US EditionTributes to Ozzy Osbourne Removed From Bench Will Be Handed to Family
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, AUG 4 – Thousands of tributes at Birmingham's Black Sabbath Bench are being collected by the city council to be respectfully preserved and given to the Osbourne family, officials said.
- Birmingham City Council will begin removing tributes from the Black Sabbath Bench at 10am today, August 4, after thousands visited since Ozzy Osbourne's death on July 22.
- Installed in 2019, the Black Sabbath Bench became a memorial site as hundreds of messages and floral tributes appeared after Ozzy Osbourne's death, prompting officials to start removal today.
- Fans laid a variety of items including bouquets, wreaths, posters, balloons, candles and cards while officials in hi-vis jackets collected all the tributes behind barriers.
- The council said the mementos would be gathered and preserved 'respectfully' with the utmost care at a secure location before passing them to the Osbourne family.
- The Osbourne family said they were 'deeply moved by the heartfelt tributes,' as Sharon Osbourne and family visited the bench on Wednesday, with fans continuing to pay respects at the mural and BMAG exhibition.
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Tributes to Ozzy Osbourne removed from bench will be handed to family
Thousands of fans have visited Black Sabbath Bench on Broad Street in the musician’s home city to lay flowers, wreaths, posters, balloons and candles.
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