twˈɛnti tˈuː ɑːktˈoʊbɚ lˈɔːɹd ɹˈoʊbənz, tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl kˈoʊl bˈoːɹd, ɚɹˈaɪvz ɪn ˌæbɚfˈæn ˈæftɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɐhˈɛd wɪð hɪz ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən æz tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈʌɹi, dᵻspˈaɪt nˈuːz ʌvðə dɪzˈæstɚ.
22 October – Lord Robens, chairman of the National Coal Board, arrives in Aberfan after going ahead with his installation as Chancellor of the University of Surrey, despite news of the disaster.