Plans to Demolish Aberfan Children's Memorial Park

Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association want to demolish the Aberfan Memorial and the playground paid for by the people of Coventry.

At 9.15 am on October 21st 1966 144 people died when a coal tip collapsed onto a primary school in Aberfan, South Wales. 116 of the victims were children. The pictures from the time were truly horrifying. After the disaster the people of Coventry paid for a memorial playground to be built as a lasting memorial to the dead. Now, Merthyr Housing Association plan to demolish the playground to build houses.

If you disagree with these plans, there is an online petition where you can express your views on:

http://www.petitiononline.com/aberfan/petition.html

You can also send an email to Merthyr Housing Association and tell them your views via their website: http://www.mtha.org.uk

More information to help you make up your mind can be found by clicking HERE.

Information about the Aberfan disaster can be found on the website of Nuffield College, Oxford University on:

http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/politics/aberfan/home.htm