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| About 3,500 choir singers were joined by more than 7,000 members of the public for a mass singalong as Manchester marked the first anniversary of the arena bomb attack that killed 22 people. | About 3,500 choir singers were joined by more than 7,000 members of the public for a mass singalong as Manchester marked the first anniversary of the arena bomb attack that killed 22 people. |
| Looking back with love: Manchester's night of sadness and solace | Looking back with love: Manchester's night of sadness and solace |
| The event, Manchester Together – With One Voice, saw choirs from across the city lead a crowd packed into the city’s Albert Square in renditions of songs by Manchester bands Oasis, Elbow and Take That, as well as American singer Ariana Grande, whose concert was targeted by suicide bomber Salman Abedi on 22 May last year. | The event, Manchester Together – With One Voice, saw choirs from across the city lead a crowd packed into the city’s Albert Square in renditions of songs by Manchester bands Oasis, Elbow and Take That, as well as American singer Ariana Grande, whose concert was targeted by suicide bomber Salman Abedi on 22 May last year. |
| The evening began with video tributes from well-known local figures. Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs described Manchester as “a city of music and a city of love”. Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, told the crowd: “My heart is always going to be in Manchester, always has been and always will be.” The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Dr David Walker, said Manchester was a city of music, so it was appropriate that people should come together “to let our music come to the forefront of who we are”. | The evening began with video tributes from well-known local figures. Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs described Manchester as “a city of music and a city of love”. Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, told the crowd: “My heart is always going to be in Manchester, always has been and always will be.” The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Dr David Walker, said Manchester was a city of music, so it was appropriate that people should come together “to let our music come to the forefront of who we are”. |
| Among the dozens of choirs to take part was the Manchester Survivors’ Choir, consisting of people who attended the concert. Founder Cath Hill told the crowd that she started the choir because she recognised that a lot of the young people caught up in the attack shared a love of music. “We are showing Manchester and the world that we carry on,” she said. | Among the dozens of choirs to take part was the Manchester Survivors’ Choir, consisting of people who attended the concert. Founder Cath Hill told the crowd that she started the choir because she recognised that a lot of the young people caught up in the attack shared a love of music. “We are showing Manchester and the world that we carry on,” she said. |
| The evening ended with a surprise rendition of All You Need Is Love by the Beatles, with strangers in the crowd spontaneously hugging each other. At 10.31pm, the time the 22-year-old Mancunian of Libyan heritage detonated a bomb in his rucksack exactly a year ago, bells rang out across the city. | The evening ended with a surprise rendition of All You Need Is Love by the Beatles, with strangers in the crowd spontaneously hugging each other. At 10.31pm, the time the 22-year-old Mancunian of Libyan heritage detonated a bomb in his rucksack exactly a year ago, bells rang out across the city. |
| Rev Walker told the service that the city would never forget those who died on 22 May last year. He also pledged lifelong support for the 800 people who were injured physically or psychologically in the attack. | Rev Walker told the service that the city would never forget those who died on 22 May last year. He also pledged lifelong support for the 800 people who were injured physically or psychologically in the attack. |
| “Part of the horror … is that [the arena] appeared to have been deliberately chosen as a venue full of young people,” he said. “Today they are one year into living with those life-changing injuries, with many decades of continuing to do so lying ahead of them. | “Part of the horror … is that [the arena] appeared to have been deliberately chosen as a venue full of young people,” he said. “Today they are one year into living with those life-changing injuries, with many decades of continuing to do so lying ahead of them. |
| “A society has rituals to mark a death or console the bereaved, but we lack any any equivalent for those who have lost limbs, suffered sensory loss or will never recover their confidence again. Many of the hopes and aspirations they took with them into the arena that night have gone. Today we mark and acknowledge their suffering and pledge to play our part in their future wellbeing here on earth.” | “A society has rituals to mark a death or console the bereaved, but we lack any any equivalent for those who have lost limbs, suffered sensory loss or will never recover their confidence again. Many of the hopes and aspirations they took with them into the arena that night have gone. Today we mark and acknowledge their suffering and pledge to play our part in their future wellbeing here on earth.” |
| At 2.30pm a national minute of silence was held, and was marked in national government buildings and at the Grenfell inquiry, which was taking place in central London. | At 2.30pm a national minute of silence was held, and was marked in national government buildings and at the Grenfell inquiry, which was taking place in central London. |
