Gleision pit tragedy excluded in Welsh mining memorial

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simonrl
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12 years ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22045440

One that will no doubt be a cause of some debate.

"BBC News" wrote:
Plans for a national mining memorial have been criticised for not including the Gleision pit tragedy because it is not officially classed as a disaster.

The memorial will be unveiled in October at Senghenydd near Caerphilly, site of the UK's worst pit tragedy.

But Gleision will not feature because organisers say legislation states a disaster is five deaths or more and not every tragedy can be included.

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

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Morlock
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12 years ago

Bloody bean counters. :curse:

steve turbo
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12 years ago

every single death is a disaster in my opinion 😞

Ty Gwyn
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12 years ago

"steve turbo" wrote:
every single death is a disaster in my opinion :(

Something i also said on the Welshcoalmines forum a while back when this was being banded about,

I will never forget the look on my Mothers face when the ambulance man told us my Father had been killed by a dram.