Heritage

Looking back at the Bees

Bees United is now the lawful custodian of the Brentford FC collection of items, programmes and overall archive. We are building completely new catalogues for all the items and objects. We are building the BU collection too. More news to follow and we will keep you posted

Our Heritage Articles

HOW THE HISTORIAN BEES SAFEGUARDED THE BEST OF OUR PAST

A group of Bees fans have helped the club safeguard the jewels of the archive- including an 1895 season ticket -while giving other fans the chance to buy pieces of Brentford's history.

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TRIBUTE TO PAUL SHRUBB

The former Brentford mid-fielder Paul Shrubb has died aged 64 after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Brentford historian Greville Waterman visited Paul in 2014, five years after the illness forced him to give up work. Grev wrote this article which we re-publish as a tribute to Paul.

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HAS THE PROGRAMME SHOP CLOSED FOR THE LAST TIME?

The future of the Brentford Programme Collectors Club is in doubt after it shut up shop at Griffin Park, possibly for the last time.

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HOW THE ‘BARD OF BRENTFORD’ SANG ABOUT LIONEL ROAD 17 YEARS AGO

A new generation of Bees fans are now hearing the Brentford anthems of singer-songwriter Robb Johnson. BU Chairman Stewart Purvis discovered Robb was singing about Lionel Road a decade and half ago.

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JAZZ CLUB SWINGS OUT IN STYLE

The Griffin Park Jazz Club has played its last set at The Hive, held its last raffle and rattled its last collecting tin. Now it looks for a new venue.

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PLAYERS’ MEMORIES OF GRIFFIN PARK

On May 2nd 2020 when Brentford should have been playing Barnsley in the last scheduled league game at Griffin Park, former and current players posted their own tributes to the old ground.

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Our Heritage Articles

HOW THE HISTORIAN BEES SAFEGUARDED THE BEST OF OUR PAST

TRIBUTE TO PAUL SHRUBB

HAS THE PROGRAMME SHOP CLOSED FOR THE LAST TIME?

HOW THE ‘BARD OF BRENTFORD’ SANG ABOUT LIONEL ROAD 17 YEARS AGO

JAZZ CLUB SWINGS OUT IN STYLE

PLAYERS’ MEMORIES OF GRIFFIN PARK