| The service was relayed to a big screen outside in Cathedral Gardens, where several thousand people had gathered. Among them was Jean Osborne, 69, who was clutching a laminated photograph of her daughter, Caroline Davis, and their friend Wendy Fawell. All three women had worked together at a school in Guiseley, serving dinners and helping at the after-school club. | The service was relayed to a big screen outside in Cathedral Gardens, where several thousand people had gathered. Among them was Jean Osborne, 69, who was clutching a laminated photograph of her daughter, Caroline Davis, and their friend Wendy Fawell. All three women had worked together at a school in Guiseley, serving dinners and helping at the after-school club. |
| Fawell died in the attack; Davis was seriously injured. They had gone to pick up their daughters from the concert and were waiting in the foyer when the bomb was detonated. | Fawell died in the attack; Davis was seriously injured. They had gone to pick up their daughters from the concert and were waiting in the foyer when the bomb was detonated. |
| “Wendy was the nicest person you could meet,” said Osborne, who, like many of those present, was wearing a T-shirt bearing Manchester’s symbol, the worker bee. “She was my hairdresser as well as my best friend and she taught me so many recipes I’d never have even thought of trying. Just last night we had her sweet and sour chicken.” | “Wendy was the nicest person you could meet,” said Osborne, who, like many of those present, was wearing a T-shirt bearing Manchester’s symbol, the worker bee. “She was my hairdresser as well as my best friend and she taught me so many recipes I’d never have even thought of trying. Just last night we had her sweet and sour chicken.” |
| They welcomed the bishop’s pledge to remember the injured, saying Davis had been forced to go back to work as a dinner lady in spite of persistent health issues. Shrapnel from the bomb sliced her heel, a blast burn destroyed part of her skin, and she had to have one arm reconstructed. | They welcomed the bishop’s pledge to remember the injured, saying Davis had been forced to go back to work as a dinner lady in spite of persistent health issues. Shrapnel from the bomb sliced her heel, a blast burn destroyed part of her skin, and she had to have one arm reconstructed. |
| Many teenagers in the crowd were wearing Ariana Grande T-shirts they had bought on the night of the attack. Lorraine Ness, 19, and her cousin Leigh Tilley, 10, had travelled from Fife in Scotland. “We wanted to pay our respects and get closure after what happened here that night,” said Lorraine, who has been receiving counselling for the psychological trauma she suffered. | Many teenagers in the crowd were wearing Ariana Grande T-shirts they had bought on the night of the attack. Lorraine Ness, 19, and her cousin Leigh Tilley, 10, had travelled from Fife in Scotland. “We wanted to pay our respects and get closure after what happened here that night,” said Lorraine, who has been receiving counselling for the psychological trauma she suffered. |
| 'She was so cheeky': the stories of the 22 Manchester victims | 'She was so cheeky': the stories of the 22 Manchester victims |
| Thousands of messages of support on cardboard tags have been attached by members of the public to 28 Japanese maple trees, which form the “Trees of Hope” trail from the square to Victoria railway and tram station. | Thousands of messages of support on cardboard tags have been attached by members of the public to 28 Japanese maple trees, which form the “Trees of Hope” trail from the square to Victoria railway and tram station. |
| More than 7,000 hand-stitched hearts were dotted around the city centre, with people encouraged to smile as they passed them for a social media campaign, #aheart4mcr. | More than 7,000 hand-stitched hearts were dotted around the city centre, with people encouraged to smile as they passed them for a social media campaign, #aheart4mcr. |
| Inside the cathedral, 22 candles – made using wax from the thousands of candles left in St Ann’s Square a year ago – were lit. | Inside the cathedral, 22 candles – made using wax from the thousands of candles left in St Ann’s Square a year ago – were lit. |
| Photographs of the 22 victims chosen by their families were shown on the screen: 28-year-old John Atkinson, a support worker for people with autism, was sticking his tongue out at the camera; Polish couple Angelika and Marcin Klis, 39 and 42, were photographed around the corner in Exchange Square, hours before they went to pick up their daughters. Teenage sweethearts Liam Curry, 19, and Chloe Rutherford, 17, were shown together by the Tyne Bridge, near their native South Shields. | Photographs of the 22 victims chosen by their families were shown on the screen: 28-year-old John Atkinson, a support worker for people with autism, was sticking his tongue out at the camera; Polish couple Angelika and Marcin Klis, 39 and 42, were photographed around the corner in Exchange Square, hours before they went to pick up their daughters. Teenage sweethearts Liam Curry, 19, and Chloe Rutherford, 17, were shown together by the Tyne Bridge, near their native South Shields. |
| Ariana Grande sent a message to those hurt in the attack. “Thinking of you all today and every day. I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day,” she tweeted. | Ariana Grande sent a message to those hurt in the attack. “Thinking of you all today and every day. I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day,” she tweeted. |
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