Description: Residents of the Bedford Spastics (Scope/cerebral palsy) home, on the bars in the gymnasium. The Bedford, built as a hotel in the Victorian period, and was later used as a convalescent home for Railwaymen, during the Second World War. It opened it's doors as a residential home for people with Cerebral Palsy in 1964. The home was run by Scope, formally known as The Spastic Society. At this time, clients shared a room with up to two or three people in each room. The Bedford is placed in a pleasant part of the town, within easy reach of the Pavilion Gardens, the Opera House, and the main Shopping Centre. The building became a home and work place for people with Cerebral Palsy, accommodating people of all age groups from sixteen to old age. Over the years The Bedford and the clients have become accepted within the town and local community, making it one of Scope's best placed centres for people with Cerebral Palsy. Before this time, disabled people were often put 'out of the way' into large institutions, far away from the mainstream of life in our towns and cities. Over the years The Bedford has changed, the workshops no longer exist and that part of the building is used for recreation, training and as an outreach resource for the University of Derby (High Peak College.) This resource provides day and evening educational activities for clients. In the same area a new Multi Therapy Suite has been created for both clients and staff to use at their convenience. The Bedford is now fully registered with Derbyshire County Council for 31 Clients, two of which are set aside for Respite Care, and 10 Day Care places. (Information taken from the Bedford Web Site)