If you watched either of the ceremonies and would like to leave a comment.........  

Were you a student between 1983 and 1987? Amanda Franks is organising a reunion if you have not made contact please leave your name and contact details in the comment box and we will pass on. 

We are sad to inform you that Zoe Truncheon (1974 - 1977) passed away in 2008...... 

It is with great sadness we report the death of Vicky Nightingale who passed in the early hours of Thursday 13th May 2021, at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. ...... 

Elizabeth Lloyd Dobson (nee Davies) died peacefully, aged 94, on 17th October, 2021, at Boarbank Hall Nursing Home in Cumbria...... 

A group of old students have embarked on a mission to have their 3 year course recognised by UOB with the award of an Honorary degree........ 

What springs to mind when you think of Bedford Physical Training College in its earliest era? Gymnastics, team games, dancing, strict lecturers, uniforms, hard work and cold baths? 

 

The Bedford Competition - International short story and poetry awards. Closing date oct 31st. Entry fee £6 or 3 for £12 . Entries can be short stories (300 words) or Poems (40 lines). All proceeds to Age UK Bedfordshires COVID -19 Emergency Appeal. Prizes of £500, £150 and £100. See the below for more details 

 

Sadly, Old students day didn't happen this year but one group of innovative old students got together to 'virtually' demonstrate they are still at the top of their game when it comes to ball skills. 

 

“The girls of 7 Linden saw each other day in day out when at BCPE...they even celebrated their 21st birthdays together in 1972. Since then they have met up at college reunions from time to time. However during the Covid 19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 the ‘girls’ used their advanced technical skills!!...to have weekly get togethers on something called Zoom. They then decided they wanted to play together...whilst apart, they wanted to use the skills they had learnt at BCPE 50 years before...all it needed was one yellow tennis ball and a rummage in the attic for moth eaten PE kit and equipment ...“Click here to see the results 

Please send in your experiences of lockdown for publication in next years annual report. (200 words maximum please)