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Clogau Aberfan Tribute Pin Launched — Every Penny Helps School Pupils

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Clogau Aberfan Tribute Pin Launched — Every Penny Helps School Pupils

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CLOGAU has announced the launch of a special Aberfan pin badge - available exclusively at its Merthyr store for a full year - to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.See the Story

Clogau Aberfan Tribute Pin Launched — Every Penny Helps School Pupils

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CLOGAU has announced the launch of a special Aberfan pin badge - available exclusively at its Merthyr store for a full year - to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.Aberfan · Aberfan See the Story

Mr Jones – An Aberfan Story Review

Finborough Theatre – until 22 November 2025 Reviewed by Claire Roderick 5***** Friday 21st October 1966 is a date that is seared into the collective memory of the mining communities of Wales. Hundreds of men and boys had died in terrible pit disasters since the coalfields had been mined, but the collapse of one of the colliery spoil tips above Aberfan, sweeping down the hillside and engulfing Pantglas Junior School and a row of houses killing 1…Aberfan · Aberfan Read Article

Review: Mr Jones, An Aberfan Story at Finborough Theatre

Aberfan will be very proud On the morning of Friday 21st October 1966, the mining village of Aberfan experienced one of the worst tragedies in Welsh history when 144 people, 116 of whom were children, lost their lives after more than 150,00 tonnes of thick, black slurry slid down the hill crushing houses and engulfing Pantglas Junior School, writes Linda Emmanuel. In this two-hander, beautifully written by Liam Holmes who plays Stephen Jones, t…Aberfan · Aberfan Read Article

Mr Jones: An Aberfan Story

Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster and direct from a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival, Mr Jones gets its London premiere. Aberfan, South Wales, 21 October 1966. One of Wales’ darkest days. Self-proclaimed rugby prodigy Mr Jones has just made the kick of his life. As he boasts to local nurse Angharad Price, 150,000 tonnes of coal slide down the hillside towards Pantglas Junior School… Blending drama, poetry, v…Aberfan · Aberfan Read Article

Reform UK slammed for missing coal tip safety debate

Plaid Cymru has accused Reform UK of “turning their backs” on Welsh communities by failing to attend a crucial Westminster debate on coal tip safety — held the day after the anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. The debate, led by Plaid Cymru’s Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies, focused on the growing risks posed by disused coal […]Westminster · Aberfan Read Article

We wear Aberfan on our shirts with pride and want to honour the history of our village

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Aberfan FC marked 59 years since the Aberfan disaster, which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adultsAberfan · Aberfan Read Article

A Rather Weak Display

I consider the second half of the 1960s as a period of national disillusionment. In 1965 Llyn Celyn/Tryweryn was officially opened. In 1966 there was the Aberfan massacre and in 1969 there was "Croeso 69"/the Arwisgo.Aberfan · Aberfan Read Article

Battery Panic Can’t Be Compared to Aberfan Disaster

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The latest NIMBY misperceptions are overwrought — and wrong.Aberfan · Aberfan Read Article