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Ula Rigg: 'I led a VE Day sing-song'

Ula Rigg has always been an entertainer and put on performances for troops at the start of World War Two as part of her three-piece band 'The Shire Spots'.

But when she turned 18, she was tackling the Bristol Blitz firsthand after joining the Auxiliary Fire Service.

Eventually, on 8 May 1945, Winston Churchill announced the war in Europe had come to an end.

"We thought thank God for that, because it went on such a long time," said Ula.

"I remember being hoisted up on to the top of one of those brick shelters and leading I don't know how many people in a sing-song.

"That was quite something!"

We Were There aims to collect as many first-hand accounts as possible by 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, to preserve veterans' accounts for future generations.

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