Daily Mirror

Hillsborou­gh 96 tribute with Freedom of Wirral & garden

- BY CHRIS RICHES

Aspinall, chair of The Hillsborou­gh Family Support Group, said: “It is so important the 96 and the lessons of that terrible day are never forgotten. The freedom of the borough and garden will provide a lasting reminder.” Twelve of the dead were from Wirral and Ellesmere Port. Council leader Phil Davies said: “The gardens will be dedicated to the memory of the 96 who went to a football match and never came home.” THE 96 victims of the Hillsborou­gh Stadium disaster will be honoured this week with the Freedom of Wirral.

New gardens at Wallasey Town Hall overlookin­g the River Mersey will also be a permanent memorial to those who died in the 1989 horror.

Mayor Ann McLachlan said Friday’s ceremony also honours the courage and tenacity of the families’ campaign for justice. Margaret

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Margaret Aspinall

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