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over a year ago
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I visited aberfan a few months back and went to the memorial garden at the site of the old school and visited the cemetery, it was very humbling being there  |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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There was a wonderful concert from the Wales Millennium Centre recently to mark the 50th year, including a specially commissioned piece by Karl Jenkins.
I believe it's available on catch-up, maybe S4C.
I thought the document was brilliant. Those woman had such soul and quiet dignity. That part of the world had (and still has to a decent extent) communities where people really did rely and look out for each other.
They were fabulous. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Did the documentary mention the disgraceful and disgusting behaviour of the coal board?  "
They said the coal board only paid £500 for all the children who died. The families eventually were given 5k for each child but that was from the public disaster fund not the coal board. |
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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago
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"Did the documentary mention the disgraceful and disgusting behaviour of the coal board?
They said the coal board only paid £500 for all the children who died. The families eventually were given 5k for each child but that was from the public disaster fund not the coal board. "
what price a childs life ? so so sad |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"Did the documentary mention the disgraceful and disgusting behaviour of the coal board?
They said the coal board only paid £500 for all the children who died. The families eventually were given 5k for each child but that was from the public disaster fund not the coal board. "
It gets way, way worse.
That wonderful disaster fund. The government made £150,000 of it go to the efforts to make the tip safe.
I shit you not!
This travesty was only put right by when Labour came in in 1997.
I drive in that area all the time. It's beautiful - hard to believe such a terrible thing happened there. |
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By *igjrvMan
over a year ago
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I know one of the survivors of the disaster she wrote a book about it and the publishers ripped her off she never made a penny.
Also rummer has it the kray twins either came there to help or donated money. I had distant relatives who died |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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One of my biggest primary school memories. Such a big story at the time, my head mistress assembled the whole school to tell us about it after hearing about it on the news on the radio! |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"One of my biggest primary school memories. Such a big story at the time, my head mistress assembled the whole school to tell us about it after hearing about it on the news on the radio!"
A load of blokes I know went to help. Most couldn't say much about it without crying.
I wish I owned a hotel and had a few bob. I'd invite that gang of women to stay every year for a week for free. Not because they need charity, but because they're incredible and funny. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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[quote. Did the documentary mention the disgraceful and disgusting behaviour of the coal board? [/quote.
Totally agree. The NCB and the government at the time handled the the thing disgracefully. Pressuring those poor people into using their fund money to help pay for the clearance of the tips ! As if the loss of their loved ones wasn't enough to deal with. The sheer arrogance of the coal boards chief. He pretty much said, on camera, that he could get a better paid job elsewhere if necessary. Pig. |
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I didn't see the documentary.
Did it mention that on the day of the disaster the head of the NCB was being invested as Chancellor of a University somewhere and on hearing of the disaster decided not to drop everything and head over but to carry on with the ceremony?
Did it also mention that to even get the miserly sum of £500 compensation the parents had to show they were 'close' to the dead children? |
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