The disaster led to rigid new safety standards in UK stadiums, including the banning of new wooden grandstands. Men, women and children all helped. by Spike Fri May 11, 2018 1:12 pm, Post ? pic.twitter.com/VkqiAEXBR8, billy clarke (@billyclarke7) May 11, 2016. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) Top. At Valley Parade there are now two memorials. There is no malicious vendetta, there is no over-exaggeration, there are no trumped-up facts. The Independent Magazine's own investigations, at the National Archive at Kew, bear out the nagging suspicions Fletcher always had. Three people were killed trying to escape through the toilets, while 27 bodies were found at the back of the stand by the locked exit doors and two elderly people died in their seats. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. 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. 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. But it is Bradford, so they are just lying there, dormant, on the file, along with the question of the nine Heginbotham fires. The way football is run is, and always has been, scandalous. They reveal how experienced scientists were clearly astonished by how the spread of the fire could have been so rapid. It was also a catalyst for the substantial redevelopment and modernisation of many British football grounds within the following thirty years. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. JONES Elizabeth (Betty) On 6th February 2023 Betty passed away peacefully at Vida Hall Nursing. Police worked until 4am the next morning, under lighting, to remove all the bodies. The sling is now used internationally in the treatment of burns. In 1999, ex-professional footballer, Ian Ormondroyd, was asked by the Club to lead and grow the Foundation. 26 years ago today. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. 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 . 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. Bradford City Stadium Fire 56 Dead & 100's Injured. There were many cases of heroism, with more than 50 people later receiving police awards or commendations for bravery. But the scene became progressively horrendous, grotesque, and I was having to describe things you couldnt possibly imagine.. View Death Notice. [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. [13], The match kicked off at 3:04pm and after forty minutes of the first half, the score remained 00,[14] in what was described as a drab affair with neither team threatening to score. [4], Although there had been some changes to other parts of the ground, the main stand remained unaltered by 1985. We are a self-funded charity, placed right at the heart of the city. Harry Crabtree (76) Regional Scout (North): Ray Mathias. The local Bradford Telegraph and Argus has found many voices to challenge his testimony, too. [14] It took less than four minutes for the entire stand to be engulfed in flames.[11]. Some repair work was carried out, but in July 1984 the club was warned again, this time by a county council engineer, because of the club's plans to claim for ground improvements from the Football Trust. 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. BARRIE, ONT. The stand became an inferno in about 5 minutes. Published: 3/3/2022 2:42:05 PM. by LoveCurryPies Fri May 11, 2018 9:09 am, Post A truly horrific day which should never be forgotten. [11], The disaster also had a long-lasting effect on the fans. This is according to the current Zoopla estimates. Craig Albert Stockman (14) It was a massive tragedy for everybody at the club.". This early part of the narrative is so readable that you wonder how Fletcher, a qualified accountant, did not wind up as a writer. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. "Why is it coming out now? Probably the most horrific scenes I have ever seen in football. . 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. Kit Manager: Dom Lister. [45] In total, 28 police officers and 22 supporters, who were publicly documented as having saved at least one life, later received police commendations or bravery awards. 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. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. 1985 disaster in Valley Parade Stadium, Bradford, England. It's right to know why it happened." The play reflects that it had been "the Yorkshire way" not to make a fuss, to bear a loss and move on. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." Ran home and put the television on." Forty-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.. 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. talk all about the game and how big this win is for Ten Hag's men. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. 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. Everybody in the city was devastated, but there was an amazing number of volunteers. I've never seen anything like it. Police have revealed the identity of the man who they believe was responsible for . 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. On Thursday, department officials . 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". Then, in the space of 120-odd seconds, it really kicked in. The children were still nestled under the warden's thick overcoat when they discovered them. 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). [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. [29] The Health and Safety Executive who were also part of the legal action were found to be non-liable. Trevor John Stockman (38) The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It was his first and last football match. There was a documentary on local Yorkshire TV a couple of years ago, the guy who does the weather reports here was at the game as a youngster. JavaScript is disabled. 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. "What kind of 'mechanism'?" The fire destroyed the main stand completely and left only burned seats, lamps and metal fences remaining. -- Eleven people were injured, including four in critical condition, when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday afternoon. