Welcome to the Nottingham Forest HSA Group

Prior to the 32nd anniversary in 2021, HSA reached out to Nottingham Forest supporters to offer support to any Forest fans that were traumatised by the events Hillsborough on 15th April 1989. This was the first time that anyone had recognised that Nottingham Forest fans present on the day, witnessed the tragic events unfold in front of them and that many would have been affected by what they had seen.

Since that first contact, HSA meetings have been regularly attended by Forest fans and this has lead to the creation of the Nottingham Forest HSA.

Liverpool and Nottingham Forest HSA Meeting at The City Ground

On Saturday June 26th 2024, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest HSA held a joint meeting at the City Ground in Nottingham. The event was well attended with some new members from both Liverpool and Forest attending their first meetings. Thanks go to Nottingham Forest Football Club for hosting the event and providing refreshments during the day. NFFC Fan Liaison's Will D'Hooghe was in attendance throughout the day and kindly arranged for us to go pitch side and provided us with a tour of the changing rooms towards the end of the day. Also attending was Sarah Julian of BBC Radio West Midlands, who previously worked for BBC Radio Nottingham and has done so much to promote awareness of the struggles of Forest fans that were at Hillsborough in April 1989.  Pictures of the event can be found Here

Education Is The Way Forward

HSA has an education team made up of Head Teachers and other experienced teachers who have created education packs which can be delivered to both Primary and Secondary schools nationally.  Central to the packs are the ideas of Truth v Lies, the role of the Media, Impact, Resilience and Social Justice and use direct personal experience as survivors of the Hillsborough Disaster. Recently, two of our members delivered Assemblies to all year groups at Rainhill High School in Merseyside, and followed these up with a half day Inset session to all teachers and staff. Feedback from the school has been exceptionally positive. HSA is the ONLY organisation providing this type of package, which involves detailed course materials which can be tailored, as necessary,  to the specific location/context of a school and to any age group and which are delivered by survivors themselves. 

Nottingham Forest Fans

The Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance recognises the impact of the disaster on the Nottingham Forest fans that were at Hillsborough on 15th April 1989.  Recently, Forest fan Peter Hillier from Nottingham and Liverpool fan Anne Ayre, who were both at Hillsborough on that day, gave live radio interviews to Sarah Julian on BBC Radio Nottingham. To listen to the interviews, click the link here

Nottingham Forest Fans - Book of Support

On Thursday March 18th 2022, NFFC fans travelled to Liverpool, ahead of the FA Cup game the following Saturday, and presented us with the Nottingham Forest Book of Support. This contains quotes from NFFC fans, who were at Hillsborough on April 15th 1989. The book was presented to us at Anfield and is now held  in the Liverpool FC Museum at Anfield, but images can be viewed and downloaded from our Media Section by clicking Here