Fifty-four Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln fans would die in the horror, the youngest were three 11-year old boys, the oldest being the clubs former chairman, Sam Firth who was 86. 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. "Thank you. And Bradford seemed happy with it: five days of testimony, a 27-page report and everyone moved on. View James Ormondroyd's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Valley Parade in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was built in 1886 and was initially the home ground of Manningham Rugby Football Club. Hundreds of others were injured. 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. [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. Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. Some laughs puncture the rapt silence of the 75 minutes at Bradford's Alhambra theatre studio. Then, in the space of 120-odd seconds, it really kicked in. 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. [47] Scriptwriters of the play spent hours with the survivors and victims families. 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. 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). It is a simple account laid out for all to see. 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. [27], Explaining his decision, Sir Joseph Cantley stated: "As I have already stated, the primary duty was on the Club and the functions of the County Council were supervisory and its liability is for negligent breach of a common law duty arising out of the way in which they dealt with or ignored their statutory powers. But looking back and seeing how much it really affected my dad makes me realise what we went through." Police have revealed the identity of the man who they believe was responsible for . They were immediately promoted back to the Football League in 1988, and survived for 23 years before being relegated again in 2011. After the fire, Bradford City also announced they would thereafter play with a black trim on their shirt sleeves as a permanent memorial to those who had died. Elizabeth Muhl (21) 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. He established that there had been eight other fires at businesses owned by or associated with the entrepreneur, who > died in 1995, aged 61. The next day work began on clearing the burnt out shell of the stand, and Justice Popplewell released his findings into the disaster. 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. First-Team Therapist: Nick Akerman. The names of the 56 victims of the Valley Parade Fire Disaster - 11 May 1985 . In terms of property types, flats in Ormondroyd Avenue sold for an average of 43,868 and terraced houses for 78,013. Sylvia Lund Pollard (69) 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. 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. The stand had been officially condemned and was due to be replaced with a steel structure after the season ended. 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. RM 2F7YJ1C - Eccles, UK. Danni Phillips, the young London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art actor who spent hour after hour listening back to the scriptwriters' interviews in preparation for her beautifully observed role in The 56, hails from South Yorkshire, half an hour down the M1 and her father played football for Halifax Town. Gregg Ormondroyd has denied sleeping with his sick wife's carer. 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. BARRIE, ONT. The Popplewell Inquiry found that the club had been warned about the fire risk that the rubbish accumulating under the stand had posed. It was 30 years ago. Jack Ludlam (55) 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. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. 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. 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. 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. 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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. The main fire safety system failed disastrously in a blaze at a Bronx apartment building in January, killing 17 people, The New York Times has found. Although some attributed Lincoln City's sudden demise to the psychological effects of the fire on its players (together with the resignation of successful manager Colin Murphy shortly before the fire), it symbolised the wider crisis that the introduction of new safety legislation brought to Lincoln's Sincil Bank home. These 2 users liked this post: Clarets4me Juan Tanamera. 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. Head of Sports Science: Greg Stebbings. So many youngsters died..very very sad. The fire was merciless and took victims as young as 11 and as old as 86. Robert Wedgeworth (72) Edmund Anderton (68) Previous warnings had also been given about a major build-up of litter in the cavity below the seats in the stand. 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. Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 1:13 pm, Post Fletcher's appearance on BBC regional news programme Look North looked like an inquisition, with playback in his headphones as he spoke from a London studio contributing to the difficulty. At 3.40pm, television commentator John Helm remarked upon a small fire in the main stand; in less than four minutes, with the windy conditions, the fire had engulfed the whole stand, trapping some people in their seats. 24 Bradford City A.F.C. As Fletcher's investigations have given his book a huge profile, so its subtler components have in many ways been overlooked. [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. "[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. Men, women and children all helped. Harold Mitchell (79) Ran home and put the television on." Part of the service was also held in Urdu and Punjabi as a sign of appreciation to the local ethnically Asian Subcontinental community in Manningham, Bradford and around Valley Parade who had opened their homes to Bradford City supporters to provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. It wasnt until later on when assistant manager Terry Yorath came in and said: Its not good.'. Post The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department recently announced a raffle to win a 2022 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. "[23], On the 25th anniversary of the fire, the University of Bradford established the United Kingdom's largest academic research centre in skin sciences as an extension to its plastic surgery and burns research unit.[24]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. James has 2 jobs listed on their profile. Tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the footballing world as today marks 31 years since the Bradford City fire disaster. Performance Analyst: Scott Dyer. All that was left of the. 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. by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Gerald Ormondroyd (201296072)? Like all areas of forensic investigations, it has come on leaps and bounds. -- Eleven people were injured, including four in critical condition, when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday afternoon. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. He is quoted as saying: "I don't believe the statement of retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer at all. 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. by Longside4evr Fri May 11, 2018 11:58 am, Post He starts trying to explain what happened when the smoke filled the stand and he can't do it, just breaks down. [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. Robert Ian Ormondroyd (12) 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. I was at a Scout camp at Bowley, we were listening to it on the radio in our tent..such a terrible tragedy. [] I still have terrible memories of the day, but it is the humanity of those that helped us that I reflect on."