Title: "Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Nordic on August 02, 2004, 09:59:29 am
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/aberfan/
For those of you who are not aware of Aberfan and what happened there, please read this - I have just read and signed the online petition.
http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/politics/aberfan/home.htm
For those not familiar with what happened there, try the above link.
For those of you who are not aware of Aberfan and what happened there, please read this - I have just read and signed the online petition.
http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/politics/aberfan/home.htm
For those not familiar with what happened there, try the above link.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Matt Harper on August 02, 2004, 09:35:16 pm
This is kind of "off-topic", but I took a close look at the links posted by Nordic.
I was a 7 year old school kid when this happened. I remember the news broadcast quite vividly. It was a terrible, terrible and avoidable tragedy.
Putting little children in harms way and the disgusting way the NCB then tried to squirm out of responsibility was a revolting crime.
To now decide to build houses on the place given over for a memorial to these little kids is an utter disgrace.
Thanks for posting this.
I was a 7 year old school kid when this happened. I remember the news broadcast quite vividly. It was a terrible, terrible and avoidable tragedy.
Putting little children in harms way and the disgusting way the NCB then tried to squirm out of responsibility was a revolting crime.
To now decide to build houses on the place given over for a memorial to these little kids is an utter disgrace.
Thanks for posting this.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: powermite on August 02, 2004, 09:47:36 pm
a bit nearer to home for me.I hadnt heard of this but i'm glad you brought it to my attention.
Mind you we have a Welsh First Minister who went to the Welsh Golf Open in preference to the D Day Rememberance service
PM
Mind you we have a Welsh First Minister who went to the Welsh Golf Open in preference to the D Day Rememberance service
PM
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Barry on August 03, 2004, 03:03:14 pm
Signed up.
This sticks in my memory, as this disaster happened on the morning of my 9th birthday, and most of the kids were the same age as me.
This sticks in my memory, as this disaster happened on the morning of my 9th birthday, and most of the kids were the same age as me.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Black Widow on August 03, 2004, 09:02:15 pm
I can remeber this as well, and the memorial assembly at our school, where a lot of the teachers cried. Very sad.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: mgmark on August 06, 2004, 12:20:41 am
Nordic,
Thanks for bringing to my attention - just back from holiday and catching up - sigend the petition - half the family are from the valleys, so it means a great deal.
Mark
Thanks for bringing to my attention - just back from holiday and catching up - sigend the petition - half the family are from the valleys, so it means a great deal.
Mark
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: pretzel on August 06, 2004, 09:33:49 am
Done.
This tragic event was a mere blip on my radar until I moved to Wales, I too was quite young at the time. Here there is much more media comment on anniversaries etc. than elsewhere though, so it it not so easily forgotten.
A couple of my colleagues have friends or relatives directly affected by the disaster at the time and they are obviously none too pleased about the proposal.
It is daft to think that the council are even considering this.
This tragic event was a mere blip on my radar until I moved to Wales, I too was quite young at the time. Here there is much more media comment on anniversaries etc. than elsewhere though, so it it not so easily forgotten.
A couple of my colleagues have friends or relatives directly affected by the disaster at the time and they are obviously none too pleased about the proposal.
It is daft to think that the council are even considering this.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Stu on August 06, 2004, 12:29:29 pm
Done. What the fucks going on with this country these days.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: jpchenet on August 06, 2004, 12:33:19 pm
Done!
It happened just before I was born but I have relatives from the Valleys and heard stories about it when I was growing up.
It happened just before I was born but I have relatives from the Valleys and heard stories about it when I was growing up.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: BigH on August 12, 2004, 11:40:33 am
This is worth bringing back to the top.
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Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Snoring Rhino on August 15, 2004, 10:46:05 am
Can’t believe people have such short memories, and could even contemplate building on a memorial for short term profit.
My Nan was born in the valleys and would always recall with a tear in he eye that, although they were very insular (nobody talked to people form "up valley" and defiantly not from across valleys) all the men (mostly miners) from many miles around literally dropped everything and went to dig these kids out, they came back very quiet and did not speak of what they had seen. I remember the slag heaps and the constant rainy drizzle that was the cause of the landslide and it must have been awful.
A worthy cause.
My Nan was born in the valleys and would always recall with a tear in he eye that, although they were very insular (nobody talked to people form "up valley" and defiantly not from across valleys) all the men (mostly miners) from many miles around literally dropped everything and went to dig these kids out, they came back very quiet and did not speak of what they had seen. I remember the slag heaps and the constant rainy drizzle that was the cause of the landslide and it must have been awful.
A worthy cause.
Title: Re:"Save The Aberfan Memorial"
Post by: Brian(Liverpool boys) on August 15, 2004, 08:43:00 pm
Have signed today, have they no shame.
