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The Anfield Wrap

Hillsborough Survivors Stories: In Their Words

The Anfield Wrap

The Anfield Wrap

Music, Sports, Soccer

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

The first part of Hillsborough survivors Damian Kavanagh, Richie Greaves and Peter Carney talking after the collapse of the final trial. For too many years too many people impacted by Hillsborough have had to be silent to allow the legal proceedings to run their course. Damian, Richie and Peter, like many others, were there on the day of April 15, 1989, and they reflect on that day and the 32 years since. This part focuses more specifically on what it has been like to live with what happened that day and in the aftermath, and how that has taken its toll on each of them. Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day). Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). If you identify as male, you can call the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) or use their webchat service. If you need access to other services than the above, visit the NHS website here to find out who you can talk to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the first part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.

0:05.0

Hello, I'm John Gibbons and this is an Anfield rap special.

0:09.0

This is the first part of a three hour recording we made with Damien Kavana, Richard Grieves and Peter Carney

0:14.7

after the collapse of the final trial surrounding Hillsborough. For too many years, too many people

0:20.1

impacted by Hillsborough have had to be silent to allow the process to follow.

0:25.0

Damien Ritchie and Peter, like many others, are survivors of the 15th of April 1989,

0:31.0

and they reflect on that day and the 32 years since. These three podcasts are about that,

0:37.0

but in the first from the very start there is a frank and open discussion around suicide.

0:44.5

If you are feeling in any way vulnerable or fragile, please consider whether or not you should

0:47.9

choose this moment to listen to this podcast.

0:51.4

Should you have any need after listen to the podcast maybe signpost you to the following?

0:55.0

You can call the Samaritans at 116123 or visit their website at Samaritans.org.

1:02.0

You can text shout to 85258 or email

1:07.1

Joe at Samaritans.org or calm which is the campaign against living miserably you can call on

1:14.9

800 585858 for 5 p.m. to midnight every day. You can also visit their

1:20.7

web chat page at www

1:23.2

the calm zone dot net

1:25.0

for slash help

1:26.7

forward slash web chats.

1:30.1

The NHS also have a range of mental health support, advice and guidance online if you go to

1:35.5

www. NHS. UK forward slash mental hyphen health.

1:39.8

On the day I spoke to Danny and Peter and Richard, they'd all been to a funeral and that's where we start.

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