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Celebrating 100 Years of Bakery student support

To celebrate our 100 year anniversary we are taking a look back at the ABST throughout the years, and what it was like to be a trainee baker in 1925 right through to 2025. So get ready for a little bit of time travel, looking at how the baking industry has evolved since the organisation was formed 100 years ago!
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Founding the organisation

The "Organisation" was founded in Birmingham in May 1925, at a meeting held at the United Yeast Company Ltd. by Mr. Hallett, with support of a number of Student Societies including Cardiff, Birmingham and London. From 1925-1932 we were simply known as "The Organisation" until 1932 when we renamed ourselves the National Federation of Bakery Students' Societies (N.F.B.S.S)
Full Founding Story
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Read full Article from 1938
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Read full article from 1948
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Membership Numbers 1928-1948
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1950's Conference Programme

We have been very fortunate to have been given one of the original copies of the 1950 Conference Programme, which was given to Members that attended the Silver Jubilee Conference in Blackpool. To view an electronic copy to see how a 1950's conference was different to our conferences now see below.
1950's Conference Programme

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