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R.I.P. Sweet children and adults.

A sad sad day so much grief

R.I.P.

What an awful day that was. Thinking of all the relatives and friends of those lost. R.I.P.

a day etched in my memory forever - a rainy Friday morning - such horrendous scenes on the TV and the hopeless task of the rescuers wading about in all that filth - we had quite a few survivors admitted to our local psychiatric hospital where I worked - those who had lost loved ones and those who were consumed with guilt bcause they survived - the scars will remain for many many years, and when you pass Aberfan you will see a remembrance garden with a row of arches, each one representing a life lost

I went to a Christening recently and we sang this hymm that aways reminds me of all the little children of Aberfan....

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all

The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one;

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows for our play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day;

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

R.I.P.

I visited Aberfan in 2011, after going to a wedding near Cardiff. The rememberence garden made me cry, those poor little children were so young. A terrible loss.

A whole generation lost in this village near Merthyr in the Taff valley. Due to man's greed and lack of care.

The most evocative of the regular pit tragedies that hit these communities. And one testimony is the landscape. All of the slurry piled high on the mountains has since been moulded to be safe from major slips. And, if you walk on the "tops" between any of the many valleys that cut through South Wales, you will see strange manmade shapes of the mountains. A lasting reminder of inhumanity and tragic loss. God bless those angels and God remain with the parents and older siblings of these children in Pant Glas who had moved on to big school in Quakers Yard and other schools. Many are still with us. The youngest of the parents will be in 70's now and siblings in 60's. One or two who dd not go to Pant Glas school this day 47 years ago are even younger :-( :-(

R.I.P.

Mining villages were close knit communities, as a child you called everyone auntie, uncle, gran, or grandad, whether you were related to them or not, your village was one big family and when something happened in the village it affected every family in he village.

I was brought up in a mining village and I have witnessed - the sorrow, the grief, and loss, suffered by many in the quest for black gold (coal), including the loss of my grandfather and other close members of my family.

That said, I cannot begin to comprehend the events of that terrible day on 21 October 1966 when the dumped coal waste slid down the mountainside and engulfed the local school and nearby houses - killing 28 adults and 116 young children.

As a result of this tragedy the lives of many innocent children were cut short and a generation was lost, even now some 47 years later, the pain and suffering of that day must still be felt by the families of all those who lost loved ones and my thoughts and prayers go out to them.

R.I.P. all those who lost their lives as a result of the Aberfan Disaster of 21 October 1966 <3

Part of man's inhumanity to man was the fact that Aberfan had to pay for the clear up operation until Tony Blair, whatever else he may or may not have done, cancelled the debt.

I went to Aberfan a few years ago and, this is silly I know, was sort of surprised to see it was not black and white. Somehow the memories of the television coverage, the awfulness I was living through at the time and the name of the place automatically made me think of it as black and white.

There was something kind of poignant about the men coming home from the pit and taking over the digging out because that is what they were used to doing, trained in pit rescue.

I remember it well,with great sadness,The memory of that tragic sight is etched in my mind, and will be forever.May they all rest in Peace. **M**.

God bless all who lost their lives and give strength to those left to mourn. <3

I would just like to point out that the person in the Blair government who made things happen was the Secretary of State for Wales, Ron Davies. He was an excellent Sec of State (and we have had awful ones since and before) and Aberfan will be his lasting legacy.

And (although I had no time for George Thomas in general as Sec for Wales), I must say he brought his not inconsiderable influence to bear on ensuring such a slip could never occur again.

Such a terrible day, I remember getting home from work and watching it on the news. Also remember people calling at all the houses asking for volunteers and asking for old coats and warm clothing so that the rescuers could change into dry and warm clothes.

My cousins second son was also born in Cardiff that day, once he was born the hospital sent them home in case the hopital beds were needed.

Thinking of everyone that died that day and also of their families and friends that mourn for them. R.I.P,

I was at school when this disaster happened. I came home and it was on the news. All I can remember is those grainy black and white pictures. People digging feverishly.

And later, all those white arches on the headstones.

So sad, so tragic.

RIP

Dear All

Hello

Respectful and caring wishes to all those who affected
by the events in Aberfan.


Take gentle care
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

I too remember seeing this terrible tragedy on the news and being so sad for the lost children, their families and friends, and the whole village trying to cope with such a loss.

Thank heavens there has never been another slip like that and things were made safer.

The Remembrance Garden must be a moving place to visit. May all those lost be resting in peace, many reunited with loved ones by now.

Lizx