“Aberfan affected the queen very deeply, I think, when she went there ... survivors and victims and laid wreaths at some of the graves of those who died. Those who survived the disaster ...
Nearly 55 years on from the disaster, their 90-year-old mother, Gwen, who Bernard lived with, became another parent of Aberfan forced ... in Merthyr alone there were 1,349 cases per 100,000 ...
The community of Aberfan has paid tribute to a retired police officer for his work during the disaster more than ... filed into the classrooms, survivors recalled the lights began to flicker ...
"There was a very sombre mood. I think everyone involved in the production realises what an awful tragedy Aberfan was." Director Benjamin Caron said it was important the disaster was marked in the ...
Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...' 55 years on, survivors of the disaster are looking to the future - as well as the past. Part Eight: Battles won and lost... Aberfan suffers further ...