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The fire was described as the worst fire disaster in the history of British football, and the worst football related disaster since 66spectators died at Ibrox in 1971. Fans in the next stand (the "Bradford End") pulled down the fence separating them from the pitch. I also knew the Club Secretary Terry Newman very well. In March 1985 the club's plans became more apparent when it took delivery of steel for a new roof. or "How unusual was that degree of rapidity?" It occurred during a league match, on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265. May 11, 2019 #12 Erebus Full Member. More than 250 others were injured in one of the. Yeah footage is horrendous isn't it. Some of those back in Bradford have not welcomed his turning over of the stones. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 9:25 am, Post "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.". In the panic that ensued, fleeing crowds escaped on to the pitch but others at the back of the stand tried to break down locked exit doors to escape. Alexander Shaw Baines (70) ? pic.twitter.com/VkqiAEXBR8, billy clarke (@billyclarke7) May 11, 2016. Thats when everybody else had the same thought. The match was recorded by Yorkshire Television for their regional edition of the ITV Sunday afternoon football show The Big Match. A facility that holds and maintains Kearsarge Regional School District buses exploded into flames Thursday morning trapping two people inside. [10] One eyewitness, Geoffrey Mitchell, told the BBC: "It spread like a flash. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We are trying to find people who came out of the ground and were helped by people in the community. 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. One retired mill worker made his way to the pitch, but was walking about on fire from head to foot. Frederick Hindle (76) 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. by ClaretTony Thu May 10, 2018 11:46 pm, Post 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. 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. Muriel Firth (56) "[11] Police Superintendent Barry Osborne, divisional commander for the area, said many of his officers cried when they saw how badly people had been burned. 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. These are the kinds of loose ends which would now be investigated to the end of the earth by the Hillsborough team. 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. They were even quite afraid of the football fans before the fire. [8][9] In the crowd were local dignitaries and guests from three of Bradford's twin townsVerviers in Belgium, and Mnchengladbach and Hamm in West Germany. Editors' Code of Practice. Robert Wedgeworth (72) Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) We couldnt run back down the tunnel. Agree with the above, the most horrific scenes ever seen at football. 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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. April 13, 2010, 07:39:58 pm The Valley Parade fire. It's good that they're all remembered. [10] Of those who died, 11 were under-18 and 23 were aged 65 or over,[20] and the oldest victim was the club's former chairman, Sam Firth, aged 86. Moira Helen Hodgson (15) 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. But the scene became progressively horrendous, grotesque, and I was having to describe things you couldnt possibly imagine.. The smoke was choking. 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. 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. [4], Although there had been some changes to other parts of the ground, the main stand remained unaltered by 1985. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford City's 82-year history. by ClaretDiver Fri May 11, 2018 6:49 am, Post ", Ian says he's hoping the Bantamspast project will look at a side of the club which hasn't been revealed before: "This is more about the fans, the people and the ground - even the people who don't come to the ground.". Those who helped are reluctant heroes now. Norman Hall (71) 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. The list of victims reveals the impact the disaster had on families as fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, husbands and wives went to a football game that day never to come home again. . by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:42 pm, Post "[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. Men, women and children all helped. [10][11], Bradford's Telegraph & Argus newspaper published a souvenir issue for 11 May, entitled, "Spit and Polish for the Parade Ground". A further 265 fans were injured in the blazes that day, and describe it as a traumatic memory and one of the saddest days in English football. Kit Manager: Dom Lister. Irene Mcpherson (28) [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. Club coach Terry Yorath incurred minor injuries while taking part in the rescue. One man clambered over burning seats to help a fan,[18] as did player John Hawley,[15] and one officer led fans to an exit, only to find it shut and had to turn around. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. 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. [47] Scriptwriters of the play spent hours with the survivors and victims families. Police worked until 4am the next morning, under lighting, to remove all the bodies. A half dozen walked out. 25 years ago and I'm sure, like Hillsborough, it's still fresh in the mind of a . This is according to the current Zoopla estimates. 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. [17], One witness saw paper or debris on fire, about nine inches (230mm) below the floor boards. 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. Eric Hudson (72) The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford Citys 82-year history. