One minute silence for the Heaton park synagogue attack

We had a 1 minute silence before the start of Bolton Wanderers versus Peterborough United match yesterday.

A sign of respect and tribute to the victims of the Heaton Park Synagogue attack .

The silence was impeccably observed among the 20,000 supporters .

The grey skies summing up the mood of the nation as once again terrorism strikes on the streets and in our community

[Dorothy]

Well done and well said Phil.

[Mags]

Nicely captured.

[Phil Howcroft]

@illinilass thanks Dorothy

[Lesley]

Awesome. I sometimes feel the world is. Imploding.

[Phil Howcroft]

@tinley23 you are right Lesley , I stumbled on a speech by President Macron , he's calling out social media corporations , owned by multi billion corporations and people , together with china , whose media algorithms are driving and supporting the rhetoric , hatred and division in our world , especially within Europe , destroying democracy and respect .

[Shirley]

So well said Phil , with what’s happening around the world makes you wonder where and it’s going to end .

[Dianne]

How incredibly moving it must have been to observe silence amongst 20,000 people. I wish the world would listen!

[Corinne C]

Great composition Phil. A wonderful image to highlight the horrific attack.

[Carole Sandford]

Well said Phil, more & more I no longer recognise our world. I wonder if it is imploding or did other generations feel the same with the changes that they & their world experienced.

[Phil Howcroft]

@carole_sandford Carole , we had terror attacks when we were younger , but what we are experiencing now is different for sure , the use of social media to push extremism , hatred, division and validate it to those who listen is scary

[Rob Z]

The world is changing - and not for the better. It makes you wonder and worry about the future we are leaving our grandkids.

[Phil Howcroft]

@robz it does rob , the world is so complex now