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Hillsborough. Final Service Takes Place 27 Years On And The Families Thank You All

ByMal Lee

Apr 15, 2016
The next Hillsborough memorial service at Anfield will be the last.The family support group have announced.
The next Hillsborough memorial service at Anfield will be the last.The family support group have announced.

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Today marks 27 years since the Hillsborough disaster. 96 Liverpool fans died after the tragedy at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15,1989. Today saw the last – ever memorial service held at Anfield.  The City  fell silent at 3.06 pm the time the match was stopped.Margaret Aspinall, whose son James 18 died in the disaster,said: “I think we need to draw a line under it. “We’ve  had the new inquests and the families always wanted to keep the services going for as long as it took to get the old inquests quashed and get new ones. :We’ve done that the time is right to draw a “line.