'I want to hit the right note' - Everton to unveil new Liverpool unity banner in Gwladys Street

The artist behind a banner that represents 35 years of solidarity between Everton and Liverpool supporters after Hillsborough hopes his work will show the good that can be done when the respective fanbases come together.

With Everton playing Burnley on Saturday in their last game before the 35th anniversary of the disaster with the highest death toll in British sporting history on April 15, the banner will be unfurled across Goodison Park’s Howard Kendall Gwladys Street Stand. The artist, whose online handle is Gwladys Street 1938 is just known as Joe but he told the ECHO: “It’s to remember the people who lost their lives 35 years ago this month. They were football supporters who went to the match and never came home.

“It also highlights the unifying effect the tragedy had in bringing both fanbases within the city together and raises attention towards some of the local community courses that have benefitted from that. The red and blue bunting in the top left corner spells out ‘Homebaked’, referencing the community-run bakery that offers training and job opportunities locally and is a fixture on matchdays at both clubs.

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“Then there is the purple pin badge in the middle of the banner, that’s the Fans Supporting Foodbanks logo painted on it, representing the best of what can be achieved when football supporters come together for the benefit of the common good. There are other little details like part of the text at the bottom of the banner reads: ‘Brothers in Arms’ which relates to the Hollies’ song (He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother) that was played at Goodison 12