Reply With QuoteYep great to see from the players. Aberfan is something that should never be forgotten. Heartbreaking.
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Wonderful to see the Welsh squad there today paying their respects. Great, great move.
50 years ago. I remember my mum and dad telling me about all those children dying, all those kids just my age dying under the coal.
Heartbreaking.
Yep great to see from the players. Aberfan is something that should never be forgotten. Heartbreaking.
Well done Wales.
I remember hearing the story as a kid from my teacher in junior school when I was about ten. After the story he revealed that he was from there himself and his little cousin had died that day.
Probably the only time it seemed ok for boys to shed a tear at that age.
the day before my ninth birthday, remember standing in class as the teacher told us the news
A dreadful day in the history of the Welsh Valleys. I can't watch anything about it without shedding a tear.
God bless to all those who died that day and the families who have had to live with it ever since.
Three years of age at the time, I can still remember my mum telling me about it at the time and have a vague memory of her asking me if I'd donate some of my toys as part of the fundraising.
It still makes me stop and think of a whole lost generation of children who would, should, only be a couple of years older than me now.
116 children killed anywhere in the world would be a tragedy, in a town the size of Aberfan, it is almost unimaginable.
only been back there once since and didn't recognise a thing. It all seemed so sanitary.
like the powers that be understood that the people needed a memorial but didn't really want anything that was too close to the awful reality.
It was dreadful. You cannot ever understand that amount of pain and loss in one place in this country. You could actually feel it and see it on every face.
And the pub ran out of beer and the Cardiff City Police escorted a dray from the town brewery on blue lights.
No birds, no dogs or cats, no rats. They could smell it!
totally horrible
I was 12 at the time, old enough to realise the enormity of what had happened.Originally Posted by Elysium
Terrible day.
Such tragic events that could've been avoided the stories I've heard about that day are heartbreaking, can't listen to David Alexander's price of coal without filling up
we were taught about this in school in glasgow in the 70s. it still haunts me to this day. terrible event.
I'm the same, likewise reading, including this thread.
The only other place I've been on earth which has the same effect is Hiroshima.
There but for the grace of God go I.
Visit to Aberfan keeps life in perspective for Wales squad...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...r-wales-squad/
My Cousin Geoff was one of the lucky ones, I was always told by my folk that his blonde hair was spotted and that saved him.
God rest their Souls.
I was ten at the time and, looking back, I think I did a lot of growing up in the days which followed because the notion that it wasn't just elderly relatives, but also kids my age who could die was a new one to me.
Amazing to think it's half a century ago and yet I bet you that every single day since then there's been some reminder somewhere in Aberfan of the tragedy which changed it forever.
What a great gesture by the Welsh squad as well, but it doesn't come as a surprise any more because this group of players has a touch of class off the pitch that, in many ways, is worth more than the one they sometimes show on it.
http://icrapoport.com/nightmares-of-a-disaster/
This is worth a look. A series of photos at the time taken by an American photographer. Moving piece at the bottom of the link too about John Collins 'The man who lost everything'.
Powerful stuff.
Makes you put things in perspective reading that.
My 9 year old granddaughter came home from school yesterday and she told me that her teacher was telling them the story about the Aberfan disaster. It took me back to when I was around her age and my teacher telling me the same story. Its a story that should never ever be forgotten.
My wife's friend was born and bred in Aberfan and she still lives there now. She was 12 years old on that dreadful day and she says that she still haves nightmares. I've only ever heard her talk about it once and that was about a year ago when we were all having a drink. The story she told was heart wrenching. My wife and I both had tears rolling down our cheeks. All we could do was grab hold of her and give her a big cwtch.
She's the bravest woman I've ever met.
Talk of the village today. The gesture was greatly appreciated by everyone I encountered today. The Welsh FA have obviously got a decent PR officer who got an incredible humane touch to him. Nonetheless, the teams attendance to a man shows me the Welsh lads are not the stupid, isolated knobbers some football players can be.
Well played the Welsh FA.
Some very moving passages there mate. Thanks for posting.
Spedger
Are we having a minute silence for this on Friday
Just come back from the play "Revlon Girls". It's based on a true story about a group of mothers in Aberfan in 1967. Really well acted and brilliantly written. And moving beyond words.
Dreadful chapter in our history that will never be forgotten.
Difficult to comprehend the pain and suffering of the townspeople.
Reading the said stories really does put perspective on life and our "troubles".
Thank you for posting the link.
Cheers for posting IG. Really does put things into perspective.
Spedger
That was a really interesting read and set of photos.
I watched a programme on it years ago. Terrible.
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