96 for the 96

[KivoOwl]

Fantastic gesture -

Liverpool, Wednesday, 31st

October, 2012 – The 2013

Hillsborough to Anfield Run was

announced today and there will

be some changes from the 2012

format. The Run will take place

over three days from April

4th-6th 2013 and unlike last year

when the team ran 76 miles, this

year it will be 96 miles in three

days in memory of the 96. 96 for

the 96. As last year, and

schedules permitting, the Run

will once again start on the pitch

at Hillsborough, the home of

Sheffield Wednesday and end on

the pitch at Anfield, the home of

Liverpool Football Club, at

halftime of the game against

West Ham United.

Last year the Run raised £15,000

for The Hillsborough Justice

Campaign (HJC) and the

Hillsborough Families Support

Group (HSFG) and this year, the

Run is delighted to be doing the

Run in memory of the 96, while

raising money for Alder Hey

Children’s Hospital, Liverpool

and The Children’s Hospital,

Sheffield.

Both Hillsborough groups are

whole-heartedly behind the 2013

Run. Steve Kelly of the HJC was

enthusiastically behind the idea,

“I can’t think of a better legacy

than one that will help children

who are ill. I am more than

happy to wish the team the very

best of luck, as someone who

lost a brother at Hillsborough, I

feel something so good is at last

coming out of something so

bad.” Margaret Aspinall, the

chairwoman of the HFSG also

endorsed the Run, saying, “we

give them our full support and

backing and very best wishes for

your next run on behalf of Alder

Hey Children’s Hospital and the

Children’s Hospital, Sheffield in

memory of the 96.”

Sheffield Wednesday FC (SWFC)

and Liverpool FC (LFC) are

committed to the 2103 version of

the Run. Trevor Braithwait, the

communications director of

SWFC pointed out the bonds

that the Run will help build, “the

concept of linking the two

children’s hospitals as chief

beneficiaries from the

Hillsborough to Anfield Run is

inspired and will only strengthen

the existing bond between

Liverpool and Sheffield.” Andrew

Parkinson, the operations

director of LFC was very pleased

about the two hospitals being

the beneficiaries, “Liverpool

Football Club is delighted to

support this year’s Hillsborough

to Anfield Run to help raise

money for the children’s

hospitals here in Liverpool and in

Sheffield.”

As the beneficiaries of the

fundraising, both hospitals are

looking forward to what the

future will bring. Chris Done, the

Head of Fundraising and PR at

Alder Hey said, “We are

delighted to be one of the

beneficiaries of this unique event

which is recognising the tragic

events of 1989, joining the two

stadia of Anfield and

Hillsborough and raising money

for two of the UK’s four stand-

alone children’s hospitals – Alder

Hey and Sheffield.” Rebecca

Staden is a senior fundraiser at

The Children’s Hospital Charity

Sheffield spoke also of the

bringing together of so many

people and groups, “we’re

honoured to be one of the

charities to benefit from this

inspiring event, which is bringing

so many people together. The

money raised will go to our

Make it Better appeal, to help

transform The Children’s

Hospital here in Sheffield and

make our extraordinary hospital

even better.”

The 96 are part of the DNA of

Liverpool Football Club and they

will never be forgotten; the 2013

Run is a perfect way to honour

their memory while building a

brighter future in the cities and

communities of Liverpool and

Sheffield. The Hillsborough To

Anfield Run is deeply honoured

to be part of maintaining the

memory of the 96 and to be

raising funds for two great and

worthy children’s hospitals.

Three successive days of 32 miles

will not be easy, but the memory

of the 96 and the work of the

two hospitals will drive us on to

success.

For further information please

go to www.hillsborough-

anfieldrun.com and to http://

www.youtube.com/watch?

v=RFOERRsZqn4 for the trailer of

the Run, taken from the film We

Never Run Alone, the film of the

2012 Run.

Facebook: http://

www.facebook.com/

hillsboroughanfieldrun

Twitter: https://twitter.com/

HillsboroughAnf

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/

hillsboroughanf/hillsborough-

anfield-run/

[TheBoyBeevers]

Terrible poem.

(Nice idea and good cause though.)

[Guest Go For It Owl]

Good idea and a great gesture but how can they set off from Hillsborough ?

It said on Talksport that hillsborough should/was going to be knocked down !

[Weshallovercome]

Fantastic gesture -

Liverpool, Wednesday, 31st

October, 2012 – The 2013

Hillsborough to Anfield Run was

announced today and there will

be some changes from the 2012

format. The Run will take place

over three days from April

4th-6th 2013 and unlike last year

when the team ran 76 miles, this

year it will be 96 miles in three

days in memory of the 96. 96 for

the 96. As last year, and

schedules permitting, the Run

will once again start on the pitch

at Hillsborough, the home of

Sheffield Wednesday and end on

the pitch at Anfield, the home of

Liverpool Football Club, at

halftime of the game against

West Ham United.

Last year the Run raised £15,000

for The Hillsborough Justice

Campaign (HJC) and the

Hillsborough Families Support

Group (HSFG) and this year, the

Run is delighted to be doing the

Run in memory of the 96, while

raising money for Alder Hey

Children’s Hospital, Liverpool

and The Children’s Hospital,

Sheffield.

