Aberfan Disaster ( With Drone Footage )

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@TomProductions007 Жыл бұрын

Hi ! I'm blown away by the production value of this flying video. The attention to detail in every frame is remarkable. The choice of music enhances the overall experience. The pacing of the video is spot-on, keeping me engaged and wanting to see more. This video deserves all the praise it receives!!Very big like(3) 👍👍👍!Have nice day!! Have nice weekend!

@SightsWithSteve Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, being Welsh and having a grandfather that was a miner I wanted to do my best with it. Thank you for taking the time to write such a glowing review I truly appreciate it.

@johnhankinson1929 4 ай бұрын

i was 10 year old when this happened and remember coming home and found my father in buckets of tears the only time a saw him crying and my mam comforting him , RIP mam and dad and all who perished that day , very moving film , well done

@SightsWithSteve 4 ай бұрын

@@johnhankinson1929 Thank you John, it was my first video with my new camera and I REALLY wanted to do it justice. It was a story I grew up with from my late Grandfather, and a story that hit everyone of the time massively. Thank you so much for commenting.

@paulsmith3026 2 ай бұрын

Still remember to this day and I am 67,this tragic accident never lost my thoughts, above all the others over the years that happened this is one of the few that stuck in memory forever.

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

I think the reason everyone remembers it is because it was an above ground tragedy, and so many kids died in one go, so sad. Thank you for taking the time to comment Paul.

@lyndonwatkins1 Жыл бұрын

We remember a sad day for all in Wales.very thoughtful of you making this video

@SightsWithSteve Жыл бұрын

I think I did it justice, at least I hope so.

@thealtafferzoo 11 ай бұрын

Such awesome memorials! True tribute to the loss!

@rollingring6607 11 ай бұрын

I am from America and was not familiar with this sad disaster. Thank you for your video. May they all rest in peace.

@SightsWithSteve 11 ай бұрын

It’s located in south wales, which was the coal mining machine of the UK back in those days. Hence why it was such a big disaster that resonated all over the UK. Thank you for watching the channel I hope there’s plenty for you to enjoy 😁

@grahamkerr3653 2 ай бұрын

This was a man made disaster which could have been avoided. The mountains of mining spoil were unregulated by the NCB and the catastrophe was exacerbated by heavy continuous rainfall. The ensuing landslide went right through the local school claiming lives of children and teachers alike. An entire generation was lost on this day. No amount of papering over the cracks will erase the memory of what happened. No one was held accountable for the apalling loss of life and it was quietly forgotten about being a substantial distance from the GB capital. RIP the children of Wales.

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

@@grahamkerr3653 I completely agree with you, family’s lost all their children in some instances, I feel if it happened now there would be serious consequences & criminal prosecution. Thank you for taking the time to comment 🫡

@thealtafferzoo 11 ай бұрын

Just watched this what a gorgeous thing was done here! This is such a beautiful way to turn a negative tragedy into positive energy! May all lost rest in peace n love n light to all their families!

@SightsWithSteve 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lovely comments ❤️

@davidcoleman5246 5 ай бұрын

I was seven at the time of the disaster, i'm sixty five now and can look back on my life, sadly these children were robbed of their lives. I remember they were due to break up for half-term that day, why couldn't that tip have just held out for those extra few hours when the building would have been vacant for the next nine days, it just adds to the tragedy. Nice tribute Steve.

@SightsWithSteve 5 ай бұрын

Thank you David, this was the first video I did that wasn’t just a drone video & really wanted to do my best given the subject. My grandfather was a miner and I remember the story was a powerful one in the family. Thank you for watching & commenting.

@Barry65_UK 4 ай бұрын

I was only 6 years old when this happened but I have a clear memory of it. Such a terrible tragedy for those little souls to loose their lives. May they all rest in peace and also others that died on that terrible day.

@SightsWithSteve 4 ай бұрын

@@Barry65_UK thank you Barry, I wasn’t even born when the accident happened, but it has never disappeared from our minds. My grandfather regularly mentioned the disaster, being a miner himself. Indeed may they all rest in peace, such a tragic & unnecessary loss of life. Thank you for watching and commenting Barry 🫡.

@elizabethgoon7821 11 ай бұрын

Just seen your video this is so heart breaking 💔. The parents of the children will always be in my prayers as well as all the teachers 🙏.

