Gary Speed playing for Everton in 1996 (Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Everton will unveil a Gary Speed Memorial Bench at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, a lasting tribute to one of the Blues' most admired former players, and significantly, the club’s first-ever talking bench.

Talking benches have been introduced across the UK as a simple but powerful way to encourage conversation, tackle loneliness and isolation, and signpost people to mental health support. They offer a space where individuals can pause, speak openly, or simply sit alongside others without judgment.

The announcement comes on an especially poignant day for the Everton Family on the 14th anniversary of Gary's passing, aged 42. Everton’s bench, dedicated in honour of Gary Speed and w

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