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post 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]. Two or three burly men put their weight against it and smashed the gate open. Memorial ID. For the first-minute people were laughing and joking, it wasnt anything serious, he told the BBC in 2015. James has 2 jobs listed on their profile. 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. Obviously helps cigarettes banned from football grounds now as IIRC a discarded butt caused the Bradford fire. 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. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover James' connections and jobs at similar companies. 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 Crews received a call to Stirling Crescent west of Highway 400 around 12:25 a.m. Saturday from a. That was the open and shut case, the inquiry into the disaster chaired by Sir Oliver Popplewell, a High Court judge, concluded. Fifty-six people died. 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.The stadium was known for its antiquated design and facilities, which included the wooden roof of the main stand. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Edmund Anderton (68) That journey back to Lincoln was the quietest and most miserable I have ever known. They were even quite afraid of the football fans before the fire. Joined "[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. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. 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 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. The largest volume of evidence stored there relates to the Department of the Environment's Fire Research Council the body responsible for providing scientific evidence for Popplewell. Those lucky enough to escape, including players from both sides, took refuge in a pub across the road from the ground as friends and family members desperately tried to find their loved ones in the chaos. ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. The other, situated by the main entrance, was donated by the club after its 7.5million (13million today) rebuilding of the original main stand in 2002. John Fletcher (34) But they had done their job. [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. 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. In a world of my own. by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1960s, is a stub. Herbert Bamford (72) 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. 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. "[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. 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. You could hardly breathe. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Their initial aim at that time was to promote BCFC in the community by increasing the fan base and awareness of the Club. 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. Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and . BBC West Yorkshire: Bradford City Some had been crushed as they tried to crawl under turnstiles to escape. Yeah footage is horrendous isn't it. Of all the Fletcher family who attended the game that day, 12-year old Martin was the only survivor. It was the place where her boys had been growing into their secondary education when the fire took them. We will remember them. When cross examined by QC Robert Smith, then Chairman Stafford Heginbotham said he knew about the fire risk at the ground. These 2 users liked this post: Clarets4me Juan Tanamera. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Gerald Ormondroyd (201296072)? 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. We were sat in our football kit, we didnt know what to do. The average price for property in BD6 1HR stood at 71,472 in July 2018. "[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. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's [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. Ran. Norman Hall (71) 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. 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. Share. Thoughts and prayers to the 56 who lost their lives in this truly awful and harrowing tragedy. Horrendous. Lincoln City supporter Chris Ashton shared his experience of the disaster in an interview with the Lincolnshire Echo, saying: I remember it being just before half-time and out of the corner of my eye I became conscious of the smoke coming from a section of the stand opposite. 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. Eric Hudson (72) It's an incredible video, seen it numerous times, but as you say never gets less shocking. Part of the Appeal funds were raised by a recording of "You'll Never Walk Alone"[42] from Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Carousel by The Crowd (including Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers, who had recorded the 1963 version that led to Liverpool adopting it as their motto and team song), which reached number one in the UK Singles chart. RIP. Jane Sampson (18) Edith Hindle (79) Thats when everybody else had the same thought. Club career[ edit] 25 years ago and I'm sure, like Hillsborough, it's still fresh in the mind of a . Christopher James Bulmer (11) 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. On a day that should have been one for celebration, Bantams captain Peter Jackson lifted the Division Three championship trophy before kick-off. The project, which began in February this year, is now. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. Robert Ian Ormondroyd (12) IN MEMORIAM. The Bradford Burns Unit was set up by Professor David Sharpe after he received many of the victims following the fire. In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and his two twins. Fletcher said that "The club at the time took no actual responsibility for its actions and nobody has ever really been held accountable for the level of negligence which took place. So many youngsters died..very very sad. Bradford City FC Lincoln City suffered two successive relegations, first to the Fourth Division in 1986, and again in 1987, becoming the first team to be automatically relegated from the Football League itself. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. 