Overview
- The bench is installed on the Budweiser Fan Plaza and is publicly accessible on matchdays and non-matchdays.
- It is Everton’s first talking bench, bearing a family-blessed inscription dedicated to Gary Speed.
- A QR code connects visitors to Everton in the Community programmes, including The People’s Place, with discreet signposting to professional support.
- Trained staff will be available near the bench before every home fixture under the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide pilot.
- The unveiling coincides with the Everton–Newcastle match and the 14th anniversary of Speed’s death, with his family attending.