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On 14th October 2026 we held our annual memorial service at the Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial Garden. If you were unable to make it, here is the live-stream video of what you missed. The original video was…

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Aber Valley Heritage Group will be held atSenghenydd Community Centre Monday 9th November 2026 at 10:30am There are no vacancies for elected members.New volunteers are always welcome.

We are sorry to say that unfortunately Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed for the rest of this week. We will re-open on Tuesday 15th September. Sorry for any inconvenience.

A very big thank you to Lee Cecil, Chair of Draethen, Waterloo & Rudry Community Council, for their incredibly kind donation of £250 towards the upkeep of our Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial Garden. The donation has already…

Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed on Saturday 29th August 2026 enable our volunteers to have a well-earned break and enjoy their Bank Holiday weekend. The museum will re-open on Tuesday 1st September. We thank you for understanding. Please…

On Saturday 18th July, we were delighted to have a designated filming slot for Antiques Roadshow at Caerphilly Castle. For the programme, we took along the original hooter that sounded at 8:10am on 14th October 1913, following the tragic mining…

We were delighted to welcome a group of pupils from St Cenydd Community School to Aber Valley Heritage. A group of 12 pupils and 5 teachers made the walk to Senghenydd, where they spent a good hour exploring the museum…

We understand how meaningful it is to have a peaceful, special place to remember loved ones, and we’re truly honoured that people feel a connection to our memorial garden. We kindly ask that, before any ashes are laid within the…

A huge thank you to the Men’s Shed for once again coming to the rescue and supporting the community. Not only did they paint the fence, clean the stonework, and clear weeds and other debris from around the Windsor Colliery…

A huge thank you to Dan The Render Mason for beautifully re-staining the statue in our Memorial Garden. We’re incredibly grateful for your hard work and generosity in helping keep our Memorial Garden looking its very best. Thank you again,…

Today we at the Aber Valley Heritage remember the men and boys lost in the 1901 Universal Colliery disaster in Senghenydd, one of the many tragedies that shaped the history of the South Wales coalfield. Their lives, courage, and sacrifice…

A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered today at the Heritage Garden. We are incredibly grateful for the hard work, time and community spirit shown by: Llywelyn & Matthew from Evergreen Maintenance, Lia, Emily and Arianwen Garmon, Fflur and…

Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed this Saturday, 2nd May, and also Saturday 23rd May to enable our volunteers to have a well-earned break and enjoy their Bank Holiday weekends. The museum will re-open on the Tuesday following Bank…

What a truly special afternoon at Aber Valley Heritage on Monday. We began by coming together to commemorate the newly laid tiles, honouring those who worked during the lifetime of the mine, before moving into a powerful and inspiring celebration…