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Easter Closure Notice

Easter Closure Notice

Posted on April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 by Aber Valley Heritage
Easter Closure 2025Senghenydd Community Centre will be closed:Friday 18th April & Monday 21st April Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed:Friday 18th April, Saturday 19th April & Monday 2... Read More
Cofio Senghenydd Merchandise now available

Cofio Senghenydd Merchandise now available

Posted on November 18, 2024March 10, 2025 by Aber Valley Heritage
You can now order Cofio Senghenydd Merchandise from our dedicated page on TSS Print & Embroidery. All items are made to order. Approximate turnaround time 2 weeks. Home delivery (for a fee) is ava... Read More
Museum Closed for 2 days

Museum Closed for 2 days

Posted on October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
The Aber Valley Heritage Museum is closed for 2 days on 29th & 30th October 2024 due to essential electrical maintenance at the Senghenydd Community Centre. It will re-open on Thursday 31st Octobe... Read More
Cofio Senghenydd – Annual Memorial Service

Cofio Senghenydd – Annual Memorial Service

Posted on September 13, 2024October 4, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
Our annual Memorial Service to remember those who lost their lives in the Universal Colliery disasters of 1901 & 1913 takes place on Monday 14th October 2024 at Welsh National & Universal Mini... Read More
Cofio 1901. Remember 1901.

Cofio 1901. Remember 1901.

Posted on May 24, 2024March 10, 2025 by Aber Valley Heritage
On this date in 1901, the first disaster took place at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd. Mercifully it happened at the end of the night shift on 24th May 1901, when many of the miners had already be... Read More
New Monolithic Structure at National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales

New Monolithic Structure at National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales

Posted on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
If you have visited the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales recently, you may have noticed a new addition – a monolithic structure featuring a depiction of the famous girl & baby p... Read More
Family of King Samuel Humphries visit the museum

Family of King Samuel Humphries visit the museum

Posted on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
We recently had a visit to the Heritage Museum and Garden from John Humphries together with his family. John was the youngest son of King Samuel Humphries who together with his father and three brothe... Read More
Cardiff City Player visits our Memorial Garden

Cardiff City Player visits our Memorial Garden

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
A member of Cardiff City’s 1st Team Squad, Nat Phillips recently visited the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales. This was documented and featured both inside and on the front cove... Read More
Easter Closure 2024

Easter Closure 2024

Posted on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday & Easter Monday. It will re-open on Tuesday 2nd April.... Read More
Site dedicated to thousands of lives lost officially recognised as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales

Site dedicated to thousands of lives lost officially recognised as the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden of Wales

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Aber Valley Heritage
A memorial garden in Senghenydd, which commemorates those who died in the worst disaster in the history of British mining, has been given the “recognition it deserves” and formally acknowledged by... Read More
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Tuesday – Saturday 11:00am – 2:00pm.
(Closed Bank Holidays & Saturdays before Bank Holiday Mondays)
Last entry 15 minutes before close.
Admission is free of charge to everyone.

Group visits & School Trips
We kindly request that groups contact us in advance to arrange their visit to make sure we have enough volunteers on hand.
e-mail bookings@abervalleyheritage.co.uk

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.


Summer Opening
1st March – 30th September 9:00am – 6:00pm
Winter Opening
1st October – 29th February 9:00am – 4:00pm
(Closed on Christmas Day)
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.

Contact Us

Aber Valley Heritage Group
Gwern Avenue
Senghenydd
CF83 4HA
Tel: 029 2083 0445
senghen.heritage@btconnect.com

Latest news

  • Cofio Senghenydd – A Memorial Service
  • Unforeseen Closure
  • Thank you for kind donation
  • Bank Holiday Closure
  • Lights, camera… Aber Valley Heritage Group!

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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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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

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