Showing posts with label tribute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tribute. Show all posts

Monday, 21 April 2014

Sir Bob to pay tribute to must visit

Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof had two young sons Sir Bob Geldof will pay tribute to his daughter Peaches later as her funeral takes place at the same church where she married.


It is also the same church, in Davington, near Faversham, in Kent, where the funeral was held for her mother Paula Yates in 2000.


The 25-year-old television presenter, model and socialite, died suddenly two weeks ago at her home.


The cause of her death is not yet known as a post-mortem test was inconclusive.


The results of toxicology tests are expected in the coming weeks, after which, an inquest is expected to be opened.


Her body was found at the home she shared with her husband, musician Thomas Cohen and their sons, Astala, 23 months, and 11-month-old Phaedra, in Wrotham, Kent.


Police have said the death is being treated as a "non-suspicious, unexplained sudden death".

Davington Church Her funeral will be held at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen Geldof married Thomas Cohen, lead singer of the band SCUM, in 2012

The Geldof family said the service would be private.


Sir Bob, the former Boomtown Rats singer, has described his daughter as the "wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us".


The church is also where Sir Bob and television presenter Yates married in 1986. She died in 2000 from a heroin overdose.


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Thursday, 10 April 2014

Martinez backs Hillsborough tribute must visit

 Everton boss Roberto Martinez has praised the decision to kick off games seven minutes late this weekend in tribute to the Hillsborough victims.


At the start of their FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989 a crush on the terraces resulted in the death of 96 Liverpool fans.


The game ended at 15:06 BST and matches in England's top eight leagues start seven minutes late on 11-14 April.


"It's a very important gesture," Martinez said.

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“For us it's an important week, in terms of showing our respect and giving all the support we can to the families and to be all together in this moment”

Roberto Martinez Everton manager "[It is a gesture] from the whole league, and everyone in world football, to pay their respects towards what happened 25 years ago.


"For us it's an important week, in terms of showing our respect and giving all the support we can to the families and to be all together in this moment."


As well as the memorial service at Anfield on Tuesday, neighbours Everton are hosting a service at Goodison Park.


Martinez added: "In the city we are going to have an opportunity to have our own service, at Goodison, alongside the service at Anfield. We very much have that in mind, to be able to pay the respects, and every Evertonian will have the opportunity to do that."


Fixtures include the FA Cup semi-final on 12 April between Wigan and Arsenal, which will start at 17:07 BST.


Hull face Sheffield United at 16:07 BST the next day in the second semi-final.


The plan applies to all games in the Premier League, Football League, Conference and its three feeder leagues.


There will also be a minute's silence before all matches on those dates, held six minutes after the originally scheduled kick-off time.


New inquests are being held for the 96 people who lost their lives in the disaster.


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