I was 16 at the time and remember it well, A guy I was at college with was in a caving club and they went to help
I would have been 14, I remember it well, our headmaster suggested we wear black armbands to school. I donāt remember feeling much, it was just another disaster, like you see on the TV news. I guess the real horror and tragedy hit me later. I was pleased to see The Crown (TV prog) dealt with it well.
The letter made me cry Megā¦I cant imagine the horror of that day.
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Oh Meg that letter is heartbreaking isnt it .
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At long last, someone beside me has sussed out the real root of the problem ā¦YAY!!!
We talk about mental illness so much these days, but when you think about how the Aberfan community suffered, & how little we knew about the psychological effects of disasters like this, it makes you realize how bad this was!
I can remember crying when watching the news over the next few days, and not wanting my younger sister to go to school ( even though there was no risk at all at her school, or mine).
A year or so later my friend John , who helped them dig for bodies, asked us all not to talk about it when he was there! 
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Out there is a little forget-me-not blue book of poems about Aberfan. Children were invited to contribute and the proceeds from sale of books went to the people of Aberfan. i contributed and had my poem published and still have the book.
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Nice one. 
Abefan is the first news story I can remember being aware of on the tv as a child
It made an impression on me.
I just couldnāt understand why the grown ups had let it happen and didnāt stop it. And that was how I realised that sometimes they couldnāt and that they couldnāt always protect us and that bad things could happen