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No words can explain what I was thinking while there.
One thing that I can say that hit me.
It was so quiet and peaceful with only the sound of a few birds, the complete opposite of the events 60 years ago. Went with my two sons and apart from a few words we just walked around in silence. As I've said not enough words can explain the feelings on the day but the general feeling was
Was there two shouts or a Swansea fan trying to play the fool.
Which brings me to my thoughts
Mistake or not, it was one shout that was made worse by hundreds? shouting. These people are also disrespecting the minutes silence - just wait to the end Now he or others might have carried on or stopped by people by him only.
Secondly why do people arriving when the minute silence is going on think it's so important for them to carry on to get to their seats? Can't they wait and let others continue showing respect.
I'm glad I finally went but as I said above even though I knew the number of children lost it was still heart breaking to see so many of the ages one after another.
I'm ashamed to say that this year was the first time I visited The Garden of Remembrance and the Cemetery. We left earlier when travelling down for the Burnley game and spent an hour there. To see so many names, some from the same family is heartbreaking. I've heard the words seen the films but to walk along and see the ages 7,8,9 does bring a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye On IPlayer there are programmes one on BBC2 and one on S4C (subtitles available) Both excellent in differing ways and a very difficult watch Just to add both locations were immaculate and peaceful.
I knew a fair bit but the BBC2 programme Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back triggered back the memory, and it was, and still is, disgusting how they were treated for years. Even now, watching it I became more and more angry
The S4C Alex Jones: Un diwrnod yn Aberfan highlights the more personal aspect of the day and long term affects
All my working life has been in England. I must have missed the bit about being treated like dirt. I have good English friends (I had to say that so that I can't be racist towards them) Not once have I been looked down on, always treated as an equal even though people knew I was Welsh first and proud. Of course there was banter but no malice intended. Football banter does not reflect life in general. It's sad that some, not many, cannot accept that
Also Aberdeen fans get called it in Scotland I've had it many times in my working life, is it a bit stupid yes, but I gave as much as I got. Most people can recognise banter from out and out racism.
We always use the HoV and the 50mph stretch is nonsensical.
From the A40 Hardwick Island to before the Clydach Gorge is 70MPH in more of a built up area. Then 50MPH to the Brynmawr turn off, where the chance of anyone trying to cross the road is next to zero It can't be down to safety, and not for the environment either as vehicles struggling to keep to 50 seem to cause more emissions with the constant change of gears. That's on the way up coming back down is even worse where it's constant breaking even in lower gears. Strange that other areas of the A465 are 70
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