We are sad to inform you that Beryl Ducksbury (Bowie) Group 1 (1948) passed away peacefully on Sunday 5th January 2025, aged 97. 

 

Beryl was so very proud of her time at BPTC, has kept every Annual Report for the last 10 years, spoke regularly about her time at college and how it launched her entire teaching career, first in PE, and later in Junior Schools. She absolutely loved her job. 

 

She attended the reunion a few years ago and enjoyed a demonstration and lunch with some of her friends who were the oldest in attendance! 

We are sad to announce the passing of Patricia Edith Wisbey nee Waller on 24th December. Pat was a student at Bedford in the 1950s and had an excellent career, she taught PE and hockey at Streatham and Oxford High Schools, Southgate Technical College and Kingston aka KGS. Pat also taught some famous people such as Miriam Margolyes at Oxford and James Cracknell at KGS. She was England ladies volleyball manager and a member of the South of England hockey team in the 1960s. 

Her funeral was held on January 22nd and is being streamed on 25th January at https://lodge.afuneralnotice.com/n/f972f3db