October 1966

You know.. Wales has been mentioned here a few times, and I think most will know about the Aberfan Disaster. But did you know that Coventry (my city now) collected donations, and with the Aberfan council erected a playground for the children of Aberfan.

The Coventry Playground was built in 1972, I visited it many times with my grandson

It was demolished by the Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council in 2004, they didnt even tell our council they wanted to demolish it to build houses. They didn't maintain it, became a dangerous place for kids to play, no bins emptied in years !

some useless information;

1957     The Treaty of Rome was signed by 6 European states
1967     The European Community was established
1973     Britain joined the European Community. Tory Prime Minister Edward Heath took Britain in.
1975     Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson had a referendum on Britain's membership 66% voted yes
1987     The Single European Act was signed. This was to create an internal market; “an area without frontiers"
1991     The Maastrict Treaty was signed. The heart of this was to create a single European currency
1993     The European Union was formed

2002     The Euro was introduced on January 1st. Britain has its Five Tests

If these are answered successfully, then Britain will join the Euro. British public opinion does not appear to support the Euro as the first month of its life draws to an end.