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Service for William Harris to take place on 24th May 2022

Service for William Harris to take place on 24th May 2022

Posted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 by Aber Valley Heritage
On 24th May 2022, on the 121st anniversary of the 1901 Universal Colliery Disaster, the Aber Valley Heritage Group will be holding a graveside service in honour of William Harris, and to remember thos... Read More
Closure due to weather warning

Closure due to weather warning

Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by admin
Due to the weather warning for tomorrow and to help us keep our volunteers and visitors safe, both the Welsh National Mining Memorial Garden and the Aber Valley Heritage Museum will both be closed on ... Read More
Christmas Closedown

Christmas Closedown

Posted on December 14, 2021December 22, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
The Aber Valley Heritage Museum will close for the Christmas break on Thursday 23rd December 2021 and re-open on Tuesday 11th January 2022. To book your visit during days we are open please email book... Read More
Storms forecast

Storms forecast

Posted on December 6, 2021December 7, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
Due to the forthcoming storm on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th December 2021 and with the safety of our volunteers and public in mind our Museum and Memorial Garden will be closed. We will hopefully re... Read More
Annual Memorial Service returned

Annual Memorial Service returned

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Group would like to thank everyone who joined them for their annual Memorial Service on 14th October 2021. Last year the service could not take place as usual due to lockdown rest... Read More
Heritage Committee AGM

Heritage Committee AGM

Posted on October 25, 2021November 8, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
This year’s AGM will take place on Monday 15th November 2021 at Senghenydd Community Centre at 4:30pm.... Read More
Annual Memorial Service

Annual Memorial Service

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Group will be holding their annual memorial service for the Universal Colliery disasters on 14th October 2021 at 10:00am at the Welsh National Universal Mining Memorial & Gard... Read More
New display cases and dummies in the museum

New display cases and dummies in the museum

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
There have been a number of changes to the museum since we were last open. Not only do we have the new model of the Universal Colliery which we shared with you last month, but we also have 2 new displ... Read More
New model at the museum

New model at the museum

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
Since Aber Valley Heritage Museum was last open in 2020, we have some gained some new artifacts, including this incredible model of the Universal Colliery donated to us by Paul Anzani. Paul made this ... Read More
Aber Valley Heritage Museum to re-open

Aber Valley Heritage Museum to re-open

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Museum will re-open on Tuesday 8th June. Since re-opening after lockdown we are now governed by strict covid-safe measures. We currently only accept visitors on an appointment onl... Read More
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With thanks to…

Thanks to players of the National Lottery who allow the Heritage Fund to give grants, we were grateful to receive £8,300 from the Heritage Emergency Fund for PPE, garden repairs and Marketing.
www.heritagefund.org.uk



Postcode Neighbourhood Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
Our organisation received £19,514 from the Trust to Enable us to reopen safely after Covid Closure & Marketing to help promote us.
www.postcodeneighbourhoodtrust.org.uk
www.postcodelottery.co.uk

Latest news

  • Service for William Harris to take place on 24th May 2022
  • Closure due to weather warning
  • Christmas Closedown
  • Storms forecast
  • Annual Memorial Service returned

Memorial Garden Opening Times

Winter Opening
1st October – 29th February 9:00am – 5:00pm
(Closed on Christmas Day)
Summer Opening
1st March – 30th September 9:00am – 5:00pm
Last entry 15 minutes before close.
During inclement weather, please check our Facebook page to check that the Memorial Garden is open. The safety of our volunteers and visitors is important to us, and we will only open the garden everyone can get there safely.

Aber Valley Heritage Museum Opening Times

Aber Valley Heritage Museum will re-open from 8th June 2021 

Since re-opening after lockdown we are now governed by strict covid-safe measures. We currently only accept visitors on an appointment only basis. All members of the party must belong to the same extended household.

Please email bookings@abervalleyheritage.co.uk to book your visit.
Tuesday to Saturday
11:00am – 2:00pm
(excluding the Saturdays preceding Bank Holidays)
Last entry 15 minutes before close.
Admission is free of charge to everyone.

During inclement weather, please call Senghenydd Community Centre on 029 2083 0445 to check that the Museum is open prior to travelling. The safety of our volunteers and visitors is important to us, and we will only open the museum when everyone can get there safely.

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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  • About Us
  • Heritage Museum
  • Memorial Garden
  • Walking Through Time
  • 1901 Disaster
    • 1901 Universal Colliery Disaster
    • William Harris – The Sole Survivor
  • 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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