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Hillsborough disaster: Bells to ring to mark anniversary Hillsborough disaster: Bells to ring to mark anniversary
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Bells will be rung 96 times across Merseyside to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster later.Bells will be rung 96 times across Merseyside to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster later.
The bells of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool Town Hall and churches as far afield as Southport and Prescot will be rung at 15:06 BST.The bells of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool Town Hall and churches as far afield as Southport and Prescot will be rung at 15:06 BST.
It marks the moment a crush that led to the deaths of 96 fans halted Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield ground on 15 April 1989.It marks the moment a crush that led to the deaths of 96 fans halted Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final at the Sheffield ground on 15 April 1989.
A service will be held at Liverpool's Anfield stadium from 14:45 BST.A service will be held at Liverpool's Anfield stadium from 14:45 BST.
Many of the players who were playing for the club on the day of the disaster and former manager Kenny Dalglish will attend the annual Hillsborough Family Support Group event. Everton Football Club will also screen the memorial service at Goodison Park for fans to pay their respects.
The present Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will deliver a reading along with his Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez. Many of the footballers who were playing for Liverpool on the day of the disaster and former manager Kenny Dalglish will attend the annual Hillsborough Family Support Group event.
The present Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will deliver a reading during the service along with his Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez.
Bruce Grobbelaar, the Liverpool goalkeeper on the day of the disaster, has travelled from Canada to attend the service for the first time in 10 years.Bruce Grobbelaar, the Liverpool goalkeeper on the day of the disaster, has travelled from Canada to attend the service for the first time in 10 years.
He said the disaster was a defining moment in his Liverpool career that he had never forgotten.He said the disaster was a defining moment in his Liverpool career that he had never forgotten.
"Every year, at this time, you will always think of that day - I think about them and I go to church and I pray," he said."Every year, at this time, you will always think of that day - I think about them and I go to church and I pray," he said.
Minute's silenceMinute's silence
The service will see scarves from every club in the top four divisions laid on the pitch to create a number 96 at Anfield as a "sign of unity", a spokesman for Liverpool said.The service will see scarves from every club in the top four divisions laid on the pitch to create a number 96 at Anfield as a "sign of unity", a spokesman for Liverpool said.
The city's mayor Joe Anderson said he hoped everyone in Liverpool and across the region would observe a minute's silence at 15:06 BST.The city's mayor Joe Anderson said he hoped everyone in Liverpool and across the region would observe a minute's silence at 15:06 BST.
"We will never forget those who died at Hillsborough, and this is a day for us to unite as a city and remember each and every supporter and the friends and families left behind", he said."We will never forget those who died at Hillsborough, and this is a day for us to unite as a city and remember each and every supporter and the friends and families left behind", he said.
The service and bell-ringing follow a weekend of tributes to the 96 fans, which saw wreaths left at Anfield's and Hillsborough's memorials to those who died and football matches in leagues across England kick-off seven minutes late.The service and bell-ringing follow a weekend of tributes to the 96 fans, which saw wreaths left at Anfield's and Hillsborough's memorials to those who died and football matches in leagues across England kick-off seven minutes late.
The commemorations come as fresh inquests into the deaths of the fans are held in Warrington. The commemorations come as fresh inquests into the deaths of the fans are held in Warrington. The inquests have been adjourned until 22 April.
The inquests were ordered after original accidental death inquest verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report. They were ordered after the original accidental death inquest verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report.