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Post by lana on Oct 21, 2016 6:51:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 9:14:32 GMT
Charles is going to visit today, his mother visited after the tragedy. Apparently she announced that she wanted to go there just as a mother to sympathise with those who had lost children but her officials intervened to make the visit more formal. So the great and good were chosen and lined up to receive her but she swiftly swept passed them and proceeded to walk amidst the people working and waiting there I think it was the first time the monarch had appeared amidst and so close to ordinary folks, shaking hands and embracing as she went along
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 9:47:43 GMT
I was working in Hull when it happened on a very large construction site. Many of the men were from Wales and I can remember just how quiet the place was for several days - no one was whistling and the usual banter had gone.
I used to take photographs on a part time professional basis and some few years after Aberfan a chap I knew in Holland asked me if the next time I was in S Wales I would go and take some pictures for him of the memorial as one of his family had been killed there, and I agreed.
It was a wonderful spring day when I got there and looking at the memorial to mainly little children with the interconnecting arches was one memory I will take with me to my own grave. There was a woman quietly tending to something and laying flowers. I was too upset to take any pictures so put the camera back in the car and went for a walk and a lot of reflection.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 10:21:26 GMT
I remember a lot of fuss about the appeal fund, all the money raised was placed into some trust fund after a few hundred pounds (500 sticks in my mind) was given to those affected
Years later it was still locked in this trust fund, waiting for some eventuality
One result of this was a similar appeal fund for the Penlee lifeboat disaster resulted in all the money collected being immediately divided amongst the crewmen's relatives
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Post by marispiper on Oct 21, 2016 14:19:04 GMT
We had our own minute's silence at home this morning... I thought it merited the UK to do that really.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 14:37:42 GMT
We had our own minute's silence at home this morning... I thought it merited the UK to do that really. I agree. I went for a walk on my own and just thought about it a lot. What a waste of young lives! |
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Post by lana on Oct 21, 2016 15:27:23 GMT
I was working in Hull when it happened on a very large construction site. Many of the men were from Wales and I can remember just how quiet the place was for several days - no one was whistling and the usual banter had gone. I used to take photographs on a part time professional basis and some few years after Aberfan a chap I knew in Holland asked me if the next time I was in S Wales I would go and take some pictures for him of the memorial as one of his family had been killed there, and I agreed. It was a wonderful spring day when I got there and looking at the memorial to mainly little children with the interconnecting arches was one memory I will take with me to my own grave. There was a woman quietly tending to something and laying flowers. I was too upset to take any pictures so put the camera back in the car and went for a walk and a lot of reflection. A poignant post,jonjel. Thank you for sharing. I observed the minute silence too. gus,if you watch the programme that I posted, in message one of this thread, you will find out all about the appeal fund. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 16:53:06 GMT
I was working in Hull when it happened on a very large construction site. Many of the men were from Wales and I can remember just how quiet the place was for several days - no one was whistling and the usual banter had gone. I used to take photographs on a part time professional basis and some few years after Aberfan a chap I knew in Holland asked me if the next time I was in S Wales I would go and take some pictures for him of the memorial as one of his family had been killed there, and I agreed. It was a wonderful spring day when I got there and looking at the memorial to mainly little children with the interconnecting arches was one memory I will take with me to my own grave. There was a woman quietly tending to something and laying flowers. I was too upset to take any pictures so put the camera back in the car and went for a walk and a lot of reflection. A poignant post,jonjel. Thank you for sharing. I observed the minute silence too. gus,if you watch the programme that I posted, in message one of this thread, you will find out all about the appeal fund. Thank you, I knew there was controversy |
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