THE bells of the clock at Bradford City Hall will toll once for each of the 56 people who lost their lives as their names are read out at next month's 30th anniversary memorial service to the fire disaster.

Reading the names on Monday, May 11, will be Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson, club captain Stephen Darby, John Helm, who commentated on the match 30 years ago, and Shaun Harvey, the chief executive of The Football League.

The service starts at 11am at the memorial sculpture in Centenary Square and will be conducted by the chaplain to Bradford City, the Reverend Andy Grieff and the Lord Mayor’s chaplain, the Reverend Canon Philip Gray supported by the Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Dr Toby Howarth.

The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Mike Gibbons, will attend along with the Mayor and Mayoress of Lincoln, Councillor Brent Charlesworth and Councillor Kathleen Brothwell.

Bradford City were playing Lincoln City in their last home match of the club's promotion winning season on May 11, 1985 when the fire ripped through a stand killing 54 Bradford City fans, two Lincoln City fans and injuring hundreds more.

There will be a minute's silence will be followed by You'll Never Walk Alone played by The City of Bradford Brass Band and sung by Opera North soprano, Victoria Sharp.

Cllr Gibbons will lead a wreath-laying ceremony by laying one on behalf of the city and the district. Wreaths laid by the Mayor and the Sheriff of Lincoln and the Oberbürgermeister of Hamm will follow.

Bereaved families will then lay their tributes and a Bradford City representative and officers from the emergency services will also lay wreaths. Once these wreaths have been laid, others who wish to lay their own wreaths or floral tributes will be welcome to do so.

Following the laying of floral tributes The City of Bradford Brass Band will accompany the singing of Abide with Me.

Cllr Gibbons said: "The Bradford City fire lives long in the memories of the people of Bradford.

"I feel it is very important that we as a city take time each year on May 11, to remember those who lost their lives or were injured by this tragic event, which continues to touch the lives of so many in our district."