Do you have memories? I was only 8, and living on the other side of the Mersey, we in school collected clothes and money.. I remember the sadness, we kids were hugged so much at the time.. I will never forget! https://www.google.co.uk/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TewTDevtCwAAA_nAwk&q=aberfan+disaster&oq=abafa&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0j46l2.6140j0j4&client=tablet-android-pega&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
I was 6, but do recall the tragedy. There was a shock and sadness that lasted for quite a time. Although not fully comprehending the reasons, remember the scale of sadness was all around, the silent vigil that we all observed in sombre respect at my Primary school. We too collected money and sent gifts to the village It was after this that; due to my teacher that I began to start taking an interest in topical events that were occurring - and the 1960s was full of those! He encouraged me to always ask, research and self educate and to look to male a positive contribution to those who I interacted with - for -"there were those who fate had seen cruelly robbed of their opportunity to do so"
I remember it well. It was really terrible, and I recall feeling very horrified and sad about the kids who died.I remember my mother crying over it. At our school, we had a special assembly where we said prayers and sang hymns. I think it may have been the first time I felt guilty about being alive while those kids were dead.
I remember on the news Men women and Teenagers Digging with their Bare Hands trying to Get to The Children Below and i remember the rows of little Coffins I was fifteen and just starting work myself but I remember Thinking what would those kids have grown up to be ? It was years Later with all the Inquests and such I Thought Shame When Profits and Budgets mean more than Kids Lives But Mining was always like that !! I lived in St Helens and Knew loads of Pit Men http://youtu.be/Mf4WbPY3Rsc
