55 years after the disaster: What now for Aberfan?
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telegraph.co.ukafter the disaster: What now for Aberfan?For decades following the Aberfan landslide of October 1966, in which 144 people - mostly children - died, few locals spoke about what they’d witnessed.
Now, with the generation of parents and rescuers who lived through the tragedy rapidly dwindling, what next for the village?On 21 October 1966, Jeff Edwards called for his best friend Robert Jones and they walked together to Pantglas Junior School.
It was a Friday, the last day before half-term, and they stopped at Anderson’s tuck shop for flying saucers and shrimps. They were both eight years old. ‘It was really misty, winter, so we had our caps on – the boys at the senior school would nick them.’Friday was book day.
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