Wednesday April 15, 2015 will be the 26th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster that cost 96 Liverpool fans their lives.

The Hillsborough Family Support Group will mark the occasion with a memorial service at Anfield to remember those who lost their lives.

The service will commence at 2.45pm prompt with access to the stadium possible from 1pm. A one-minute silence will be observed at 3.06pm and the service will conclude at around 3.45pm with the singing of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. 

In the interests of safety, and to plan accordingly, all those wishing to attend the memorial service must obtain a ticket no later than Tuesday March 31, 2015 - see below for details.

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Margaret Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, said: "Every day we continue to remember those who lost their lives. During this 26th anniversary service we will turn on a light for each and every life that was extinguished prematurely and the eternal flame of the Hillsborough Memorial will continue to light our way through the darkest days.

"We urge you to obtain your ticket as early as possible and we have put a closing date of Tuesday March 31 so we can plan accordingly. We have limited the amount of tickets due to the construction works at Anfield so please only request one if you plan on attending to avoid disappointing people.

"For many, April 15 may be a working day and there will be those who are unable to attend. We invite you to join us in thought and spirit and keep us in your prayers at this difficult time."

How to obtain your ticket(s)

Tickets to the 26th Hillsborough Memorial Service can be obtained free of charge by phoning the Liverpool FC ticket office on 0151 264 2500, by postal application to Liverpool Football Club ticket office, PO Box 204, Liverpool, L69 3JF or by visiting the ticket office at Anfield.

For planning purposes, the closing date for tickets is Tuesday March 31, 2015.

Should you require disabled access then please advise accordingly when making your application.

Please note there will be a restriction of four tickets per application, but the club will be sensitive in exceptional cases to requests for larger numbers.

Liverpool FC welcomes all attendees; however, please note no prams or pushchairs will under any circumstances be allowed into the stadium. The club asks you to please keep this in mind if you are bringing young children to the service. 

The club also requests that everyone arrives early as the service will start promptly at 2.45pm.

Please note that tickets will not be available on the day of the service.