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Summerland tragedy remembered

Tuesday, 04 August 2015 15:53

Her Worship the Mayor of Douglas Councillor Sara Hackman JP presided over an act of remembrance on Sunday August 2, 2015, to mark the 42nd anniversary of the Summerland disaster. 

 

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The brief ceremony was held in the Kaye Memorial Garden on Queen's Promenade, Douglas where Her Worship laid a wreath on the Summerland memorial. 

 

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On August 2, 1973, 50 people died and many more were injured when fire raged through the Summerland leisure complex. 

 

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