Our Annual Memorial Service to remember those who lost their lives in the Universal Colliery disasters of 1901 & 1913 will take place at The Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial G...Read More
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....Read More
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 ...Read More
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 S...Read More
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 14...Read More
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 ex...Read More
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...Read More
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 aro...Read More
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 Garde...Read More
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 coalfiel...Read More