Over two thousand men women and children attended yesterday’s free stadium tour at Easter Road.
Despite the poor weather, fans started queueing well before the start of the event which was organised by the Hibernian Historical Trust as part of the Leith Festival.
Visitors started off at the players’ lounge where they were shown an exhibition from the Football Memories Programme which helps men and women in the early stages of dementia, before being directed to the Gallery where Club Historian Tom Wright had filled the cabinets with fascinating memrobilia including an interesting display and timely display regarding Hibernan players who served in the Great War 1914-1918.
Wolves, Burnley and Middlesbrough jerseys work by Leigh Griffiths, Steven Fletcher and Kevin Thomson, donated by Tam McCourt were also featured alongside Peter Cormack’s jersey that he wore in the Summer Cup triumph fifty years ago.
After the Gallery came the press room then the Boardroom where the great Gordon Smith’s medal collection has pride of place. From there, visitors were allowed access to the directors box before heading to the home dressing room and down the tunnel to meet mascot Sunshine the Leith Lynx and take a seat in the dug out.
This year the club opened up the whole stadium, so visitors then went to the Community Foundation Office in the south stand before visiting the East Stand concourse, and the Famous Five Stand to see the James Main plaque dedicated to the memory of the former player who died following an injury sustained whilst playing for the club.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
