Sun, Sep 22
|Gresford Colliery Memorial
Services of Remembrance
The focal point of the weekend continues to be the Remembrance Services taking place at the Gresford Colliery Memorial
Time & Location
Sep 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Gresford Colliery Memorial, 12 Avondale Cres, Pandy, Gwersyllt, Wrexham LL12 8EJ, UK
About the Event
It is 90 years since the disaster that shook Wrexham and surrounding villages to their very core. The Dennis Section of Gresford Colliery was engulfed by fire when a massive explosion ripped through the mine. 266 men and boys died as a result of the disaster. Wives lost husbands, children lost fathers, parents lost sons and families lost brothers, uncles and cousins. Families fought long and hard for 48 years to have somewhere to lay their flowers.
For 42 years, an Annual Service of Remembrance has taken place on the 22nd September at 11am to commemorate those who died. Tradition has it that no-one receives an invitation to this service. As on the 60th, 70th, and 80th anniversaries, a service will take place at All Saints Church, Gresford.
All are most welcome to attend.
Friends of the Gresford Colliery Disaster Memorial
friendsgcdm@gmail.com