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Aber Valley Heritage Group

Today marks 120 years since 1901 disaster

May 24
Aber Valley Heritage
Today marks 120 years since 1901 disaster

On 24th May 1901, 81 men lost their lives in a mining disaster at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.

They will never be forgotten.

@abervalleyheritage

Today on the 120th anniversary we remember the 81 men who lost their lives in Universal Colliery Disaster, Senghenydd 24th May 1901 #neverforgotten

♬ 思い出の中で – Tomomi Ito

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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Memorial Garden Opening Times

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

Aber Valley Heritage Museum Opening Times

Tuesday to Saturday
11:00am – 2:00pm
(excluding Bank Holidays & the Saturdays preceding Bank Holidays)
Last entry 15 minutes before close.
Admission is free of charge to everyone.

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.

Contact Us

Aber Valley Heritage Group
Gwern Avenue
Senghenydd
CF83 4HA
Tel: 02920 830445
senghen.heritage@btconnect.com

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  • About Us
  • Heritage Museum
  • Memorial Garden
  • Walking Through Time
  • 1901 Disaster
    • 1901 Universal Colliery Disaster
    • William Harris – The Sole Survivor
  • 1913 Disaster
    • 1913 Universal Colliery Disaster
    • Documentary about the disaster
    • Timeline of events on 14th October 1913
  • Windsor Colliery
  • How to find us
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