Aber Valley Heritage Group

“Firebreak” Lockdown

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 by Aber Valley Heritage

The Committee would like to let everyone know that after yesterday’s announcement about Wales going into “Firebreak” lockdown on Friday 23rd October at 6:00pm, the Welsh National and... Read More

Senghenydd Remembered – Memorial Service 14th October 2020 Facebook Live

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Aber Valley Heritage

This year we were unable to hold our usual annual memorial service to remember the men and boys who lost their lives in the Universal Colliery disasters of 1901 & 1913. Due to the worldwide pandem... Read More

Senghenydd Remembered – Facebook Live memorial service

Posted on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 by Aber Valley Heritage

This year due to COVID-19 restrictions we will be unable to invite members of the public to our memorial service for the Universal Colliery disasters. The committee alone will hold this and invite YOU... Read More

Aber Valley Heritage Museum & National Mining Memorial Garden temporarily closed

Posted on March 19, 2020March 25, 2020 by Aber Valley Heritage

Due to the ongoing situation caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Aber Valley Heritage Group has decided that in the interest of health and safety of both volunteers and visitors that the mu... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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