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Sunday 30 July 2023, 4pm, St George’s Church Douglas. A National Service of Remembrance was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Summerland disaster, and presented the opportunity to pay tribute to those who died, survived or responded to the fire.
Jul 29, 2023 · A digital exhibition outlining the events of the Summerland fire disaster has been made available online. The blaze, which broke out on 2 August 1973 at what was then Europe's largest indoor...
The Summerland fire tragedy will always be seen as a seismic event in the history of the Isle of Man. It was unlike anything the island had ever seen before, while bringing the Manx public together in a period of shared mourning and remembrance for those entirely innocent people who unreasonably lost their lives.
Mar 24, 2023 · A series of events will take place later this year to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Summerland fire. The entertainment and leisure complex, which opened in 1971, was destroyed by fire on 2 August 1973.
Jul 30, 2023 · A national service of remembrance has been held on the Isle of Man ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Summerland fire tragedy. The disaster claimed the lives of 50 people when fire broke...
Aug 2, 2023 · A memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Summerland fire disaster has been held in the Isle of Man's capital. Fifty people died and 80 others were badly injured when a...
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The Isle of Man Government is reaching out to survivors and members of victims’ families as the 50 th anniversary of the Summerland Fire on 2 August 1973 approaches. The focus of the commemorations will be a National Service of Remembrance to be held at 4pm on Sunday 30 July at St George’s Church in Douglas.
