Aneurin Bevan was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire on November 15, 1897. The son of a miner, he went down the pit himself at the age of 13. Overcoming a severe stammer he became chairman of his local lodge of the South Wales Miners Federation and a local Councillor.

Elected MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, he retained the seat until his death in 1960.

His most significant achievement was the shaping of the National Health Service through unifying the network of local authority and voluntary hospitals in a single national system.

In 1951 he resigned from the government in protest when NHS charges were introduced on NHS false teeth and glasses. Three years later he stood for the party leadership but was defeated by Hugh Gaitskill.

In 1934 he married Jenny Lee (later Baroness Lee), also a Labour MP and later minister for the arts.

He is acknowledged as one of the greatest parliamentarians and orators of his day, and a key architect of the NHS

Ray lived in three houses in the town of Tredegar where he was born, including Inkerman Tce, and Whitworth Tce.

Cliff grew up in the same town, Tredegar, as six times world champion, Ray Reardon and they were great friends and rivals in their amateur days. Their matches always drew big crowds but it was Ray who usually came off best especially in the Welsh amateur championship bur Cliff usually got the better of him in the English event. At 17 he was runner-up to Rex Williams in the national under-19 championship and won that title the next two years, 1952 and 1953.

Everyone loved him and everyone has there favourite Cliff Wilson stories. He was never particularly ambitious and his lack of real success on the tour never worried him as he could always earn a good living on the exhibition circuit. His slogan "You’ve never see anything like it" certainly drew in the crowds and anyone who ever saw one of his shows would confirm that this was no idle boast.