October 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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Today we remember the 144 people - including 116 children - who died 60 years ago in the #Aberfan disaster in Wales on October 21st 1966 at 9:13am.
Rest In Peace
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#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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Today we remember the 144 people - including 116 children - who died 60 years ago in the #Aberfan disaster in Wales on October 21st 1966 at 9:13am.
Rest In Peace
💔 💔
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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October 21, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Today we remember the 144 people - including 116 children - who died 60 years ago in the #Aberfan disaster in Wales on October 21st 1966 at 9:13am.
Rest In Peace
💔 💔
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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Today we remember the 144 people - including 116 children - who died 60 years ago in the #Aberfan disaster in Wales on October 21st 1966 at 9:13am.
Rest In Peace
💔 💔
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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On 21 October 1966, 144 people lost their lives, including 116 children, when a heap of coal slid into the village of Aberfan.
At 9:15am today, we will join in a minute's silence to remember those who died, and the families and community whose lives were changed forever.
#Aberfan60
At 9:15am today, we will join in a minute's silence to remember those who died, and the families and community whose lives were changed forever.
#Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
On 21 October 1966, 144 people lost their lives, including 116 children, when a heap of coal slid into the village of Aberfan.
At 9:15am today, we will join in a minute's silence to remember those who died, and the families and community whose lives were changed forever.
#Aberfan60
At 9:15am today, we will join in a minute's silence to remember those who died, and the families and community whose lives were changed forever.
#Aberfan60
The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will join politicians, survivors and bereaved families in remembering the 116 children and 28 adults killed in the Aberfan disaster as people come together to mark the 60th anniversary
Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
Eleanor Storey and Rod Minchin, Press Association The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will join politicians, survivors and bereaved families in remembering the 116 children and 28 adults killed in the...
nation.cymru
October 21, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I've started a new Bluesky feed — Aberfan Recollections: personal memories, tributes & anniversary reflections remembering 1966. 🕯️ #Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I've started a new Bluesky feed — Aberfan Recollections: personal memories, tributes & anniversary reflections remembering 1966. 🕯️ #Aberfan60
Remembering the 116 children & 28 adults who died, their families and friends, 60 years on from this disaster at Aberfan.
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
October 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Remembering the 116 children & 28 adults who died, their families and friends, 60 years on from this disaster at Aberfan.
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
National Coal Board negligence was responsible for the deaths of 144 people including 116 children in Aberfan. An unbearable, avoidable disaster. A devastated & grieving community repeatedly betrayed. NCB were never prosecuted #Aberfan60 #NeverForgetNeverForgive #NoJusticeNoPeace
October 21, 2026 at 7:55 AM
National Coal Board negligence was responsible for the deaths of 144 people including 116 children in Aberfan. An unbearable, avoidable disaster. A devastated & grieving community repeatedly betrayed. NCB were never prosecuted #Aberfan60 #NeverForgetNeverForgive #NoJusticeNoPeace
Remembering the 144 people - 116 of them children attending Pantglas Junior School - who perished at this time 60 years ago, in Aberfan. #Aberfan #Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Remembering the 144 people - 116 of them children attending Pantglas Junior School - who perished at this time 60 years ago, in Aberfan. #Aberfan #Aberfan60
9:15am 21 October 1966
On the 60th anniversary of the disaster that should never be forgotten, can I recommend this documentary
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#aberfan60
On the 60th anniversary of the disaster that should never be forgotten, can I recommend this documentary
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 6:16 AM
9:15am 21 October 1966
On the 60th anniversary of the disaster that should never be forgotten, can I recommend this documentary
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#aberfan60
On the 60th anniversary of the disaster that should never be forgotten, can I recommend this documentary
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#aberfan60
At 0913 on Friday 21st October 1966, a tip above the mining village of Aberfan began to slide down the mountainside, firstly destroying a farm cottage and killing all its occupants. It then engulfed Pantglas Junior School, 116 children & 28 adults died.
#Aberfan60
#Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
At 0913 on Friday 21st October 1966, a tip above the mining village of Aberfan began to slide down the mountainside, firstly destroying a farm cottage and killing all its occupants. It then engulfed Pantglas Junior School, 116 children & 28 adults died.
#Aberfan60
#Aberfan60
Aberfan: Tip Number Seven. Produced by Maria David & Andy Fry with sound design by Catherine Robinson, narrated by Hannah Daniel for @BBCSounds @BBCRadioWales #Aberfan60
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Aberfan: Tip Number 7 - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Aberfan: Tip Number 7 on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Aberfan: Tip Number Seven. Produced by Maria David & Andy Fry with sound design by Catherine Robinson, narrated by Hannah Daniel for @BBCSounds @BBCRadioWales #Aberfan60
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
"Where was God that fateful day
At the place called Aberfan,
When the world stood still and the mountain
Moved through the folly of mortal man ..."