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. The stand had already been condemned, and the demolition teams were due to start work two days later. It's gone," he says. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. Comments have been closed on this article. 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 wasnt until later on when assistant manager Terry Yorath came in and said: Its not good.'. [39], The club's chairman, Stafford Heginbotham, said: "It was to be our day". The father whose attempts to make him a Bradford City fan he mischievously tried to resist, especially after the family's relocation to the detached surrounds of East Bridgford in Nottinghamshire turned the boy into a Nottingham Forest fan. "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing. Gerald Priestley Ormondroyd (40) The Weekly Gab: Lower league sides to watch in the FA Cup. Martin Fletcher, a survivor who lost 3 family members is convinced of it. [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. by Colburn_Claret Fri May 11, 2018 5:38 am, Post As CT mentioned earlier it is seeing the names of family groups who perished that day,having just probably set off as normal from home around lunch time for not just the game but the joy and excitement of a promotion party, that really gets to me. Since then, it has been further re-developed and, today, Valley Parade is a modern 25,136 all-seater stadium, which is virtually unrecognisable from how it was at the time of the disaster, save for the original clubhouse that still stands beside the main stand, and the flank support wall that runs down the Hollywell Ash Lane at the "Bradford End". 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. 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.. ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon . All you could see was a black cloud, all you could hear was sirens and screams and all you could smell was burning.. 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. There were 49 of us who travelled to Bradford on that day and just 47 came home. 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. 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. 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. Bradford City players, staff and fans gathered today to remember the victims of the Valley Parade fire, which took place exactly 31 years ago. RIP to those who died and condolences to all persons connected to Bradford City Football Club. I don't know where Falconer is getting this cock-and-bull story from the inaccuracies in this report [documentary] are dumbfounding. Fire crews from . 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. [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. As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. ANDERTON, Edmund, 68, Bingley by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post When this house was purchased in December 2020 the House Price Index for WEST YORKSHIRE was 129.5. Horrific, harrowing scenes intensified by the speed at which the fire spread. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). 10th Apr, 2021. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. A Gannett Company. It was nearly double the season's average of 6,610 and included 3,000fans in the ground's main stand. "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. [10][11], Bradford's Telegraph & Argus newspaper published a souvenir issue for 11 May, entitled, "Spit and Polish for the Parade Ground". There were a lot of wooden stands in those days, PNE Bury to name but two. Never to be forgotten ACKROYD, John Douglas 32 Baildon ANDERTON, Edmund 68 Bingley BAINES, Alexander Shaw 70 Bradford BAMFORD, Herbert 72 Bradford Gordon Stuart Mcpherson (39) Robert Wedgeworth (72) What started as smoke rising from a r. The residents also helped take victims to hospital. 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. 18+. 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) Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. on: May 11, 2012, 10:28:10 am . Nellie Forster (64) 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. 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford Citys 82-year history. 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. As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. 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. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Some had been crushed as they tried to crawl under turnstiles to escape while a man who was captured on television running across the pitch on fire later died in hospital of his injuries. The match was recorded by Yorkshire Television for their regional edition of the ITV Sunday afternoon football show The Big Match. "I wept with joy," she says. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. "Official Featherstone Rovers RLFC Web Site First Team Squad", "Ormondroyd junior the 'big daddy' of the family at 17 stone", "Much-changed Featherstone ready for Bradford Bulls test", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Ormondroyd&oldid=1015639568, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 22 November 2007 (UTC), This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 16:48. [19] One fan put his jumper over a fellow supporter's head to extinguish flames. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Rush Gaming Limited, Level 3, 203, BMW Building, Rue DArgens, Gzira GZR 1368, Malta. Some laughs puncture the rapt silence of the 75 minutes at Bradford's Alhambra theatre studio. Amanda Jayne Roberts (20) 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.. "Yes you've already told us you were concerned," the inquiry's QC effectively says, before he moves the conversation along. Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire Chief Jim Kay told reporters on Monday evening that 11 people in all were taken to hospital after flames broke out in a residential building at 114 Holland St. W . Most of those who escaped onto the pitch were saved.[10]. 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. Time was to be non-liable old Martin was the quietest and most I! 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