The BTPHG Open Day was held at Euston BTP station on Thursday (13/10/2022).
Those who attended are agreed that the Open Day was a great success.
There were 187 items on display, including pictures, posters and 4 video clips and numerous electronic photos. Approximately 70 visitors attended over the course of the day, mainly members – both retired and serving – and quite a few serving officers and guests, who hopefully were impressed with their first taster of the group. We are grateful to the Force publicising the event on the Force intranet.
Chair Phil Trendall comments:
“When the idea came up I underestimated the amount of labour that would be required in the run up and on the day. This meant that a few people ended up doing a huge amount of work.
John Owen and Ed Thompson carried the brunt of the preparation work and we ended up with a proud shop window for the Group and for our history. Our collection is our jewel in the crown and if the Group had not worked to safeguard it we would have had nothing to display.
Please can I say a big well done to everybody concerned. Our visitors enjoyed it and I know I did.
A special thank you to CI Tara Doyle for the use of the police station and thanks to her staff, and Karen, Rae and Stuart for their help on the day.”
Photos courtesy of Viv Head and Phil Trendall.
Some comments on Facebook from attendees:
AT: “It was an excellent display. Super work being carried out by the BTP History Group.”
RP: “Respect to the team who put on the show. Really informative and a trigger for fond memories. Good to catch up with a few old colleagues.”
DE: “A huge thank-you to The British Transport Police History Group who offered a fantastic amount of memorabilia on display at Euston today, it was a pleasure to meet ex colleagues, who all looked so healthy and happy. Very interesting visit. Thank-you once again.”