tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24303615017935342902024-03-13T07:14:21.727+00:00Bedford Physical Training CollegeWartime StoriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254874304405382163noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430361501793534290.post-59901121730359133702013-03-18T11:59:00.000+00:002014-01-07T21:33:44.493+00:00Bedford Physical Training College during WW1 & WW2<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In Bedford in 1903 pioneering educationalist, Margaret Stansfeld, established a College for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">young women to become teachers of Physical Training. An unknown part of the history</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">of the College concerns their activities during the World Wars. <a href="http://www.hlf.org.uk/aboutus/Pages/AboutUs.aspx#.UUbz5hyHfAQ">The Heritage Lottery</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hlf.org.uk/aboutus/Pages/AboutUs.aspx#.UUbz5hyHfAQ">Fund</a>,<i><a href="http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Pages/Allourstories.aspx#.UUb0HRyHfAS"> All Our Stories</a></i>, is supporting a project to produce a DVD which tells this story,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a tale which reveals the sense of community and spirit that emerged at the College in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bedford during both World Wars.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Who are we?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are a group of lay people interested in the history of Bedford, soldiers, Bedford</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Physical Training College, women’s history and social history, poetry, story telling. We</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">welcome anyone who would like to join us in the project.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Can you add to the story?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you know anyone who has memories of Bedford PT students or staff during the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">WW2, or was your grandfather or great grandfather a soldier from Bedford? We’d love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to hear from you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Latest News</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have traced former students who were at the College during World War 2 and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">have recorded their memories and are presently researching local Archives to find out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">more about regiments, including the Highlanders, who came to Bedford during the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">World Wars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For updates on our progress please click on the Diary link at the top of the page.</span><br />
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