Celebrating the legacy of Martina Bergman Österberg (1849-1915) pioneer for women.
Operating as usual
Join us for our Reunion and AGM on Saturday 3rd September 2022. Find the booking form on our website:
https://bergmanosterbergunion.org.uk/?page_id=2861
Reunions – News – Events Saturday 3rd September 2022 Our 2022 Reunion & AGM will take place on Saturday 3rd September at North Kent College, Dartford (with the option to attend the AGM by Zoom). Download the booking form here News & Events Archive here
Golden Jubilee of the W.C.A.. England versus Australia 1976.
Includes 7 former Dartford students. Can you name them?
Swedish drill 1916
College Dining Room, Kingsfield, circa 1910. Madame Österberg knew the dining room looking like this! She died in 1915.
80th birthday celebrations for the Treasurer, Mr Hughes, held in the College Dining Room, circa 1959.
Jean Mary Dunlop née Lorimer in action at Richmond about 1925, playing lacrosse for Scotland against England.
Celebrating with a photo of one of our famous alumnae - Rachael Heyhoe Flint.
Hello folks. All BÖU members now pay their subscription annually on 1st January. Have you paid your subscription? Please pay by BACS - all details are on the form available from the BÖU website.
https://bergmanosterbergunion.org.uk/?page_id=41
Great news about Joan Mills . We are lucky to host the Kent Netball Archive alongside our own collection
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joan Mills MBE as the new England Netball President. Joan’s appointment in this voluntary role comes as her
'Friends of The Österberg Collection' is a Facebook Group which has been set up to share news from The Österberg Collection.
This Group welcomes all those who support the maintenance and preservation of The Österberg Collection.
The Collection is owned by the Bergman Österberg Union and is currently housed at North Kent College, Dartford, on the original site of Martina Bergman Österberg’s Physical Training College For Women.
The game of netball was developed at the College, and it was at the College that the ‘gymslip’ was first designed.
The Österberg Collection is an important research resource for Physical Education; Gender Studies; Women’s Studies; Health and Medicine; Education, and local history of Dartford, Kent. The Collection incorporates original documents; College and student records; historic photographs; items of sports costume; sports equipment and books.
Search for 'Friends of the Osterberg Collection' and apply to join the group.
Dartford College of Physical Education Alumni - Bergman Osterberg Union updated their website address.
Taking part in the National Sporting Heritage Day couldn’t be easier.
Next Monday, 30th September, is National Sporting Heritage Day, which focuses on the sporting heritage in the UK. To help celebrate we are opening our Österberg visitor centre (NKC Dartford Campus) between 2-4pm, showcasing the history of our college and honouring the birthplace of Netball. We would love it if you could come along and join us!
A successful 2019 AGM followed by lunch in the Kingsfield dining room.
The birthplace of Netball
The new visitors centre was officially opened on 11th July 2019 by Gareth Johnson MP for Dartford. The centre will be open for visitors each Wednesday from 4th September 2019.
Great British Railway Journeys
Thursday 21 February, 6.30pm, BBC2.
"Michael Portillo journeys from Piccadilly Circus to Gravesend, visiting an exotic West End store that was popular among Victorian women AND LEARNING ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF NETBALL" [AT YOUR VERY OWN DARTFORD COLLEGE OF PE!!].
An interesting read about the history of exercise and its role in tackling today’s sedentary lifestyles. Madame would no doubt have had plenty to say about this!
The long read: Sedentary lifestyles are killing us – we need to build activity into our everyday lives, not just leave it for the gym
Happy Christmas everyone! ⛄️🎁🌲
The Christmas season is now upon us and with it the giving and receiving of presents amongst family and friends. Sometimes items are upgraded so older versions become surplus to requirements and need to be recycled. The archive has recently moved and would welcome any of the following:- DVD player, portable cd drive, scanner, large flat screen TVs, slide projector, trolley to move items between the new rooms and mannequins to display clothing in the new visitor centre. Please consider passing on any of these if they are no longer needed in your household!
E-mail any offers to: [email protected]
More news about other events in the New Year, watch this space!
Really pleased to share that we have received a grant of £1000 towards the purchase of display cases in the new Osterberg Collection visitor centre. We hope that this will enable us to share our wonderful history more widely. Many thanks to Dartford Borough Council.
The Spirit of Dartford - some great photos here from last week’s honorary degree ceremony at the University of Greenwich. What a day!
We will post more images over the next few days. And please do share your own here!
