Bedford in the 1950's
Tue, Mar 19th 2024 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bob Ricketts OBE gives an insight to the recent history of Bedford
We were delighted to welcome Bob Ricketts OBE, who gave an excellent talk about Bedford in the 1950's. Bob talked about the housing crisis in Bedford after the Second World War, also he discussed the immigrants who came to Bedford, settled here, ran businesses and integrated in the community, He then talked about the new high rise flats, new bus station, multi story carparks needed to support Bedford's populations growth.
Rtn Michael
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