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Group visits Nantgarw Collections Centre

Group visits Nantgarw Collections Centre

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Members of Aber Valley Heritage Group visited the Museum Storage Facilities at Nantgarw on Monday. Our guide was Ceri Thompson, Curator of The Big Pit! The first item he was saving for us was brought ... Read More
Visitors from all over the world

Visitors from all over the world

Posted on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Our recent visitors, the Amaya family from Washington, USA tracing relatives involved in the Disasters. Successfully found! Other visitors this month were from New Zealand, France, Mexico as well as m... Read More
Bank Holiday Closures

Bank Holiday Closures

Posted on April 26, 2023April 21, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Museum Bank Holiday ClosuresThe museum will be closed on:Saturday 29th April 2023Saturday 6th May 2023Saturday 27th May 2023 Usual Opening times are:Tuesday – Saturday 11:00... Read More
Temporary Closure

Temporary Closure

Posted on April 21, 2023October 22, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be closed on Wednesday 26th April due to a bereavement. It will re-open on Thursday 27th April.Thank you for your understanding.... Read More
Closures due to snow

Closures due to snow

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Due to the snow overnight, and continuing into today, the Aber Valley Heritage Museum and the Memorial Garden will be closed today, Wednesday 8th March 2023. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.... Read More
Windsor Memorial Tiles – Applications closing soon

Windsor Memorial Tiles – Applications closing soon

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Aber Valley Heritage
Time is running out for people who worked at the Windsor Colliery in Abertridwr to have their name on a tile surrounding the new Windsor Memorial, as applications close on 30th March 2023. If you work... Read More
Christmas Closedown & Garden opening times

Christmas Closedown & Garden opening times

Posted on December 19, 2022December 23, 2022 by Aber Valley Heritage
Senghenydd Community Centre will close for the Christmas break on Thursday 22nd December 2022 and re-open on Thursday 5th January 2023. The Committee would like to thank everyone for their support thi... Read More
Aber Valley Heritage Museum Appointment Only during winter months

Aber Valley Heritage Museum Appointment Only during winter months

Posted on November 1, 2022November 2, 2022 by Aber Valley Heritage
1st November – 1st March, Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be appointment only Slots availabe 11:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday – Saturday To check availability & book your visit email:&n... Read More
AGM Notice

AGM Notice

Posted on October 14, 2022November 2, 2022 by Aber Valley Heritage
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABER VALLEY HERITAGE GROUP WILL BE HELD AT SENGHENYDD COMMUNITY CENTRE on Monday 7th November 2022 at 2:00pm Candidates for election as Fo... Read More
Appointment Only

Appointment Only

Posted on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 by Aber Valley Heritage
Aber Valley Heritage Museum will be appointment only Tuesday 18th October – Saturday 22nd October. To check availability & book your visit email: bookings@abervalleyheritage.co.uk... 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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