When CLOGAU announced the launch of a special Aberfan pin badge – available exclusively at its Merthyr store for a full year, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, we had no idea that the story we ran would generate so much interest.
Within hours of us posting the story, the store had been inundated with visitors eager to purchase the pin. Within a day or two they had completely sold out.
The initiative has been created to mark the tragedy of 21st October 1966 and to raise funds for a local community cause in the lead up to the anniversary.
Priced at £10, all proceeds from sales of the Aberfan pin badge will be donated to the village’s Ynysowen Community Primary School.
The design of the pin is inspired by one of the most significant artefacts associated with the disaster: the clock that stopped at 9:13am – the exact moment coal spoil engulfed Pantglas Junior School and surrounding houses.
The still hands of that clock have come to symbolise the moment time stood still for the people of Aberfan. The pin reflects this powerful image, honouring both remembrance and the enduring strength of the community.
Read our original story HERE.
We purchased one of these pins following the huge interest from our original post and offer it as a competition prize. Our purchase has helped the village’s Ynysowen Community Primary School. We hope it also maintains interest and encourages more of you to support the cause through the Clogau Merthyr Tydfil store.
You can enter on our TWITTER – FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM pages. Every LIKE, RETWEET and FOLLOW gets you an entry into the competition.
South Wales Life – Clogau Aberfan Tribute Pin Competition
- This competition is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over.
- To enter the competition entrants must be following @southwaleslife on twitter, Facebook or Instagram like the competition tweet and retweet it.
- This competition starts at 8pm on Friday21st November 2025 in Great Britain.
- Closing date for entries is 23:59pm on Monday 1st December 2025 in Great Britain.
- Entrants can enter as many times as they like.
- Only entries received before the specified closing date and time will be submitted into the competition. South Wales Life accepts no responsibility for lateness, loss or misdirection of entries.
- There is no cash alternative to a prize or any element thereof and unless agreed otherwise in writing a prize is non-refundable and non-transferable.
- No purchase is necessary to enter this competition.
- It is a requirement of the competition that the entrant has access to the Internet to submit their entry.
- Anonymous entries to the competition will not be accepted.
- The Winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
- The prize is a Clogau Aberfan Tribute Pin (purchased by South Wales Life).
- The promoter of the competition is: Insight Creative Media Ltd.
- If a prize winner is unable to respond within 12 hours from receipt of first correspondence announcing their win, their prize will be forfeited. A new prize winner will then be selected randomly from remaining entries.
- The winner of the prize will be published within 1 day of the competition’s closing date HERE.
- Employees (and their relatives) of South Wales Life (and its group companies) are excluded from entry.
- South Wales Life reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions and/or modify or cancel the competition at any time.
- In respect of your entry via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
- Entrants hereby release Twitter, Facebook and instagram completely from any liability in respect of this competition.
- Anyone found using multiple accounts to enter will be ineligible..
- You must meet the criteria as laid down by the promoter and Welsh Government.
South Wales Life reserves the right to refuse to award the prize to anyone in breach of these terms and conditions. The competition is open to UK residents.
