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Hillsborough - Never Forget
On behalf of Newcastle United Supporters Club, one of our members contacted the Lord Mayor of Liverpool asking permission to put a link up on our website to the Hillsborough 20th anniversary memorial fund. In addition, we also offered them the support of NUSC in their campaign for justice for the 96 and their families.
There has been a single released to back the fund and posted below is the response we received from the Lord Mayor and details of the campaign.
"Many thanks for your email and apologies for not getting back sooner. Also congratulations on the return of the messiah, I hope he digs you out of the fight at the wrong end of the division.
I have attached a recent press release from our Newscentre, which I hope gives the details requested. If you require anything further I would be only too willing to assist.
Let's hope that people right across the Country buy the CD. We in our City will never forget the 96.
Cheers
Steve
Cllr Steve Rotheram
Lord Mayor of Liverpool"
A press release from Liverpool City Council's Newscentre
For immediate release Thursday 2nd April 2009
Facebook fame for Hillsborough song
- Support group set up for a song in honour of those who died at Hillsborough
- Liverpool's musicians and footballers unite for a moving tribute
THOUSANDS of people have joined a web campaign urging people to download a song commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Nearly 20,000 people have signed up to the "Get the Hillsborough Single to number 1" campaign on the Facebook social networking site.
The track, which will be available to download from iTunes from Monday 6th April for just 79 pence, features some of Liverpool's legendary musicians.
It includes John Power of the La's and Cast fame, Peter Hooton of The Farm, Mick Head of Shack, Nick Kilroe from Echo and the Bunnymen, James Walsh of Starsailor and Rob Taylor of the Troubadours have joined forces to record a song for the 20th anniversary of the disaster.
Former Liverpool FC players joined families of the 96 who died to record the track following a request from Liverpool's Lord Mayor Councillor Steve Rotheram.
The ‘Fields of Anfield Road' is sung by The Liverpool Collective featuring the Kop Choir. The CD was produced by Ken Nelson who has produced Coldplay and also features tracks from Elvis Costello and Pete Wylie.
Councillor Rotheram, who is leading a series of Hillsborough remembrance events, said: "I'm absolutely delighted that the song already has so many supporters even before it is available to download. But it is unsurprising as Hillsborough affected so many lives, not just on Merseyside but across the whole of the UK. I attended the match 20 years ago and the passing years do not diminish the importance and the poignancy of this occasion.
"This record, the memorial service at Anfield and all the other Hillsborough remembrance events are a symbol of the fact that we will never forget the 96 young and old Liverpool fans who died."
Peter Hooton said: "There has been an overwhelming response to the song and I hope it raises awareness of the Hillsborough disaster and is a fitting tribute to the 96 and the survivors."
Trevor Hicks of the Hillsborough Family Support group said: "We welcome and fully support the "Fields of Anfield Road" CD and are honoured that it is being produced in commemoration of our loved ones."
Thousands of people are expected to attend a moving memorial at Anfield on April 15th where the Lord Mayor will present the CD to club officials. The song will be played at the ceremony.
To access the Facebook causes page visit here Or here
For further information, please contact Peter Elliott on (0151) 225-3261 / 07715-000504 or peter.elliott@liverpool.gov.uk
Following on from this, we received an email from one of our members who expressed his views and provided this link to the ‘Hillsborough Guide for Dummies'
I'm sure that there are many of you out there who like me were at the FA Cup tie at Spurs in 1987 and what it was like that day. No doubt there are many supporters at different clubs with similar stories to tell. The fact is that Hillsborough was a disaster waiting to happen, and it could have happened to any one of us.
We should never ever forget that on a warm summer's day in 1989, 96 people went to watch the team they loved and didn't come home.
