RD E D FO BRICHARD FULLER, YOUR LOCAL MP... Y R O T C I V S E T A R CELEB IN EUROPE D AY ! By David Fowler (Bedford Tour Guide)
T he announ cement of th e Pea ce had been an ticipated so th at it was not a surprise wh en th e news came at 6pm on Mon d ay 7th May that there would be a 3pm broa d ca st on Tues day by the Prim e Minis ter, M r Winston C h urchill makin g the pea ce of ficial. A s Big B en chimed, the huge crowds that had turned out in St Pau l’s S quare hushed to h ear the nine m inute long speech from Downin g Street . Everyone st ood to atten tion at the end when th e National A nthem was played, follow ed by the ce remonial sounding of the Cea se Fir e by S cots Guards bugl ers.
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Comic sports were played on the cricke ground and in t the evening a Victory Ball was held in Th e Arcade, atte nded by abou 4,500 people t .
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At 9pm King George VI ga ve a 12 minut Buckingham e speech from Palace, which was relayed hundreds as to a crowd of sembled in Ru ssell Park.
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