The Spirit of Dartford returns to Greenwich We were delighted to welcome back members of the Bergman Österberg Union to celebrate their achievements at Dartford College, the university's predecessor and a ground breaking pioneer in physical education, sport and the advancement of women's rights. Th...
What a great day! The University organised another wonderful ceremony and everyone really enjoyed themselves. So proud to see Michele Verokken receive her Hon Doctorate and delighted that Norma Izard was there having recovered from last year’s car crash. Great to see some of my year (‘77) all looking so good too! And the weather was beautiful, what more could we ask for?
(Please post your photos on here or on our website so that we can get a good record of the day. And don’t forget to join the BOU and support all our work in the future!)
Anne Stuart
Today’s the day! Congratulations to everyone graduating at University of Greenwich, have a wonderful day! 🎓🎉
If you’re not going today, you can still watch the ceremony live online at 12 noon: ➡️ http://gre.ac.uk/live
Tomorrow it’s our third and final degree Ceremony at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Over 100 more of our alumni will be given their Hon BEd’s with family and friends watching. Our great thanks go to VC David Maguire and everyone at the University of Greenwich for making our dreams a reality.
(In absentia awards are still going to be available)
Save the date! Saturday 1st September - BÖU Reunion and AGM. Be there for some awesome catch-ups!
Find the booking form here:
http://bergmanosterbergunion.org.uk/?page_id=906
BÖU AGM & Reunion 2018 BERGMAN ÖSTERBERG UNION Annual General Meeting and Reunion Saturday 1st September 2018North Kent College Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2JT BOU Reunion booking form 2018
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Hello Dartford girls! There are still places for the degree ceremony in the painted chapel at the Old Royal Naval College on Thursday 25 October, so get your booking forms in soon!!
The link is below...
https://alumni.gre.ac.uk/dartford-college-honorary-degrees/
Dartford College honorary degrees Last October the university was privileged to be able to award honorary degrees to nearly 300 alumni of Dartford College. We are now pleased to confirm the plans to extend this honorary award to those alumni who were unable to attend in October. We are offering two
Hello dear Dartford friends!
HELP NEEDED!
Our secretary Jilly Ellis is standing down in September and we need a new person to come onto our vibrant, exciting committee!
You do not have to live near Dartford -Jilly lives in Suffolk - and there are only three executive committee meetings a year plus the AGM to take minutes for.
Please get in touch with me if you might be interested, then I can give you more details.
THANKS! Anne 😊
HONORARY DEGREES! The University of Greenwich have now confirmed the date for the 2018 ceremony as Thursday 25 October. Please let others know! This is open to both General and PE ex students and you do not have to be a member of the BOU, although naturally we would like you to join!
This will be the last ceremony for us but the in absentia awards will be available for the foreseeable future.
Please contact the Alumni Department if you are interested at [email protected]
Please do not contact the BOU as we are not involved in the organisation this time.
https://alumni.gre.ac.uk/dartford-college-honorary-degrees/
2018 Honorary Degrees from the University of Greenwich!
The date for the last ceremonythat will be held has been confirmed as Thursday 25 October. If you would like to attend, you need to contact the Alumni Department using the address below.
Please let other people know - you do not have to be a member of the BOU to come (but please join us if you can!)
Remember this applies to General as well as PE ex students.
https://alumni.gre.ac.uk/dartford-college-honorary-degrees/
Dartford College honorary degrees Last October the university was privileged to be able to award honorary degrees to nearly 300 alumni of Dartford College. We are now pleased to confirm the plans to extend this honorary award to those alumni who were unable to attend in October. We are offering two
And it all started in 1896 at Madame Osterberg's Physical Training College in Dartford!
WE'VE DONE IT!!!!!!
Team England - Commonwealth Games are champions!
🌹🌹🌹🌹
Ann Brightwell nee Packer, Olympic champion, ex Dartford girl and our BOU Patron, being honoured last night. Still inspiring us all x
Good news! Martyn Stephenson tells me the in absentia degree awards will be sorted out soon (but please remember soon is a relative word!)
Also the date for this year’s ceremony/ceremonies will be announced soon... so watch this space!
See the honorary degree photo gallery here and send your photos to [email protected] if you want to add your photos to the gallery:
http://bergmanosterbergunion.org.uk/?page_id=951
Did you attend the Honorary Degree Ceremony? Please share your photos on this page. We'd love to see them!
Going to the honorary degree ceremony tomorrow?
Don't forget that the BÖU Archive will be open from 11am to 4pm tomorrow and Friday, 26th & 27th October. Come and see the Archive - you'll be amazed and delighted!
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