Ron Cook
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#BookChatWeekly
At the place called Aberfan,
When the world stood still and the mountain
Moved through the folly of mortal man ..."
Ron Cook
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#BookChatWeekly
October 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
"Where was God that fateful day
At the place called Aberfan,
When the world stood still and the mountain
Moved through the folly of mortal man ..."
Ron Cook
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#BookChatWeekly
At the place called Aberfan,
When the world stood still and the mountain
Moved through the folly of mortal man ..."
Ron Cook
#Aberfan60 #BythYnAngof #NeverForgotten 😢
#BookChatWeekly
💔 report by @andydavies4.bsky.social
with a man involved in the rescue at #Aberfan , in which his brother died.
First time he has ever spoken about the events that terrible day.
#Aberfan60
with a man involved in the rescue at #Aberfan , in which his brother died.
First time he has ever spoken about the events that terrible day.
#Aberfan60
October 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
💔 report by @andydavies4.bsky.social
with a man involved in the rescue at #Aberfan , in which his brother died.
First time he has ever spoken about the events that terrible day.
#Aberfan60
with a man involved in the rescue at #Aberfan , in which his brother died.
First time he has ever spoken about the events that terrible day.
#Aberfan60
Ar 21 Hydref 1966, collodd 144 o bobl eu bywydau, gan gynnwys 116 o blant, pan lithrodd tomen lo i bentref Aberfan.
Am 9:15yb heddiw, byddwn yn ymuno mewn munud o dawelwch i gofio'r rhai a fu farw, a'r teuluoedd a'r gymuned y newidiwyd eu bywydau am byth.
#Aberfan60
Am 9:15yb heddiw, byddwn yn ymuno mewn munud o dawelwch i gofio'r rhai a fu farw, a'r teuluoedd a'r gymuned y newidiwyd eu bywydau am byth.
#Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Ar 21 Hydref 1966, collodd 144 o bobl eu bywydau, gan gynnwys 116 o blant, pan lithrodd tomen lo i bentref Aberfan.
Am 9:15yb heddiw, byddwn yn ymuno mewn munud o dawelwch i gofio'r rhai a fu farw, a'r teuluoedd a'r gymuned y newidiwyd eu bywydau am byth.
#Aberfan60
Am 9:15yb heddiw, byddwn yn ymuno mewn munud o dawelwch i gofio'r rhai a fu farw, a'r teuluoedd a'r gymuned y newidiwyd eu bywydau am byth.
#Aberfan60
Fascinating how personal trajectories happen via trauma…
One survivor, chose to have children because a generation was lost and she ‘felt a duty’ to her community…and another chose not to have children because he ‘didn’t want to pass on the turmoil’…
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
One survivor, chose to have children because a generation was lost and she ‘felt a duty’ to her community…and another chose not to have children because he ‘didn’t want to pass on the turmoil’…
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
October 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Fascinating how personal trajectories happen via trauma…
One survivor, chose to have children because a generation was lost and she ‘felt a duty’ to her community…and another chose not to have children because he ‘didn’t want to pass on the turmoil’…
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
One survivor, chose to have children because a generation was lost and she ‘felt a duty’ to her community…and another chose not to have children because he ‘didn’t want to pass on the turmoil’…
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
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We recommend this short BBC film only shown in Wales about portraits an artist from Llandudno William Richardson painted of the children who died 60 years ago in #Aberfan - which meant so much to their families.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We recommend this short BBC film only shown in Wales about portraits an artist from Llandudno William Richardson painted of the children who died 60 years ago in #Aberfan - which meant so much to their families.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Unseen: The Aberfan Portraits
Sixty years after the Aberfan disaster, in which 116 children lost their lives, families reveal the extraordinary story behind a collection of unseen portraits that helped keep their memories alive.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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We recommend this short BBC film only shown in Wales about portraits an artist from Llandudno William Richardson painted of the children who died 60 years ago in #Aberfan - which meant so much to their families.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We recommend this short BBC film only shown in Wales about portraits an artist from Llandudno William Richardson painted of the children who died 60 years ago in #Aberfan - which meant so much to their families.
