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Welcome to The Compost Bin, which contains my musings on my life and things which interest me.

I live in Herefordshire with my husband and daughter; we have 4 acres of land which contains a woodland, polytunnel, small orchard, garden and veg plot. We grow our own organic produce and make lots of cider, wine, jam and chutney. We also make a lot of compost. We share our lives with 11 Chickens, 3 Cats, 3 Guinea Pigs and assorted wildlife. We try our best to live a more self reliant lifestyle, growing and making and fixing and mending and re-using and re-cycling stuff, if we can.

I used to be a Research Scientist, but that was many years ago. I now work as a freelance environmental educator/writer/forest school leader and community artist; I also spend a lot of time volunteering as a Master Composter and Master Gardener, helping people make compost and grow veg at home or at school.

I started blogging because I love to write about the things which interest me. Whether it's something I have done in the garden, an article for a magazine, a review of websites or equipment I use, a training course I have attended or "just" my daily routine - I love to write.

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Friday, 27 April 2012

Aberfan

Aberfan. The horrible horrible mining disaster where the slag heap crashed down and buried a school, killing lots of children.

I was 4 at the time. I had nightmares about being covered in a slag heap for weeks after (I am Welsh by blood and had paternal family in Wales, mining and also some distant relatives lived in Aberfan ...maybe even of my very distant cousins died in that tragedy but I do not know as I was to young to remember and have no one to ask , now )

I do remember taking in a half crown to nursery later on for the Aberfan appeal.
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  1. Have you come across this song about Aberfan? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huW-BgxAz9w Martyn was 6 at the time. It is a bit oblique, but I think it is a comment on the lack of help given by the state.

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