'Wall of faces' to mark 52 years since Summerland tragedy

Week-long exhibition to also be held in the Villa Marina Arcade

A commemoration event marking 52 years since the Summerland disaster is set to feature a 'wall of faces'.

Images of relatives and friends of victims of the tragedy will be shown on a big screen - provided by ELS Group - at the site of the former leisure centre.

On 2 August 1973, 50 people were killed when the Summerland complex caught fire.

Tina Brennen, a campaigner who witnessed the blaze first-hand, is hosting the memorial on the site this year:

The commemoration will take place on Saturday, 2 August with a minute's silence at 7pm.

A separate event, organised by Douglas Council, will take place at the same time at the Kaye Memorial Gardens.

You can read more on that HERE.

52nd Anniversary Exhibition

In the Villa Marina Arcade from 2 - 9 August, a commemorative exhibition will explore 'the years before, during and after the fire'.