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No survivors were found after 11:00 am. Of the 144 people who died in the disaster, 116 were children, mostly between the ages of 7 and 10; 109 of the children died inside Pantglas Junior School. Five of the adults who died were teachers at the school. An additional 6 adults and 29 children were injured. [31]
Aberfan (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌabɛrˈvan]) is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. On 21 October 1966, in the Aberfan disaster , a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
On 5 July 1944 the Newport Education Committee, exercising powers under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, sent Dennis and Terence to live with Reginald Gough, 31, and his wife Esther, 29, at their remote farm, Bank Farm, in the Hope Valley, near Minsterley, Shropshire, England. Frederick was sent to a Mr. and Mrs. Pickering nearby.
The Wales kids are supporting their grandfather at Trooping the Colour 2024.. Today, 10-year-old Prince George, 9-year-old Princess Charlotte, and six-year-old Prince Louis arrived at the annual ...
The Wales kids are supporting their grandfather at Trooping the Colour 2024.. Today, 10-year-old Prince George, 9-year-old Princess Charlotte, and six-year-old Prince Louis arrived at the annual ...
The strategic location in mid-Wales was the site of several conferences between north and south Wales princes in 540, 1140, and for the Council of Aberdyfi in 1216. The hill in the centre of the village, Pen-y-Bryn, has been claimed to be the site of fortifications in the 1150s, which were soon destroyed. [ 23 ]
Saint Tudwal's Island East (Welsh: Ynys Tudwal Fach) is a grass covered, kidney-shaped island, about 550 yards (500 m) in length and 220 yards (200 m) in width.It was owned by author Carla Lane until her death in May 2016.
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