@SightsWithSteve 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Elizabeth, it’s somewhere I always wanted to visit, and just having bought the new camera I had to go. I’m glad I did the terrible disaster in a respectful way for you/others.

@josephkane829 Ай бұрын

What a beautiful tribute video. Thank you for filming. Heartbreaking and tragic. Always remembered ❤🙏

@SightsWithSteve Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, it’s a touching place to visit & I hope I did it justice, thank you for watching & commenting 🫡

@HowardDavies-c1y 11 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, There is not much more to add to the other comments. You have done Aberfan proud with this video (and music). Well done. H.

@SightsWithSteve 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Howard, great to see you back!

@spitfirekev 11 ай бұрын

I did a video in the summer at the graves. It was my saddest episode I've filmed. You video is fantastic for the views, and footage tou have filmed. Top job. Plus I've subscribed to your channel.

@SightsWithSteve 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Kev, I tried to cover it as delicately as possible, and was my first time on camera. Thank you for subscribing, I hope there will be plenty more videos for you to enjoy.

@spitfirekev 11 ай бұрын

@@SightsWithSteve your welcome. I know what you mean. I did the filming & asked my wife to do the voice over. I just kept choking. Well done for your first time trying it that way. I'll be checking out all your videos.

@captaintorch983 2 ай бұрын

So so sad. I will never forget that dreadful day. Coming home from school in Birmingham, and seeing the pictures on tv. We had a special assembly the next day. I remember the Queen's face when she visited the site. It reflected the feelings of all of us.

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

@@captaintorch983 I’m not old enough to remember the times, and I can’t imagine what it was like for everyone around back then. But I do know the feelings were so strong it was passed down to all of us, the queen always regretted her response, which is something I feel the modern monarchy wouldn’t. Thank you for watching & commenting 🫡

@captaintorch983 2 ай бұрын

@SightsWithSteve The Queen visited Aberfan four times. Her advisers persuaded her not to go immediately, as she herself wanted. That was her regret.

@stephenbrown4211 2 ай бұрын

Wonder video. I remember in 1977 being on holiday with my parents in the Forest of Dean. We went for a drive into Wales and mum said she wanted to visit Aberfan. I didn’t know why but she said a bit about it and drove there. Whilst we were walking through the church yard I remembered something. When I was younger, I was in the kitchen playing with my toys while mum cooked tea. Dad came home from work and before he could shut the door mum said, wasn’t it terrible what happened to those school children. She was quite upset. I didn’t understand at the time, I was only two but I realised that day she was talking about Aberfan. It was something that always affected her.

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

@@stephenbrown4211 what a sad story! I’m only 38 and it’s a prominent part of my childhood. Honestly can’t imagine how it affected those involved, or those that are old enough to remember the tragedy. I do thank you for watching, commenting, and I hope I did the story justice.

@NMFB-13 15 күн бұрын

My Parents told me about this 💔. My dad went as a young man to help to dig all the coal away with many others trying to help . It’s a day he will never ever forget . I have been there myself recently and I cannot put into words the feeling … Cysgu'n dynn angylion , cariad mawr ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@SightsWithSteve 15 күн бұрын

@@NMFB-13 like you, my family had a mining background with my grandfather working down them. It’s a strange feeling there isn’t it, especially at the graves but like you say, may they rest in peace with the angels now. Thank you for watching & taking the time to comment 🫡

@ladyintheskyuk Жыл бұрын

You did a great job there with your new camera. It was such a terrible disaster. 💔

@SightsWithSteve Жыл бұрын

Thank you Yvonne, I did see the comment yesterday, and I do see where you were coming from. I’m glad it brought a tear, that’s exactly what I wanted to provoke, it means I did a good job on the video & picked the right music. But please know both locations I filmed had nobody in except a man working on a grave behind where I filmed by his van. If there had been anybody around I would have waited for the right moment, if that moment arose. I’d never be disrespectful to visitors of these graves, or any other graves in a cemetery. On a lighter note, have you heard the Mini 4 Pro in flight in person?.. it’s quite a bit quieter than the Mini 3 Pro, I was well impressed on my first flight of that too.

@ladyintheskyuk Жыл бұрын

@@SightsWithSteve You did do a very good job Steve. Yes, it brought tears to my eye. I guess if we didn't fly over such places then people who didn't already know about the disaster still would be oblivious to it. Well done Steve for documenting it professionally. And your footage was perfect. ❤️

@ladyintheskyuk Жыл бұрын

@@SightsWithSteve I did hear that the M4P was quieter than the 3. I won't be buying it Steve. Haven't had my M3P for 12months yet. And that is definitely quieter than the M2 . I wondered what DJI will bring out next year.

