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The city has seemed to want it to remain the forgotten disaster, though for many, the sense of what-might-have-been is too acute to want to block out the past. The Weekly Gab: Lower league sides to watch in the FA Cup. 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. 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. Eric Hudson (72) 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. 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. 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. [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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. After its renovation in 1990 they named the home end of their ground the 'Stacey-West Stand', in honour of Bill Stacey and Jim West, the two Lincoln City supporters who were amongst the 56 to die at Bradford. There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. [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. It slipped through a hole in the floorboard. The boy Fletcher discovered soon enough how boundlessly and profoundly life-affecting the afternoon would prove to be. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 1:13 pm, Post 25 years ago and I'm sure, like Hillsborough, it's still fresh in the mind of a . Since 1903, when the club was formed, Bradford City Association Football Club had played their home games at the ground. There were many cases of heroism, with more than 50 people later receiving police awards or commendations for bravery. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Samuel Firth (86) 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. View James Ormondroyd's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. David James Crabtree (30) 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. We had to run up the stairs, through the office doors and out onto the street. Coach Terry Yorath described the events as "the worst day in my life. Published: 3/3/2022 2:42:05 PM. 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. Some laughs puncture the rapt silence of the 75 minutes at Bradford's Alhambra theatre studio. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It's why he gravitated to London and the enclosed spaces, moving to Brixton when his first base became gentrified. The unheroic obstinacy of the woman who refused to leave without her handbag "because my teeth are in it." It's good that they're all remembered. He later said: "I have never known anything like it, either before, or since. "Yes," he told the inquiry when asked if he was "cautious" about the conclusion he had made about a match causing the fire. We will remember them. A half dozen walked out. 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. "[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. RIP. Bradford City FC [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. by bfcjg Fri May 11, 2018 12:56 pm, Post The children were still nestled under the warden's thick overcoat when they discovered them. Or as a football commentator for that matter. It was a massive tragedy for everybody at the club.". ", 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.". A truly horrific day which should never be forgotten. 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. by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:42 pm, Post I don't know where Falconer is getting this cock-and-bull story from the inaccuracies in this report [documentary] are dumbfounding. "[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. [3], At the age of 33, Ormondroyd retired from football due to arthritis in his left ankle.[4]. There are . ", 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.". Frederick Norman Middleton (84) "What kind of 'mechanism'?" The players were told to go to the pub at the top of the road, John Hendrie would later reveal. It's right to know why it happened." The speed at which fire engulfs the entire stand is insane. 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. No follow up question. Valley Parade in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was built in 1886 and was initially the home ground of Manningham Rugby Football Club. [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. People know me here. [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. Amanda Jayne Roberts (20) 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 football club's an integral part of the city you're in. It wasnt until later on when assistant manager Terry Yorath came in and said: Its not good.'. The stand became an inferno in about 5 minutes. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. 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. Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and . 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. 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. Elizabeth JONES. [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. ", ""This is more about the fans, the people and the ground - even the people who don't come to the ground."". 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. Learn more about merges. 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! Craig Albert Stockman (14) Bradford City players, staff and fans gathered today to remember the victims of the Valley Parade fire, which took place exactly 31 years ago. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. There were a lot of wooden stands in those days, PNE Bury to name but two. Edmond Fletcher (63) It's certainly how Mumtaz Ibrahim feels about the day when, as a newly married 20-year-old, she thought her young husband had been killed in the flames. Regional Scout (North): Ray Mathias. [15], At 3:44pm, five minutes before half-time, the first sign of a firea glowing lightwas noticed three rows from the back of block G,[10][16] as reported by television commentator John Helm. Most of those who escaped onto the pitch were saved.[10]. BBC West Yorkshire: Sport. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. 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.. Tickets are $20 each, and all proceeds will go toward funding the purchase of two new twin custom KME fire trucks for the department.. [40] Matthew Wildman was 17 at the time and needed crutches to walk because of rheumatoid arthritis. BBC West Yorkshire: Bradford City Alexander Shaw Baines (70) If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to 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. I've never seen anything like it. by ClaretTony Fri May 11, 2018 9:05 am, Post Ernest Normington (74) It was 30 years ago. A facility that holds and maintains Kearsarge Regional School District buses exploded into flames Thursday morning trapping two people inside. These 10 users liked this post: Bop bobinho ashtonlongsider Rick_Muller JohnMac IanMcL ClaretMoffitt Juan Tanamera bfcjg FCBurnley. Horrific way to die and as ststed some of the most harrowing scenes ever witnessed. ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon . 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. In terms of property types, flats in Ormondroyd Avenue sold for an average of 43,868 and terraced houses for 78,013. Ive alway respected the quiet and dignified way that the Tragedy has been marked by the Club, the Fans(of both Bradford and Lincoln), and by Bradfordians in general. 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. 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. His son, Jack, plays rugby league for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.[5][6][7]. We were sat in our football kit, we didnt know what to do. They were immediately promoted back to the Football League in 1988, and survived for 23 years before being relegated again in 2011. Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. Stating nobody could be that unlucky in regards Heginbothams history with fires. Share. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. 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. I once stumbled across the radio commentary from that day on YouTube. The blaze broke. [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. 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. 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. Police have revealed the identity of the man who they believe was responsible for . Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. At Valley Parade there are now two memorials. May 11, 2019 #12 Erebus Full Member. Valley Parade re-opened on 14 December 1986, when Bradford City beat an England XI 21 in a friendly. [16] Messages of condolence were also received from Helmut Kohl, Chedli Klibi and Felipe Gonzlez. 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. [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. Moira Helen Hodgson (15) [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. "But I'd never heard of the Bradford disaster until I auditioned for this," she says. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. These 3 users liked this post: Silkyskills1 tim_noone bobinho, I was closely connected to Bradford City and knew people who died in the fire. 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 was a terrible, terrible tragedy and one which I often think about and certainly will never forget.. 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 . Forest Green new stadium going to be made out of wood. It was nearly double the season's average of 6,610 and included 3,000fans in the ground's main stand. 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. 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. ("And Dad being Dad, he blagged it all like a dream."). "[16] At the front of the stand, men threw children over the wall to help them escape. In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. You must log in or register to reply here. The sling is now used internationally in the treatment of burns. Felix Winspear Greenwood (13) People who had escaped the fire then tried to assist their fellow supporters. 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 do not include the people currently running the club, who have always displayed a great, sensitive duty to the memory of those who died. 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 . HP10 9TY. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). IN MEMORIAM. Herbert Price (78) I was at a Scout camp at Bowley, we were listening to it on the radio in our tent..such a terrible tragedy. ANDERTON, Edmund, 68, Bingley I saw the footage of the disaster as part of a fire training session and at the time it had been taken off any websites etc. When cross examined by QC Robert Smith, then Chairman Stafford Heginbotham said he knew about the fire risk at the ground. Ian says that Bantamspast is about much more than just the football: "It's where people come socially. That duty was not a duty to the Club but a duty to the spectators and other persons in the stand. The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford City's 82-year history. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. "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.". The stand had already been condemned, and the demolition teams were due to start work two days later. There were 49 of us who travelled to Bradford on that day and just 47 came home. 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. Crews received a call to Stirling Crescent west of Highway 400 around 12:25 a.m. Saturday from a. My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. Never to be forgotten ACKROYD, John Douglas 32 Baildon ANDERTON, Edmund 68 Bingley BAINES, Alexander Shaw 70 Bradford BAMFORD, Herbert 72 Bradford Eight fires in the 18 years before the Bradford City fire were identified, many catastrophic and leading to large insurance payouts. The speed of the fire was astonishing. In respect to services offered in the Republic of Ireland, the Revenue Commissioners, under remote bookmakers License number 1013060 issued on 2nd July 2019. orty-year-old Gerald Ormondroyd also died that day, along with his 12-year old twin sons Richard and Robert, just two of ten families to lose more than one member at Valley Parade.. former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry. More than 250 others were injured in one of the. 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. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. Regional Scout (South): Chris Finn. Peter Anthony Halliday (34) At the time of the disaster, many stadiums had perimeter fencing between the stands and the pitch to prevent incidents of football hooliganism particularly pitch invasions which were rife during the 1980s. Above all else, it is a beautifully observed and incredibly detailed memoir of a son's relationship with the father he lost at the age of 12. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. -- Eleven people were injured, including four in critical condition, when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday afternoon. He became famous for his height and build, in a similar manner to that of Peter Crouch. Family Members . The footage never gets any less shocking. Their initial aim at that time was to promote BCFC in the community by increasing the fan base and awareness of the Club. 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. [11] Those who escaped were taken out of the ground to neighbouring homes and a pub, where a television screened World of Sport, which broadcast video recorded of the fire just an hour after it was filmed. 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. [53], In 1986, a year after the disaster, Yorkshire Television aired a documentary presented by John Helm entitled Bradford City A Year of Healing. Bradford City AFC (@officialbantams) May 10, 2016, MORE : Mark Clattenburg set to officiate Champions League final, Sean Dyche says Arsenal have the look of Premier League champions after hammering Everton, No way! Darren Bent tells Chelsea star Raheem Sterling he wouldnt get in the Arsenal team amid transfer links, I love that! Michael Owen singles out Bukayo Saka for praise after Arsenal thump Everton, Roy Keane slams West Ham and the Spurs of this world after Manchester Uniteds FA Cup comeback, Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal star for magic moment in win over Everton, Mark Clattenburg set to officiate Champions League final, Do not sell or share my personal information. "I was out shopping in Bradford and he had gone to the match," she says. 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]. But it is Bradford, so they are just lying there, dormant, on the file, along with the question of the nine Heginbotham fires. 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. 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. This early part of the narrative is so readable that you wonder how Fletcher, a qualified accountant, did not wind up as a writer. ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. It is a simple account laid out for all to see. Even the received wisdom is enough to make you rage against football's breathtaking complacency: the same complacency which would turn the terrace at Hillsborough into a killing ground, four years later. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. Some of the local residents opened their houses so people could make phone calls, but until I arrived home my mum and my brother had no idea whether I was alive or dead.. This is the kind of understated remembrance we have seen in Bradford these past few months, at the onset of another significant anniversary of the 1985 fire which tore across the local football club's old wooden main stand, reducing it to a collapsing inferno in a mere four minutes and claiming 56 lives. by tiger76 Fri May 11, 2018 11:31 pm, Post Elizabeth Muhl (21) by Silkyskills1 Fri May 11, 2018 1:36 pm, Post [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. 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. He lost his father John, 34, his 11-year-old brother Andrew, uncle Peter, 32, and grandfather Eddie, 63, in the fire. I don't see that. 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. It was also a catalyst for the substantial redevelopment and modernisation of many British football grounds within the following thirty years. This is according to the current Zoopla estimates. Club coach Terry Yorath incurred minor injuries while taking part in the rescue. 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. The inquiry into the disaster, chaired by Sir Oliver Popplewell and known as the Popplewell Inquiry,[25] led to the introduction of new legislation to improve safety at the UK's football grounds. 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