Both Hillsborough groups are

whole-heartedly behind the 2013

Run. Steve Kelly of the HJC was

enthusiastically behind the idea,

“I can’t think of a better legacy

than one that will help children

who are ill. I am more than

happy to wish the team the very

best of luck, as someone who

lost a brother at Hillsborough, I

feel something so good is at last

coming out of something so

bad.” Margaret Aspinall, the

chairwoman of the HFSG also

endorsed the Run, saying, “we

give them our full support and

backing and very best wishes for

your next run on behalf of Alder

Hey Children’s Hospital and the

Children’s Hospital, Sheffield in

memory of the 96.”

Sheffield Wednesday FC (SWFC)

and Liverpool FC (LFC) are

committed to the 2103 version of

the Run. Trevor Braithwait, the

communications director of

SWFC pointed out the bonds

that the Run will help build, “the

concept of linking the two

children’s hospitals as chief

beneficiaries from the

Hillsborough to Anfield Run is

inspired and will only strengthen

the existing bond between

Liverpool and Sheffield.” Andrew

Parkinson, the operations

director of LFC was very pleased

about the two hospitals being

the beneficiaries, “Liverpool

Football Club is delighted to

support this year’s Hillsborough

to Anfield Run to help raise

money for the children’s

hospitals here in Liverpool and in

Sheffield.”

As the beneficiaries of the

fundraising, both hospitals are

looking forward to what the

future will bring. Chris Done, the

Head of Fundraising and PR at

Alder Hey said, “We are

delighted to be one of the

beneficiaries of this unique event

which is recognising the tragic

events of 1989, joining the two

stadia of Anfield and

Hillsborough and raising money

for two of the UK’s four stand-

alone children’s hospitals – Alder

Hey and Sheffield.” Rebecca

Staden is a senior fundraiser at

The Children’s Hospital Charity

Sheffield spoke also of the

bringing together of so many

people and groups, “we’re

honoured to be one of the

charities to benefit from this

inspiring event, which is bringing

so many people together. The

money raised will go to our

Make it Better appeal, to help

transform The Children’s

Hospital here in Sheffield and

make our extraordinary hospital

even better.”

The 96 are part of the DNA of

Liverpool Football Club and they

will never be forgotten; the 2013

Run is a perfect way to honour

their memory while building a

brighter future in the cities and

communities of Liverpool and

Sheffield. The Hillsborough To

Anfield Run is deeply honoured

to be part of maintaining the

memory of the 96 and to be

raising funds for two great and

worthy children’s hospitals.

Three successive days of 32 miles

will not be easy, but the memory

of the 96 and the work of the

two hospitals will drive us on to

success.

For further information please

go to www.hillsborough-

anfieldrun.com and to http://

www.youtube.com/watch?

v=RFOERRsZqn4 for the trailer of

the Run, taken from the film We

Never Run Alone, the film of the

2012 Run.

Facebook: http://

www.facebook.com/

hillsboroughanfieldrun

Twitter: https://twitter.com/

HillsboroughAnf

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/

hillsboroughanf/hillsborough-

anfield-run/

Getting the respective childrens hospital involved and benefitting can only be a good thing......wish them luck.

[adamb1253]

You're all douches, quoting the OP; I was reading on my phone, and now have RSI from all the scrolling

[trevdi9]

brilliant idea for the two hospitals and may lay a few ghost's to rest

[Guest chuckie4570]

It takes longer to read it than run the 96 miles...!!!!

[Guest Ratty-owl]

You all owe me a new scroll wheel on my mouse brill gesture, nice to include The Childrens Hospital too

[StarmanNWC]

This is the kind of stuff which should have been happening from day one to bring closure to the whole thing. It should be news like this and attempts to do good things in the names of the 96 that get the headlines, but instead it tends to be the nightmare relived over and over again.

Well done to the organisers of this and I hope it is the start of what should have been from day one. A healing process and positivity.

[Utah Owl]

Well said Starman.

[tilIdie]

To be honest Im fed up of hearing about it now!!!!

[sheffield_dave]

To be honest Im fed up of hearing about it now!!!!

Sorry but this sort of response to an initiative that raises money for two seperate charities in response to a tragedy that ended with 96 people dead, whatever you think of that tragedy, is absolutely appalling and embarassing.

I've had differing views on the disaster over the years (like, I suspect, almost everyone on here and elsewhere) but this is a fantastic thing.

[Guest mikeglossopowl]

Sorry but this sort of response to an initiative that raises money for two seperate charities in response to a tragedy that ended with 96 people dead, whatever you think of that tragedy, is absolutely appalling and embarassing.

I've had differing views on the disaster over the years (like, I suspect, almost everyone on here and elsewhere) but this is a fantastic thing.

Ageed

[Ever the pessimist]

Yeah, this is a good thing. When I started reading I suspected it would be to raise money for the 'justice' campaign, and indirectly perhaps to fund legal action against us.

I was pleasantly surprised.

[Guest Paulos_Medication]

Well said Starman.

Seconded.

A show of unity and positivity and for good causes.

[torryowl]

only good can come from something like this so well done to all concerned ......however ....why not include something in honour of the 39 juve fans who were slaughtered by the liverpool fans just a few years earlier .i'm sure they have a childrens hospital in turin that needs some funds but somehow i doubt that liverpool will want to go down that road .

[Plonk]

Nice gesture that and as someone said good coming out of bad. A bit nearer the time could we have an owlstalk fund to put towards the fundraising. May be another gesture that help to heal the wounds between the two clubs?