Skeptics in the Pub: A former RE Teacher’s Guide to Non-Belief
Thursday 19th January, 7.30pm at the North End Social Club, Roff Avenue. Kick off the new year with a sceptical night out at the North End Social Club. January 2017 sees Kevin Precious, a former RE teacher turned stand-up comedian, taking the stage. Besides having played many of the top clubs in the land, he […]
Friday Night Blender
The Friday Night Blender crew are kicking off the festive season with a funky punky Xmas party in Danny’s Bar at Esquires on Friday 23rd December. They’ve lined up The Silver Tongued Bandolliers playing a Red Hot Chilli Peppers Tribute Set, The Roll Your Own Records Crew bringing the vinyl, The Reformers and a very […]
Alzheimer’s needs your Support
By Kris Wilkinson-Hughes Recently, as I concluded another Frogs’ Chorus session, the group that comes in after me seemed rather down. It turns out that the Bedford Council has stopped funding the support services they offer to carers and those suffering from the Alzheimers. Currently the Council website says: ‘Carer Information and Support Programmes run several times […]
Calling all Budding Writers!
Creative Writing Course Join Simon Wrigley, Outreach Director of the National Writing Project (nwp.org.uk), for this new creative writing group at The Higgins Bedford. The group is designed for anyone who would like to write in a trusted group with others. Using the museum’s collections as prompts for shared writing and personal reflection, there will […]
Castle Comedy: Diane Spencer films her stand up show!
On January 12th, one of the UK’s best ginger comedians, Diane Spencer, will be filming her brand new hour long stand-up comedy show LIVE at Castle Comedy and you can be a member of the audience! A favourite of the UK comedy circuit, Diane has performed worldwide from Australia to Denmark, Bahrain to Luxembourg, delighting […]
Teen Takeover 2017
In 2017, the September issue of the Bedford Clanger will be written and edited by Bedford’s teenagers as we throw open our pages to the Teen Takeover. The Clanger team will collaborate with teens to decide the editorial content and allocate assignments. The Teen Takover team will commission photography and artwork from their peers and […]