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". 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. The Independent Magazine's own investigations, at the National Archive at Kew, bear out the nagging suspicions Fletcher always had. That stand went up so quick youd think it was made of petrol. 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. Samuel Firth (86) 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Their initial aim at that time was to promote BCFC in the community by increasing the fan base and awareness of the Club. It was the place where her boys had been growing into their secondary education when the fire took them. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. Bradford City continues to support the burns unit at the University of Bradford as its official charity. The players were told to go to the pub at the top of the road, John Hendrie would later reveal. The disaster led to rigid new safety standards in UK stadiums, including the banning of new wooden grandstands. That certainly changed when Martin Fletcher told his story. [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. Bradford played its part in that. Published on 28/02/2023. [4] Football ground writer Simon Inglis had described the view from the stand as "like watching football from the cockpit of a Sopwith Camel" because of its antiquated supports and struts. Footage of the accident at this point shows levels of confusion among the spectatorswhile many were trying to escape or to cross the pitch to the relative safety of the neighbouring stands, other spectators were observed cheering or waving to the still-rolling pitchside cameras. It's an incredible video, seen it numerous times, but as you say never gets less shocking. "Yes you've already told us you were concerned," the inquiry's QC effectively says, before he moves the conversation along. 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The stand had already been condemned, and the demolition teams were due to start work two days later. The drawing date is Jan. 1, 2023. But it is Bradford, so they are just lying there, dormant, on the file, along with the question of the nine Heginbotham fires. 26 years ago today. He is quoted as saying: "I don't believe the statement of retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer at all. Family Members . due to the harrowing nature. [22], Immediately after the fire, Sharpe planned and treated the injuries of over 200 individuals, with many experimental treatments being used. In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. 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. Original television coverage of the fire, as caught by cameras covering the match. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 2:35 pm, Post Among the main outcomes of the inquiry were the banning of new wooden grandstands at all UK sports grounds, the immediate closure of other wooden stands deemed unsafe and the banning of smoking in other wooden stands. On the pitch, referee Norman Glover had no option but to stop the game as the horror unfolded in front of both sets of players who could feel the heat from the flames even from the other side of the ground. There was talk of "a raincoat smell" about 15.40pm that afternoon, as the fire took hold. As the blaze spread, the wooden stands and roofcovered with layers of highly flammable bituminous roofing feltquickly went ablaze. It was the brainchild of Bradford City fan Lloyd Spencer with all profits going to the Bradford Royal Infirmary Burns Unit.[43]. Video via Citizen. The most horrific scenes ever on tv. Rupert Benedict Greenwood (11) "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing.". I was doing some research about football stadium disasters a few years ago as I find them fascinating and horrendous at the same time. It's right to know why it happened." Everybody in the city was devastated, but there was an amazing number of volunteers. Woolley's notes again: "Many referred to the smell of burning plastics." "The rumours of the fire came slowly and took hold slowly but when things became clear, I threw down my bags and ran. Bradford City FC The House Price Index as of 1 Sep 2022 is 153.4 which is a change of 18.457%. I have an image of a man with his hair on fire, in shock. As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. RIP. With Bantamspast having been awarded a 50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Ian says it's now just a matter of people coming forward with their Valley Parade memories. RIP. Bradford fan David Pendleton, then aged 21, was at the game that day in the main stand and remembers how something which initially appeared trivial quickly became a desperate situation. He was Leicester's record signing in 1992 when he joined from Derby for 350,000. 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. 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]. The children were still nestled under the warden's thick overcoat when they discovered them. A minute later he saw a small plume of smoke so he poured his coffee on it and so did his son. by ClaretTony Fri May 11, 2018 9:05 am, Post A massive fire broke out at a factory in Bradford this morning 11 Footage shows flames erupting from the factory 11 The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning Credit: Ben. 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'. I go to the football with my two children (both adults now) and have done for many,many years. There actually used to be an old saying in Bradford: "If you see smoke go up in Bradford after 6pm, that'll be one of Stafford's." [46], In 2014, the theatre company Funny You Should Ask (FYSA) premiered their heartfelt tribute to the 56 people who died at the fire. John Fletcher (34) The fire was merciless and took victims as young as 11 and as old as 86. