Aberfan

[Bjornebye]

RIP x

[Gnasher]

 

 

 

[Gnasher]

Edwards is right. We'll never forget the criminal negligence, because that's what it was. He's right to continue to call out these people.

 

 

 

 

[tokyojoe]

I was 10 at the time, probably a bit too young for it to sink in. I remember my Mum and Dad being totally devastated.

 

RIP

[dockers_strike]

2 hours ago, tokyojoe said:

I was 10 at the time, probably a bit too young for it to sink in. I remember my Mum and Dad being totally devastated.

 

RIP

I was coming up similar age Joe. Remember coming home from school and tv was on but not showing kids programmes as was usual in those days. Other than a school being decimated by a coal tip and loads of kids my age and younger being killed, it really didnt sink in.

 

Years later and as an adult, you wonder how they could ever have allowed these mountains of spoil to be built close to areas of habitation and schools.

 

RIP to all those affected and lost loved ones.

[Anubis]

Jesus, that bit in Snow’s tweet about the teacher bracing himself against the blackboard to try to protect five little children has just got me. Had to wipe a few tears away.

[Gnasher]

24 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Jesus, that bit in Snow’s tweet about the teacher bracing himself against the blackboard to try to protect five little children has just got me. Had to wipe a few tears away.

I know, heartbreaking. There are quite a few similar heroic stories such as that.