{"id":16497,"date":"2017-02-03T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=16497"},"modified":"2017-02-03T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:49:08","slug":"barry-mourners-ask-bench-sea-tribute-tragic-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/03\/barry-mourners-ask-bench-sea-tribute-tragic-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry mourners ask for bench by sea as tribute to tragic Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE Vale of Glamorgan Council is\u00a0to consider installing a memorial bench for a Barry teenager next week.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morgan Ackerman, 16, was hit by a taxi on January 3 on Barry Road. He was taken to University Hospital in Cardiff but died of his injuries the next day.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After Morgan Ackerman\u2019s death Richard Bertin, councillor for Court Ward, started a petition to improve road safety. He is also asking the council to install a bench. \u201cIt is being discussed next week,&#8221; he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMorgan was a very popular young lad and very friendly. I knew his mother very well. She suggested the bench should be in Jackson\u2019s Bay. It was a spot where he would sit and reflect.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the tragedy there has been a memorial on the corner of Llewellyn Street where the accident took place. There is also a memorial for Morgan on top of the Eastern Shelter on Whitmore Bay.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16504\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16504\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/memorial.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial for Morgan on top of the Eastern Shelter\" width=\"304\" height=\"228\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16504\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/memorial.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial for Morgan on top of the Eastern Shelter\" width=\"304\" height=\"228\" \/><\/noscript> Memorial for Morgan on top of the Eastern Shelter<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Hill, 17, from Dale Court, Barry was a schoolfriend of Morgan\u2019s. He said: \u201cThis bench will be welcomed by people. There are a lot of people at his memorial every day, laying flowers and lighting candles.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jordan Phillips, 17, was also a school friend. \u201cI was at school with him right through to year 11. I used to play football with him,&#8221; he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe was really popular. Every night at half six people come to his memorial to light fresh candles and to put up an umbrella so they don\u2019t go out.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heather Gilmour, 44, lives on Llewyn Street. The memorial is outside her house. She said: \u201cI think the bench is a good idea. He was well liked. I think there\u2019s only been two days when people haven\u2019t been at the memorial.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI have been here 13 years and this road has always been dangerous. Especially if I go to the post office. I hope something gets done.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kassin Afiz, 31, works at the Premier shop on Barry Road. He said: \u201cI think the memorial bench will be a really good idea. He was such a nice kid and everyone thought so. He used to come in this shop all the time with his mates, this was his area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Vale of Glamorgan Council is\u00a0to consider installing a memorial bench for a Barry teenager next week. Morgan Ackerman, 16, was hit by a taxi on January 3 on Barry Road. He was taken to University Hospital in Cardiff but died of his injuries the next day. After Morgan Ackerman\u2019s death Richard Bertin, councillor for Court Ward, started a petition to improve road safety. 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