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VIDEO: Ely – a beautiful City

21 May 2013

A short video I made of Ely from some footage I took a little while ago.

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Crews from Ely Fire station will be at the Quayside in Ely on Friday 24th May to promote Boat Safety and to highlight the dangers of fires and Carbon monoxide on boats. Everyone is welcome to come along and join us!

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Easter, May and August Bank Holiday Waste Collections in East Cambridgeshire

20 May 2013

There will be NO changes to collection days. Waste & recycling collections will take place as normal on Easter, May & August Bank Holiday’s. Please put materials out for collection by 7am on your usual collection day, even if it falls on a Bank Holiday. ECDC Waste and Recycling Team

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What’s wrong with Ely?

20 May 2013

While we have the newly launched “Your Ely” to promote what’s good about Ely, I thought I’d start with what I think is wrong with Ely or areas for improving as surely unless these things get addressed then Ely won’t move forward. I am sure some will disagree but love to hear your thoughts and [...]

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School Visit

17 May 2013

Last Friday saw the Ely crew visit St Mary’s primary school for lunch. We had been invited by the school to attend the lunch as part of there ‘high table initiative’. This involves the teachers picking two students, who had performed exceptionally well in the week to sit at the top table during lunch, they [...]

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Hello East Cambridgeshire!

16 May 2013

Hello East Cambridgeshire! My name is Beth Green and I am your new Community Engagement Officer. I would love to come and visit lots of groups and organisations in my ‘patch’ and get to know you all! Please contact me if you would like me to come along and talk to you about how you [...]

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POLICE MESSAGE: Anti Social Behaviour

14 May 2013

With the increase in the warmer weather, we usually see an increase in calls for assiatance regarding anti-social behaviour. This in particular sees an increase in some of our younger generation taking to the streets and green areas and generally making a nuisance of themselves. Now much as we don’t want to stop youngsters having [...]

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VIDEO: Sword-slashed skull found at Stonea Camp

10 May 2013

Watch the video to hear Stephen Macaulay explain what happened to the skull’s unfortunate owner and why the discovery is so special in terms of wider history. You are invited to a free guided walk at Stonea Camp, where this skull was found, on Wednesday 22nd May at 7pm, where you can learn about the [...]

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School children in Cambs £600 a year worse off

09 May 2013

Each child in the county gets £600 less spent on their education than the average child in the country, please sign the petition to give our children a fair deal. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education/Fair-deal-for-our-schools/Sign-our-petition-for-a-fair-deal-for-Cambridgeshire-schools-07032013.htm

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Chance to meet authors across Cambridgeshire Libraries

07 May 2013

Visitors to Cambridgeshire libraries are being urged to book early for a bumper number of inspiring talks by best selling authors this month. The popular visits are part of the ongoing programme of varied events in Cambridgeshire County Council Libraries where people can choose from over 700,000 books and get closer to their favourite author. [...]

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