Bishop of Liverpool vows to honour Hillsborough victims on 21st anniversary of the disaster

15 April 2010 02:00
Hillsborough memorial 300[LNB]* VISIT our Hillsborough Remembered section to view archive reports/video - and leave your memorial messages[LNB]THE city of Liverpool will today stop and remember those killed 21 years ago in the Hillsborough tragedy.[LNB]At 3.06pm, many homes and workplaces will come to a halt to pay tribute to the 96 fans who lost their lives in Sheffield.[LNB]The Lord Mayor and other civic leaders will meet for a two minute silence and prayers at 11.45am this morning at the Town Hall.[LNB]Families of those who died on the Leppings Lane, survivors, Liverpool fans and former and current players and club staff will attend the annual memorial service at Anfield.[LNB]Late yesterday afternoon, the club said 9,000 tickets had been reserved.[LNB]The remaining 1,000 were available from the LFC ticket office after selling out from the Reds stores in Liverpool One and Williamson Square.[LNB]The club have said that tickets will not be available today.[LNB]The Bishop of Liverpool, along with the newly-established Government committee he is chairing to reexamine the disaster, are expected to attend the service.[LNB]Today, he said his thoughts were with those who had lost loved ones on April 15, 1989.[LNB]The Right Reverend James Jones, added: ' I know this is a very difficult and distressing time for the families of the 96 who lost their lives at Hillsborough.[LNB]'I recognise the impact the events at Hillsborough had in particular on those who survived the crush that day and also those who witnessed the traumatic events in the stadium or on television or who had friends at the game.

Source: Liverpool_Echo