On Saturday, September 3, 2022, dignitaries gathered in Castle Lane to unveil a Blue Plaque to acknowledge Bedford’s contribution to the war effort in WWII.
From 1941 to 1945 musical concerts were performed in various venues around Bedford and broadcast nationwide from ‘Somewhere in southern England’ – The Bunyan Meeting Rooms.
In attendance for the unveiling of the plaque were: The Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Mrs Helen Nellis; The High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Lady Jane Clifford; The Mayor of Bedford, Mr Dave Hodgson; Mohammad Yasin, MP of Bedford and Kempston; representatives of the Bunyan Meeting Room, Bedford Historical Society and members of the Royal British Legion.
A short church service followed in the Bunyan Church.
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