[10][16] Geoffrey Mitchell said: "There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. Howard Malcolm Turner (41) [5] However, he also warned the club of a build-up of litter beneath the stand because of a gap between the seats. 28 years today; the Bradford City fire disaster. Joined [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. However, there is a lot in this book that troubles me about the science, or lack of it, used in the testing of the investigators' hypothesis as to the source of the ignition. The children were still nestled under the warden's thick overcoat when they discovered them. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Once we went out it was mayhem, manic, chaotic. A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. 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. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 8:54 am, Post 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. 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Since 1903, when the club was formed, Bradford City Association Football Club had played their home games at the ground. It's the Ormondroyd & Stockman names that get to me - both of them dad and two sons. 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. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 12:44 am, Post ClaretMoffitt Posts: 3889 Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:19 pm . The Bradford City stadium fire was the worst fire disaster in the history of football. 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. Down there in the blackness lay tissues of debris which were testament to the ramshackle stadium's neglect. For the first-minute people were laughing and joking, it wasnt anything serious, he told the BBC in 2015. There were 49 of us who travelled to Bradford on that day and just 47 came home. "When I read the Popplewell transcripts I could see they were processing 10-15 witnesses a day. [47] Scriptwriters of the play spent hours with the survivors and victims families. The disaster led to rigid new safety standards in UK stadiums, including the banning of new wooden grandstands. That was the open and shut case, the inquiry into the disaster chaired by Sir Oliver Popplewell, a High Court judge, concluded. "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing.". Criticising Bradford City during the case, Mr. Michael Ogden QC, highlighted that the Club 'gave no or very little thought to fire precautions', despite repeated warnings. Each year Lincoln send representatives to the annual memorial service in Bradford city centre and between 2007 and 2009, were managed by Bradford's captain that day, Peter Jackson. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". A further 265 fans were injured in the blazes that day, and describe. Woolley's notes again: "Many referred to the smell of burning plastics." 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. Edith Hindle (79) He agreed that the inquiry into Bradford, led by the judge Oliver Popplewell, was inadequate and that there are many unanswered questions. And so, too, is the black tragicomedy which can exist at the boundaries. RIP to those who died and condolences to all persons connected to Bradford City Football Club. [4], Although there had been some changes to other parts of the ground, the main stand remained unaltered by 1985. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. By the time they got back, the whole thing had taken off. 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. [3], At the age of 33, Ormondroyd retired from football due to arthritis in his left ankle.[4]. Comments have been closed on this article. Amanda Jayne Roberts (20) It was a massive tragedy for everybody at the club.". This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. Otherwise, I would not have been able to get out. The Bradford City stadium fire was a stadium disaster that occurred during an English League Third Division fixture between Bradford City and Lincoln City on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265.. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. 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. The play, entitled simply The 56, does not seek to make melodrama out of that 11 May afternoon at Valley Parade, when fans arrived to celebrate Bradford's promotion from the Football League's division 3. [58] Following this report, Leslie Brownlie, who was the nephew in question, is reported to have said that his uncle never made such an admission of starting the fire. The scene in there was one of silence and shock. It was Fletcher's mother, Susan, who had always said that she did not believe the fire was an accident and who talked of the other blazes at businesses owned or linked to Stafford Heginbotham, the Bradford City chairman of the day. John Hutton (74) [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. on: May 11, 2012, 10:28:10 am . Some of those back in Bradford have not welcomed his turning over of the stones. He remembers people coming out of the ground and going into his house and phoning people. 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]. 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. 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. I'm 27 and can't remember seeing it but I know there'll be people on these boards who will and can remind people of what happened on that tragic day. As Ian puts it: "Bradford's been on a big rollercoaster over the past ten years and previously. It's an incredible video, seen it numerous times, but as you say never gets less shocking. They all ventured back. Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department is raffling off a brand new truck to raise money to buy two brand new fire trucks. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. Those who helped are reluctant heroes now. A charred copy of the local paper from Monday, 4 November 1968, was among the litter. by Pad1951 Fri May 11, 2018 9:15 am, Post 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 Death Notice. contact the editor here. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." 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. Harold Mitchell (79) The project, which began in February this year, is now looking to hear from residents who helped with the rescue effort on the day. Arsenal fanzine lives to fight another season, Donation to Islington Boxing Club proves to be a real knockout. 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