"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. Bradford played its part in that. Instead, there is nothing. 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. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. Community Foundation was set up in 1988 by the PFA. 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. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Edith Hindle (79) View James Ormondroyd's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. 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. by ClaretTony Thu May 10, 2018 11:46 pm, Post 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. This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond . 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. RIP. 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. [56], On 17 April 2015, retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer, in a report by the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, said the police were aware of an Australian man who admitted to starting the fire. 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. . 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 go to the football with my two children (both adults now) and have done for many,many years. These are the kinds of loose ends which would now be investigated to the end of the earth by the Hillsborough team. [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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. by ClaretDiver Fri May 11, 2018 6:49 am, 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. He remembers people coming out of the ground and going into his house and phoning people. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. As he received the injured at Bradford Royal Infirmary he was able to call upon 10% of the UK's population of plastic surgeons. [2] By 1911, his work was completed. 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. 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. "Sometimes, it's more of a social thing than a football thing. Herbert Price (78) 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. 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. "[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. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. [3], At the age of 33, Ormondroyd retired from football due to arthritis in his left ankle.[4]. Peter Charles Lovell (43) There was no appetite for a re-enactment of events, such as that which Dublin embarked upon when a fire at the Stardust nightclub fire in Arcane claimed 48 lives in 1981. by Imploding Turtle Fri May 11, 2018 8:35 am, Post Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. Rupert Benedict Greenwood (11) When cross examined by QC Robert Smith, then Chairman Stafford Heginbotham said he knew about the fire risk at the ground. He became famous for his height and build, in a similar manner to that of Peter Crouch . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Peter Greenwood (46) The scene in there was one of silence and shock. This early part of the narrative is so readable that you wonder how Fletcher, a qualified accountant, did not wind up as a writer. by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post 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. [14] It took less than four minutes for the entire stand to be engulfed in flames.[11]. BBC West Yorkshire: Bradford City "It seemed that this should at least have been examined," Fletcher says. 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. The 1984/85 season had been one of the most successful in Bradford Citys 82-year history. 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. That journey back to Lincoln was the quietest and most miserable I have ever known. [11], The disaster also had a long-lasting effect on the fans. That stand went up so quick youd think it was made of petrol. A minute later he saw a small plume of smoke so he poured his coffee on it and so did his son. Amanda Jayne Roberts (20) by Colburn_Claret Fri May 11, 2018 5:38 am, Post However, as there was no real precedent, most Bradfordians accepted that the fire was a terrible piece of misfortune. First-Team Therapist: Nick Akerman. 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. [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. 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. Published on 28/02/2023. . [31] In 1988, the first compensation payments were made to survivors of the fire, with over 40 people receiving up to 40,000 each. by ecc Fri May 11, 2018 12:36 pm, Post 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. There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. 26 years ago today. The footage never gets any less shocking. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. 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. Four police officers, constables David Britton and John Richard Ingham and chief inspectors Charles Frederick Mawson and Terence Michael Slocombe, and two spectators, Richard Gough and David Hustler, were awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for their actions. I don't see that. Uncensored coverage of the fire was transmitted minutes after the event on World of Sport and the BBC's Grandstand after the video cassette was physically driven to Yorkshire Television. by bfcmik Fri May 11, 2018 11:05 am, Post [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. Two men were critically injured in an explosion and fire at a commercial building in Bradford, New Hampshire, on Thursday. It was also a catalyst for the substantial redevelopment and modernisation of many British football grounds within the following thirty years. Police present in the vicinity of seats I142 and J142, where the fire was adjudged to have first taken hold, noticed it. 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. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. [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. ", 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.". I once stumbled across the radio commentary from that day on YouTube. 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