Hillsborough Disaster 35th Anniversary: Sheffield Wednesday to host a memorial service
By Rei Takver
April 15, 2024

Sheffield Wednesday have announced that they will hold a memorial service for those who died in the crowd crush during the Hillsborough Disaster this afternoon.

The service will start at 2:55pm at the Hillsborough disaster memorial by the South Stand Bridge in Sheffield. It will continue for twenty minutes.

Hillsborough Stadium is also open to visitors today, from 10am to 4pm, for those who want to pay their respects.

“Everyone at Sheffield Wednesday expresses ongoing sympathies to the families and friends of the 97 and the wider Liverpool community affected so deeply by the disaster,” wrote the team on its website.