This Year's Hillsborough Memorial Service At Anfield To Be Last
The Hillsborough Families Support Group has announced this year's memorial service at Anfield - marking the 27th Anniversary of the disaster will be the last held at the club.
The Hillsborough Families Support Group has announced this year's memorial service at Anfield - marking the 27th Anniversary of the disaster will be the last held at the club.
Thousands have attended the annual service in the Kop to pay their respects to the 96 Liverpool fans that lost their lives in the tragedy back on 15th April 1989.
In March 2014, new inquests into their deaths began in Warringto following a report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel.
The coronor is due to begin summing up on the 25th of January.
The decision to host the final Memorial Service was unanimously agreed by the families.
Chair of the HFSG, Margaret Aspinall, said: “The 96 will never be forgotten. It is likely that the inquests will be concluded before the anniversary so this final memorial service will provide the families with some closure.
“The HFSG would like to thank everyone for all the support the families have received over the past 27 years and all those people who have attended the service at Anfield each year.
“We would also like to extend our thanks to Liverpool Football Club for their continued support over the past 27 years and for hosting the service each year at Anfield.
“We hope that the public and fans respect the decision of the HFSG and will continue to remember the 96 in their own perhaps more private way.”
Further information regarding the final Hillsborough Memorial Service at Anfield Stadium and application for tickets will be available in due course.