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." Head of Sports Science: Greg Stebbings. 6/22/2021 - AP #RIP56 pic.twitter.com/w2OyUxT5as, Never forgotten #rip56 #bcafc ? Down there in the blackness lay tissues of debris which were testament to the ramshackle stadium's neglect. The files show how the possibility of arson was not even touched upon or tested. 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. [34], During the case, Sir Joseph Cantley stated that: "It is only right that I should say that I think it would be unfair to conclude that Heginbotham, Tordoff, the Board of Directors, or any of them, were intentionally and callously indifferent to the safety of spectators using the stand. The extraordinary part of all this is that this testimony has barely been heard. The speed of the fire was astonishing. talk all about the game and how big this win is for Ten Hag's men. Whilst the boundary of the original brief was defined by the inner ring road, the University highlighted the significance of buildings just outside the boundary, inclusive of the National Media Museum, Alhambra Theatre and the new . 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. 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. JavaScript is disabled. "Thank you. 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. What started as smoke rising from a r. Christopher Hammond, who was 12 on the day, said on the 20th anniversary of the fire: "As a 12-year-old, it was easy to move on I didn't realise how serious it was until I looked at the press coverage over the next few days. He lost his father John, 34, his 11-year-old brother Andrew, uncle Peter, 32, and grandfather Eddie, 63, in the fire. It's with that in mind that Ian's Bantamspast project is underway in Bradford. Arthur Hartley (79) 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. Read more aboutresponsible gambling. Community Foundation was set up in 1988 by the PFA. 10th Apr, 2021. Memorial ID. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 12:44 am, Post Probably the most horrific scenes I have ever seen in football. "[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. 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. As many supporters still required rescue from the stand, they were unable to immediately start fighting the source of the fire. [15] They included three who tried to escape through the toilets, 27 who were found by exit K and turnstiles 6 to 9 at the rear centre of the stand, and two elderly people who had died in their seats. Tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the footballing world as today marks 31 years since the Bradford City fire disaster. New legislation was introduced with the immediate closure of all wooden stands deemed unsafe, the banning of smoking within other wooden stands and the banning of any new wooden stands being built at all sports grounds. . by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:53 pm, Post Police have revealed the identity of the man who they believe was responsible for . RF 2J1GRGW - Liam Byrne #20 of Wigan Warriors looks for a way past Jack Ormondroyd #19 of Salford Red Devils. [40] Matthew Wildman was 17 at the time and needed crutches to walk because of rheumatoid arthritis. 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. "I wept with joy," she says. The majority of sales in Ormondroyd Avenue during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of 130,000. Something caught my eye, he later explained. 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 brush fire that burned on Bradford Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta near Bethel Island burned 212 acres and two structures Monday, fire officials said. 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. 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. 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. The Bradford City stadium fire occurred during a Football League Third Division match on Saturday, 11 May 1985 at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, killing 56 spectators and injuring at least 265. I don't see that. The local Bradford Telegraph and Argus has found many voices to challenge his testimony, too. 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. And Bradford seemed happy with it: five days of testimony, a 27-page report and everyone moved on. Richard John Ormondroyd (12) I dont praise the Folk of Yorkshire cheaply, but their Dignity, Self Respect, and Stoicism is a great credit to them. We didnt know at this point if anyone had been killed. ORMONDROYD, Richard John 12 Bingley ORMONDROYD, Robert Ian 12 Bingley POLLARD, Sylvia Lund 69 Bradford PRICE, Herbert 78 Shipley . [48] Profits from the play's run at The Edinburgh Fringe were donated to the Bradford Burns Unit. The fire destroyed the main stand completely and left only burned seats, lamps and metal fences remaining. I asked the director to get the camera to go a little closer. [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 scene in there was one of silence and shock. [10] Bradford City's coach Terry Yorath, whose family was in the stand,[19] ran onto the pitch to help evacuate people. Used to go there regularly in the 70's as a student and it was just the same. 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. "But I'd never heard of the Bradford disaster until I auditioned for this," she says. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). Footage never fails to shock me. England won the re-match 64. ER 2005 . Once we went out it was mayhem, manic, chaotic. The deaths were preventable . 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. 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. Or as a football commentator for that matter. 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. 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