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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Oct 2015 13:24

I was 10.
I saw it on TV when I got home, and all over the weekend.
I really didn't want to go to school on the Monday - I was scared.

Researching:
Gg gran Amelia - Suffolk side

Sharron

Sharron Report 21 Oct 2015 13:27

I didn't go to Wales until the 1990s and I can't imagine how the valleys were with the spoil heaps in them.

It must have been a dark place then.

It certainly was that day!

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 21 Oct 2015 14:02

In an hour our little man will walk through the door from School
With his sunshine smile that lights up our lives
Today has made me think

Just how lucky we are <3

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 21 Oct 2015 19:32

Very true Joy <3 <3 <3

I can remember watching the harrowing scenes on the television along with my parents...it was the first time I had ever seen my Dad cry :-( :-(

Barry_

Barry_ Report 21 Oct 2015 20:26

I remember hearing the awful news that very dark morning!
We'd been married just seven months and we lived in a small flat in Donny.
I just found out about my posting date to Singers.
So, so many young lives literally swept away almost in the blink of an eye.

I do hope there is a Day of Remembrance nationally next year for the 50th Anniversary.
(Notwithstanding we 'upset' any 'new and permanent' visitors to UK shores, of course!)

SugarAndSpice

SugarAndSpice Report 22 Oct 2015 11:16

Like Barry I was newly married in my case seven weeks and had just moved in to our first home.
Like everyone else I was completely shocked, all the more so as my Dad used to attend that school many years before. My Dad was quietly devastated.

Researching:

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Oct 2015 12:20

This will bring back memories for other families. The Reporter- was it Cliff Michelmore? - announced from Aberfan that a number of scaffolders had died in an accident elsewhere in the UK.

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 22 Oct 2015 12:28

I was 24 at the time and will never forget this
disaster.
It was heart breaking then as it is today to remember
them.

Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 22 Oct 2015 19:20

Dear Joy and All

Hello

Remembering all those who died and all those who continue to be affected
by the events of that day.


With deep respect
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

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