club is, in my view, very much the greater and I apportion responsibility between the two defendants as to two-thirds on the first defendant and one-third on the third (sic) defendant. The match between Bradford City and Lincoln City, the final game of that season, had started in a celebratory atmosphere with the home team receiving the Third Division championship trophy. No, argues her husband, insulated as he was from that momentary horror his wife felt. Stating nobody could be that unlucky in regards Heginbothams history with fires. [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. 56 football fans went to watch a match at the Valley Parade football Ground this day 27 years ago, and didn't come back. "[23], On the 25th anniversary of the fire, the University of Bradford established the United Kingdom's largest academic research centre in skin sciences as an extension to its plastic surgery and burns research unit.[24]. Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. And, before we knew it, the flames were racing down the whole stand. People smothered him to extinguish the flames, but he later died of his injuries in hospital. We will remember them. Agree with the above, the most horrific scenes ever seen at football. Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022. This is according to the current Zoopla estimates. He later said: "I have never known anything like it, either before, or since. 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. It seemed to put it out. Post A large fire broke out Thursday morning after an apparent explosion at a commercial building complex in Bradford. He remembers people coming out of the ground and going into his house and phoning people. The fans even say, 'I'm not particularly liking what I'm seeing on the field at the moment, but I enjoy the company of Billy and John'. 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. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The project, which began in February this year, is now. As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. Fans in the next stand (the "Bradford End") pulled down the fence separating them from the pitch. Their initial aim at that time was to promote BCFC in the community by increasing the fan base and awareness of the Club. 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". [citation needed] Mathew Wildman, aged 17 at the time of the fire, commented that "I must have had five different experiments carried out on me with all sorts of new techniques for skin grafts and I had potions injected into me that helped my face repair naturally over time. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. 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. It's the Ormondroyd & Stockman names that get to me - both of them dad and two sons. 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 . Andrew Fletcher (11) 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. Memorial ID. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. The smoke was choking. Samuel Firth (86) While Valley Parade was re-developed, Bradford City played games at various neighbouring grounds: Elland Road, Leeds; Leeds Road, Huddersfield; and Odsal Stadium, Bradford. Used to go there regularly in the 70's as a student and it was just the same. I go to the football with my two children (both adults now) and have done for many,many years. Peter Greenwood (46) The disaster led to rigid new safety standards in UK stadiums, including the banning of new wooden grandstands. 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.". For every person who died or was injured it is easy to forget that their death/injury impacts dozens or even hundreds of family members and friends . ", Bantamspast 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. Peter Fletcher (32) by IanMcL Fri May 11, 2018 9:01 am, Post It is a simple account laid out for all to see. My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. He was actually one of the detectives involved in one of the gravest miscarriages of justices in the country, the murder of Carol Wilkinson in Bradford, where someone was locked up for 20 years for a murder he didn't commit."[60]. 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. by bfcjg Fri May 11, 2018 12:56 pm, Post "Storage of paint implicated but no evidence of storage beneath the stand. Club coach Terry Yorath incurred minor injuries while taking part in the rescue. Coach Terry Yorath described the events as "the worst day in my life. [48] Profits from the play's run at The Edinburgh Fringe were donated to the Bradford Burns Unit. Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. Felix Winspear Greenwood (13) Nothing surprising in the construction of the stand to give this rate of fire growth," Woolley writes in an untitled script which appears to be his own notes from the first day of Popplewell's Inquiry. The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford Citys 82-year history. 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. 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. 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. The book and film will be released in March next year with an event at the National Media Museum, followed by a photographic exhibition at the same venue from May. Moira Helen Hodgson (15) [10][16] Geoffrey Mitchell said: "There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. Men, women and children all helped. [2] By 1911, his work was completed. 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. I also knew the Club Secretary Terry Newman very well. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. "So yes, it's right that these old questions be asked now. They reveal how experienced scientists were clearly astonished by how the spread of the fire could have been so rapid. He had to undergo counselling and was unable to go to another game for several years. 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. By the time they got back, the whole thing had taken off. Gregg Ormondroyd, 31, grew closer to his wife Donna's carer, Anne Robinson Donna collapsed and stopped breathing two years ago and was put in a coma She was brought out of the coma later but has. [10] The call was timed at 3:43pm. Bradford Council has tweeted: "@WYFRS are dealing with a fire within one of the buildings at a school on Thornton View Road BD14. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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