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Letters from World War 1

Letters from World War 1

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage has recently obtained letters written by William Bate who was serving in France and had lived at 23 Caerphilly Road, Senghenydd to his best friend Bert Baldwin, 7 Ilan Road, Abert... Read More
Final week for Windsor Memorial Tile Sponsorship

Final week for Windsor Memorial Tile Sponsorship

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
If anyone who worked at the Windsor Colliery (or their families) would like to pay £100 to have their name inserted on the bottom tile of the new memorial, you have until next Friday 24th October to ... Read More
Last man in the Universal Colliery

Last man in the Universal Colliery

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
Heritage was recently contacted by a gentleman who explained that he was the last man in the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd.  Intrigued by this message we immediately contacted him – it ... Read More
Memorial Service

Memorial Service

Posted on September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
A memorial service for the miners that lost their lives in Universal Colliery disasters of 1901 and 1913 will take place on Monday 14th October 2019. It will take place at the National Mining Memorial... Read More
Tracing their Family Roots

Tracing their Family Roots

Posted on August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
We were recently visited by the family of John Jones aged 30 who came originally from Shropshire, and was killed in the 1901 explosion at the Universal Colliery. John, his wife Alice and their three c... Read More
Finding your past

Finding your past

Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
We have very many visitors to the Heritage Museum and Garden from all over the British Isle as well as overseas. Some just to find out about our history and to pay their respects to our past and there... Read More
Road closure planned for Thursday, this coming Thursday, June 27th

Road closure planned for Thursday, this coming Thursday, June 27th

Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
CCBC tells us that it will be between 9:30am and 3:30pm. One section of the closure is starting from the junction with the mountain road (Tram Road) above Universal Villas. The other section is starti... Read More
New Windsor Colliery Memorial, Abertridwr, Caerphilly Final Appeal

New Windsor Colliery Memorial, Abertridwr, Caerphilly Final Appeal

Posted on June 20, 2019June 24, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
If there is any family member with a connection to those men who were killed during the working life of the Windsor Colliery OR those who wish to commemorate men or even themselves if they also worked... Read More
Summer’s here!

Summer’s here!

Posted on March 26, 2019June 24, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
British Summer Time starts on Sunday 31st March 2019. This means the Welsh National & Universal Memorial Garden located in Commercial Street, Senghenydd CF83 4GY will now be open 9:00am – 5:45pm... Read More
Your Valley needs you!

Your Valley needs you!

Posted on March 26, 2019June 24, 2019 by Aber Valley Heritage
Volunteers are urgently needed to help out at with the running and maintenance: Community Centre, Gwern Avenue,Senghenydd CF83 4HA The Welsh National and Universal Mining Memorial, Commercial Street, ... Read More
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  • Letters from World War 1
  • Final week for Windsor Memorial Tile Sponsorship
  • Last man in the Universal Colliery
  • Memorial Service
  • Tracing their Family Roots

Memorial Garden Opening Times

Winter Opening
1st October – 28th February 9:00am – 4:00pm
Summer Opening
1st March – 30th September 9:00am – 5:45pm
Last entry 15 minutes before close.

Aber Valley Heritage Museum Opening Times

Monday to Saturday
11:00am – 2:00pm
(excluding Bank Holidays, and the Saturdays preceding Bank Holidays)
Last entry 15 minutes before close.
Admission is free of charge to everyone.

Contact Us

Aber Valley Heritage Group
Gwern Avenue
Senghenydd
CF83 4HA
Tel: 02920 830445
senghen.heritage@btconnect.com

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Donations are gratefully received and used for the maintenance of both the Museum and Memorial Garden, which are run by volunteers. Donations are also welcomed for family research requests. Please make cheques payable to ‘Aber Valley Heritage’.

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  • Walking Through Time
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  • 1913 Disaster
    • 1913 Universal Colliery Disaster
    • Documentary about the disaster
    • Timeline of events on 14th October 1913
  • Windsor Colliery
  • How to find us
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