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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. |
| Amy McGlone, whose father was one of the Hillsborough disaster's victims, said: "It's like going to a funeral service every year... The heartache that's there most of the time... just seems 10 times worse on the 15th." | |
| Alan McGlone, from Kirkby, in Merseyside died aged 28. | |
| His daughter Claire added: "You realise when you're there [at the memorial service] that you're not alone." | |
| "None of us want to be there because obviously you've got to lose someone to go there," she added. | |
| In Sheffield, the city's cathedral will be holding a two-minute silence at 15:07 BST, shortly after the match was abandoned. | |
| At the Hillsborough ground, a short service and a wreath laying ceremony will take place at the memorial garden, where some of the victims' families will attend. | |
| The stadium will remain open for people to lay flowers and remember the 96 Liverpool fans who died. | |
| Everton Football Club will also screen the memorial service at Goodison Park in Liverpool for fans to pay their respects. | |
| Julie Fallon, whose brother Andrew died, said: "The city of Liverpool and Anfield have been incredibly supportive over the years. | |
| "I suppose in the quiet moments in the memorial, even though you are surrounded by thousands of people... I think each family then becomes insular for those moments really and just remembering what it means for them." | |
| Julie's brother, whose full name was Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton, and who came from Skelmersdale in Lancashire, died aged 23. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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 inquests have been adjourned until 22 April. | The commemorations come as fresh inquests into the deaths of the fans are held in Warrington. The inquests have been adjourned until 22 April. |
| They were ordered after the 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. |