@SightsWithSteve Жыл бұрын

@@ladyintheskyuk 🥰 🙏🏻 🙇‍♂️

@SightsWithSteve Жыл бұрын

@@ladyintheskyuk I’d only had my mini 3 pro for 2-3 months 🫣. Il be honest I can’t really see what they’d add next year, bearing in mind they want to keep premium features for bigger drones. Literally the only thing I can think of is the Apple ideology, just small incremental changes, like firmware changes that could work on other drones but they keep for the latest model, just like they’ve done on the M3P-M4P

@andreamcgrath8209 3 ай бұрын

The queen and queen mother came to Aberfan to see the family's the government weren't willing the queen would have non of it she came also sent a cards on anniversaries she never forgot it so touching and haert braking when your there I'm from the valleys

@SightsWithSteve 3 ай бұрын

@@andreamcgrath8209 thank you for your comments, I picked the music specifically to invoke emotion, being Welsh too, like yourself this story hits hard. 👋🏻 I’m from Cwmbran.

@fabolvaskarika7940 3 ай бұрын

Sad to see so many lives were lost, but it’s beautifully maintained, what rather unusual at gravesites in the same age. I like visiting cemeteries myself. One upon a time with my ex husband we maintained a few. I never liked to go before, but since is a place of peace for me.

@SightsWithSteve 3 ай бұрын

@@fabolvaskarika7940 indeed those graves are very well maintained, some cemeteries are tranquil & bring peace. It sure was a tragic and preventable loss of life. Thank you for watching & commenting.

@jamesmacpherson7614 Ай бұрын

😢 very sad time i was 7 years old that year may they all rest in peace

@robertsnare1411 4 ай бұрын

“Aberavon”?, I don’t think so.

@SightsWithSteve 4 ай бұрын

@@robertsnare1411 that was a mistake, I do realise and correct myself later in the video, sorry for the misunderstanding 👍🏻

@CherylPerry-st7xo 19 күн бұрын

even the cemetery is on a hillside, what is up with the hillsides in this area, even where the coal piles were on top of a hill?

@SightsWithSteve 19 күн бұрын

@@CherylPerry-st7xo 👋🏻, Aberfan is in an area of wales called “The Valleys” specifically because of all the mountains. There’s not many flat places in Wales but the valleys are particularly mountainous. Thank you for watching & commenting Cheryl 🫡

@stuartbriggs4006 4 ай бұрын

So very sad 😢.... Have visited there several time's 😢 😢

@SightsWithSteve 4 ай бұрын

@@stuartbriggs4006 a poignant moment in our history, thank you for commenting 👍🏻

@gc7820 3 ай бұрын

Prime Minister Harold Wilson (Labour) made the money of the victims fund donated to by ordinary people all around Britain be used to clean up the disaster.

@SightsWithSteve 3 ай бұрын

@@gc7820 yes I had heard the sad story of the funds disappearing, though I thought they’d in the last few years been replaced? Though without inflation!

@gc7820 3 ай бұрын

@@SightsWithSteve if that’s the case then they’re no doubt living it large on about 9pounds 2 shillings and 6 pence

@annprett8307 2 ай бұрын

So beautiful

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

@@annprett8307 thank you very much, I’m glad I did it justice 🫡

@lablackzed 2 ай бұрын

Remember this i was at school when we got news of it we all started collecting for the familys with nobody telling us.

@SightsWithSteve 2 ай бұрын

@@lablackzed that’s how it was back then isn’t it, no matter how hard off you are there’s always somebody worse off. Sadly society doesn’t work like that anymore, thank you for watching & commenting 🫡

@lablackzed 2 ай бұрын

@@SightsWithSteve That's true all money's we collected went direct to the families not committees or middle men group's .

@tomhollandroberts1737 Ай бұрын

The NCB robbed the disaster fund to pay for the clearance of their rubbish tip ~ Shame on them. The disaster fund was meant to aid all those poor Welsh people who lost so much.

@SightsWithSteve Ай бұрын

@@tomhollandroberts1737 absolutely, how they had the conscious to do so is baffling 😢.