[41]. ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon . ";s:4:"text";s:3462:" Visit us for exclusive Galen Center Special Events throughout the year! by LoveCurryPies Fri May 11, 2018 9:09 am, Post It occurred during a league match, on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265. Its always so disturbing to see things like this that could have been so easily avoided with a little care. The scriptwriters' hours of interviews with those caught up in the horror are distilled into the narratives of three survivors, and the casual horrors of what befell football supporters that day are all in there. by Lord Beamish Fri May 11, 2018 12:44 am, Post It was his first and last football match. [1] When the association football club was formed, the ground was changed very little and had no covered accommodation. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Yeah footage is horrendous isn't it. Thick, black . by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 9:25 am, Post "Why is it coming out now? by ClaretTony Fri May 11, 2018 9:05 am, Post Watching it I asked myself why people didn't use the rear exits and what those late people were doing all that time, apparently the rear exits were boarded or padlocked. They are performed once every 10 years. "I think the fire will play a big part in it. The book also raises concerns about the speed of the inquiry and the fact that it commenced a few weeks after the fire and lasted for only a few days, whereas other inquiries into similar incidents, pre and post the Bradford fire, have taken years to come to fruition and months to be heard. Published on 28/02/2023. The blaze, in the East Bowling area of the city, began at about 04:30 GMT. Crowds on the pitch at the Valley Parade stadium after a stand caught fire Getty Images. Craig Albert Stockman (14) They reveal how experienced scientists were clearly astonished by how the spread of the fire could have been so rapid. The stand became an inferno in about 5 minutes. [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. [51] Another book; 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015) was written by Martin Fletcher to discuss how the disaster was caused, and follows his loss of his father, brother, uncle and grandfather. 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. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. Peter Charles Lovell (43) I dont praise the Folk of Yorkshire cheaply, but their Dignity, Self Respect, and Stoicism is a great credit to them. Crews received a call to Stirling Crescent west of Highway 400 around 12:25 a.m. Saturday from a. "That made me angry: that people don't know about this.". 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. That certainly changed when Martin Fletcher told his story. Otherwise, I would not have been able to get out. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. The stand had already been condemned, and the demolition teams were due to start work two days later. 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. 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. A minute later he saw a small plume of smoke so he poured his coffee on it and so did his son. I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. 1985 disaster in Valley Parade Stadium, Bradford, England. Harry Crabtree (76) 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. "[16] At the front of the stand, men threw children over the wall to help them escape. [12] The work was expected to cost 400,000 (1.3million today). Peter Anthony Halliday (34) Two or three burly men put their weight against it and smashed the gate open. [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. His son, Jack, plays rugby league for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.[5][6][7]. 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. Stating nobody could be that unlucky in regards Heginbothams history with fires. Jack Leo Coxon (76) Adrian Mark Wright (11). March 3, 2022. Supporters either ran upwards to the back of the stand or downwards to the pitch to escape. You must log in or register to reply here. by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:42 pm, Post They were donated by Bradford's twin city of Hamm, Germany, and are situated in front of Bradford City Hall in both locations. [48] Profits from the play's run at The Edinburgh Fringe were donated to the Bradford Burns Unit. On Thursday, department officials . Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and . 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. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. It's gone," he says. 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. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. Whenever I read the roll call of the dead of this tragedy, and its inherent tales of familial loss, it truly brings a lump to my throat. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 13:41. Ran. We were sat in our football kit, we didnt know what to do. His father Tony went back the following day and said: "I wondered how anybody had got out alive, but I also began to feel guilty that I had got out when so many hadn't." due to the harrowing nature. He still says to this day he cant attend another match. The local Bradford Telegraph and Argus has found many voices to challenge his testimony, too. Never to be forgotten ACKROYD, John Douglas 32 Baildon ANDERTON, Edmund 68 Bingley BAINES, Alexander Shaw 70 Bradford BAMFORD, Herbert 72 Bradford "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.". "I became an adult overnight at 12 and I'm still there," Fletcher says, and you wonder what's next, now that the book which has become his life's work is published. 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. Fire crews from . Eric Hudson (72) May 11, 2019 #12 Erebus Full Member. by bfcmik Fri May 11, 2018 11:05 am, Post Steel was to be installed in the roof,[8] and the wooden terracing was to be replaced with concrete. 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. Bradford City players, staff and fans gathered today to remember the victims of the Valley Parade fire, which took place exactly 31 years ago. 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. Regional Scout (Midlands): Stan Martin. [11], The fire escalated very rapidly, and flames became visible; police started to evacuate the stand. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) 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. Kit Manager: Dom Lister. "The rumours of the fire came slowly and took hold slowly but when things became clear, I threw down my bags and ran. We didnt know at this point if anyone had been killed. The worst fire disaster in English football history played out on live television on May 11, after Valley Parade's main stand caught fire during a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City on . 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 . Nellie Forster (64) Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. ("And Dad being Dad, he blagged it all like a dream."). Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. Peter Greenwood (46) It was the brainchild of Bradford City fan Lloyd Spencer with all profits going to the Bradford Royal Infirmary Burns Unit.[43]. 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People who had escaped the fire then tried to assist their fellow supporters. We had to run up the stairs, through the office doors and out onto the street. No one gave it the attention it ought to have received.. .. That stand went up so quick youd think it was made of petrol. on: May 11, 2012, 10:28:10 am . Andrew Fletcher (11) 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. 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. "In memory of the 56 people who went to the match on a Saturday and never returned home." 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