Thirty years since the Ely riots.

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Foggy memory by me then, I do recall it was pretty tame by London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool standards. I do know that because I was working in Ely at the time.

Petrol bombs were thrown , bricks were thrown , missiles, a car was stolen and driven at riot police

It wasn't Broadwater farm but it was a riot

The disturbances started at night , it was quiet during the day , people were drinking then