| 1966 13:29 - Oct 21 with 2165 views | KeithHaynes |
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| 1966 on 10:49 - Oct 23 with 547 views | Whiterockin |
I vividly remember the terrible event and the surreal days after. I visited a couple of years ago and reflection I found very difficult. One thing that I think has not been mentioned is the enormous guilt often felt by survivors. Be it children who survived or their parents, the joy of living is often tempered by the uncomfortable feeling when seeing relatives of those who passed. The tragedy of that day has never ended for many. |  | | |
| 1966 on 11:30 - Oct 23 with 502 views | 3swan |
| 1966 on 10:49 - Oct 23 by Whiterockin |
I vividly remember the terrible event and the surreal days after. I visited a couple of years ago and reflection I found very difficult. One thing that I think has not been mentioned is the enormous guilt often felt by survivors. Be it children who survived or their parents, the joy of living is often tempered by the uncomfortable feeling when seeing relatives of those who passed. The tragedy of that day has never ended for many. |
Yes the guilt was mentioned by someone in one of the programmes I watched. By parents and the survivors.
Children were always playing outside and then there was nothing.
One survivor couldn't mention his friends name who died, and you could see he still struggled today. ( I think it was on the Newsnight special)
Also
Families that were suffering didn't share their feelings at the time as they knew everyone was struggling as well and didn't want to add to the grief.
The comment was ,many had suffered a loss, or knew someone who had.
Just typing this is emotional, my thoughts don't even come close to what they all went through and never went away. |  | | |
| 1966 on 17:25 - Oct 23 with 350 views | KeithHaynes |
| 1966 on 08:52 - Oct 22 by 3swan |
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 |
Wouldn’t have been the case if a disaster happened in the Home Counties. | |
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| 1966 on 18:21 - Oct 23 with 323 views | onehunglow |
| 1966 on 17:25 - Oct 23 by KeithHaynes |
Wouldn’t have been the case if a disaster happened in the Home Counties. |
Vast majority of sub 50yr olds in South east will be utterly ignorant of Aberfan
The most insular region in UK | |
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| 1966 on 01:40 - Oct 24 with 222 views | Robbie |
Storytelling later discovered The Kray Brothers had donated £ 100 notes to help the affected and distraught famalies who had lost their young children .
Urban myth or maybe a genuine , never did frequent The Blind Beggar though .
Sad to say Aberfan will live long in the memory to me at least , never to be forgotten . | | | |
| 1966 on 12:21 - Oct 24 with 111 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
| 1966 on 20:09 - Oct 21 by KeithHaynes |
Ron Davies for those who remember him ensured the money was repaid in 1997. Those that needed it were in the majority dead by then. The charities commission were equally as bad withholding payments to families whilst THEY decided how close the parents were to their children.
I could go on. Disgusting tactics.
That was a Labour govt. Harold Wilson. |
Was Ron Davies the one who kept getting mugged whilst looking for badgers in various well known cottaging spots? |  |
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| 1966 on 13:38 - Oct 24 with 88 views | onehunglow |
| 1966 on 12:21 - Oct 24 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Was Ron Davies the one who kept getting mugged whilst looking for badgers in various well known cottaging spots? |
Clapton common ? | |
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| 1966 on 13:50 - Oct 24 with 77 views | jack_lord |
I'm not sure of making a point of order here.
I think this thread should be reserved for remembering those who lost their lives in this tragedy.
I do think that there should be a separate thread about what Wilson and the NCB did in the aftermath. |  |
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| 1966 on 13:53 - Oct 24 with 75 views | JJBomber |
| 1966 on 12:21 - Oct 24 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Was Ron Davies the one who kept getting mugged whilst looking for badgers in various well known cottaging spots? |
While wearing a purple sequined dress! Yes, that's him. | | | |
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