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Wembley History Society
Talk on Letters to Miss Baker: Friday 15th May!
Behind the Letters
Delve deeper into Letters to Miss Baker, with extracts from the book, and blog posts exploring and discussing the book and it's background.
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Spreadsheet!
Details of the 200 writers and 500 letters
A link to PDFs of all of the letters can be found within the "Launch Weekend!" post below.
Here is a link to a spreadheet to help you to select which letters and letter writers you would like to explore.
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Letters to Miss Baker launched!
Photographs from the launch weekend
Letters to Miss Baker was successfully launched during a weekend which saw Kingsbury High School celebrate the centenary of the original Kingsbury County School, founded in Colindale prior to moving to the Princes Lane site in 1932.
The book took its place amidst displays, tours and musical events d...
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LAUNCH WEEKEND!
Plus a link to the 500 letters
The official launch of Letters to Miss Baker takes place on 12-13 July 2025 at Kingsbury High School. It's among the events that mark the celebration of the centenary of the original Kingsbury County School which opened initially in Colindale prior to moving to the site of the current upper school o...
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Letters to Miss Baker
Chapter 1: Apprehension
“We had been expecting it for a long time, and we weren’t surprised when the Captain spoke to the ship’s company and told us that we were ‘on our way’.
“As we waited off the beaches shortly before the troops landed, I experienced a feeling of apprehension (or, to put it more bluntly, fear) and wonde...