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The Councillor
Susan Goddard
Elford Road
"The press seem to like slagging off Ely."

The Heating Engineer
John Lucas
Elford Road
"Within an hour or two we had an eight foot snow drift."

The Veteran
Gerald Sterio
Elford Road
"When the older people were here we used to have parties."

The Council Worker
Ray Henley
Elford Road
"It's not like it used to be - a community."

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Marbles
Malachy O'Donnell
Grand Avenue
"Let battle commence!"

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Ely Days
Viv Jones
Robert Street
"It was an adventurous playground."

No. 1 Road
Barbara Cook
Haverford Road
"It was the first road to be built on the racecourse."

Trip To The Cinema
Liza Day
Mill Road
"Opposite was a sweet shop we used to call Joey's."

Fun On A Council Estate
Diane Monks
Phyllis Crescent
"The police promptly left, leaving the lady to give birth to a mound of stolen cigarettes!"

Soldier Soldier
Hilary Ford nee Payne
Haverford Way
"I remember climbing over the fence into the RAF station."

Brilliant chip shop
David Morgan
Mill Street
"There was a brilliant chip shop next door to the Regent Cinema".

Low Flying Object
David Morgan
Pendine Road
"I once observed a German bomber above the rooftops of Pendine Road - so low I could see the crew!"

Ely Memories
Glyn Davies
Windsor Green
"I often wondered what the Tump was in the middle..."

My Friend Paul
Leonard Day
Fonmon Crescent
"Whenever I visit I always go into my old room and stare out over to Paul's window..."

Beyond The Call of Duty
Glyn Williams
Isolation hospital
"How kind I thought she was to keep him warm on such a cold winter's night..."

Vachell Road Memories
Diane Bailey nee Morgan
Vachell Road
"No matter what they say about the younger people ... I thank them for looking after my mother..."

Never did me any harm
Dave Morse
Illtyd Road
"The council gave us an inside toilet in 1957 - what a luxury!"

Christina's Story
Sylvia Baago
Cowbridge Road West
"Her experience in the orphanage coloured her whole life."

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