#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #Aberfan60
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#Aberfan60
#OTD in 1966 a coal slag tip from Merthyr Vale colliery collapsed into the village of Aberfan killing 116 children and 28 adults 🏴
School lessons were beginning when the landslide of mud and debris flooded into their classroom. An avoidable disaster caused by the NCB
Ever remembered 🪦
#OTD in 1966 a coal slag tip from Merthyr Vale colliery collapsed into the village of Aberfan killing 116 children and 28 adults 🏴
School lessons were beginning when the landslide of mud and debris flooded into their classroom. An avoidable disaster caused by the NCB
Ever remembered 🪦
October 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
#Aberfan60
#OTD in 1966 a coal slag tip from Merthyr Vale colliery collapsed into the village of Aberfan killing 116 children and 28 adults 🏴
School lessons were beginning when the landslide of mud and debris flooded into their classroom. An avoidable disaster caused by the NCB
Ever remembered 🪦
#OTD in 1966 a coal slag tip from Merthyr Vale colliery collapsed into the village of Aberfan killing 116 children and 28 adults 🏴
School lessons were beginning when the landslide of mud and debris flooded into their classroom. An avoidable disaster caused by the NCB
Ever remembered 🪦
#stjohnsambulancecymru #Aberfan #AberfanDisaster #Aberfan60 #stjohnsambulance #paramedics #FirstAid #FirstAider #FirstAiders #SavingLives #CommunitySupport #Volunteers #EmergencyResponse #WelshHistory #AberfanRemembered #RememberingAberfan
St John Ambulance Cymru Remembers Aberfan, 60 Years On
St John Ambulance Cymru is today remembering the 144 people, 116 of them children, who lost their lives in the Aberfan disaster.
www.welshcountry.co.uk
October 21, 2026 at 9:25 AM
21 October 1966 – A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of #Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were primary school children.
#Aberfan60
youtu.be/01YfH7URuXc?...
#Aberfan60
youtu.be/01YfH7URuXc?...
Aberfan news report
YouTube video by learnhistory2
youtu.be
October 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
21 October 1966 – A colliery spoil tip slips onto houses and a school in the village of #Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, 116 of whom were primary school children.
#Aberfan60
youtu.be/01YfH7URuXc?...
#Aberfan60
youtu.be/01YfH7URuXc?...
60 yrs ago, 144 lives—116 children & 28 adults—were lost in Aberfan. 🕯️
The Coal Board was warned repeatedly about Tip No. 7, but ignored it. A completely preventable tragedy.
We will never forget. Er cof am Aberfan. ❤️ 🏴
#Aberfan #Aberfan60 #WelshHistory #NeverForget #Cymru
The Coal Board was warned repeatedly about Tip No. 7, but ignored it. A completely preventable tragedy.
We will never forget. Er cof am Aberfan. ❤️ 🏴
#Aberfan #Aberfan60 #WelshHistory #NeverForget #Cymru
October 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM
60 yrs ago, 144 lives—116 children & 28 adults—were lost in Aberfan. 🕯️
The Coal Board was warned repeatedly about Tip No. 7, but ignored it. A completely preventable tragedy.
We will never forget. Er cof am Aberfan. ❤️ 🏴
#Aberfan #Aberfan60 #WelshHistory #NeverForget #Cymru
The Coal Board was warned repeatedly about Tip No. 7, but ignored it. A completely preventable tragedy.
We will never forget. Er cof am Aberfan. ❤️ 🏴
#Aberfan #Aberfan60 #WelshHistory #NeverForget #Cymru
Remarkable, and yet of course heartbreaking testimonies from survivors of #Aberfan disaster…
I absolutely know what they mean by ‘survivors guilt’.
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
I absolutely know what they mean by ‘survivors guilt’.
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
October 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Remarkable, and yet of course heartbreaking testimonies from survivors of #Aberfan disaster…
I absolutely know what they mean by ‘survivors guilt’.
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
I absolutely know what they mean by ‘survivors guilt’.
#Aberfan60 #Newsnight
Today, 21 October, marks 60 years since the Aberfan disaster.
In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a colliery tip slid onto the village and Junior School. We remember every one of them, and we hold the survivors and the whole Aberfan community in our thoughts.
#Aberfan60
In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a colliery tip slid onto the village and Junior School. We remember every one of them, and we hold the survivors and the whole Aberfan community in our thoughts.
#Aberfan60
October 21, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Today, 21 October, marks 60 years since the Aberfan disaster.
In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a colliery tip slid onto the village and Junior School. We remember every one of them, and we hold the survivors and the whole Aberfan community in our thoughts.
#Aberfan60
In 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a colliery tip slid onto the village and Junior School. We remember every one of them, and we hold the survivors and the whole Aberfan community in our thoughts.
#Aberfan60