What’s on Bedford: 14 – 24 November 2024

Our weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from the Bedford Clanger.

Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford Clanger what’s on guide lands every Thursday and is the only guide you need to know what’s on and what’s happening across the Borough for the next 10 days.

The Bedford Clanger’s What’s On Guide is kindly sponsored by The Cellar Bar.


Thursday 14 November 2024

Theatre: Another Goodbye
The Place Theatre @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £12

Another Goodbye – A performance and conversation about love and loss. “We don’t know whether this will be the last time we’ll see each other…”

When Adie’s mum decided it was time to stop her medical treatment, Adie promised herself that she would travel to Germany and visit her regularly. Then the pandemic happened…

This is a story of a letting go, a passing on, another goodbye. Another Goodbye is a gentle exploration of the questions we face when confronted with the death of someone we cannot imagine living without. The performance is followed by a conversation with staff from Keech Hospice Care.


Thursday 14 November 2024

Live streaming: Wolf Witch Giant Fairy
Stevington Cinema Club, Stevington Village Hall, MK443 7QT @ 6.45pm
Tickets: £6

Peter Brathwaite as the narrator in Wolf Witch Giant Fairy

Wolf Witch Giant Fairy is a wild folk opera of music, mischief and magic and a collaboration between The Royal Opera and Little Bulb, who performed this Christmas show in 2023.

Join the ragtag band of wild musicians – including Bedford’s very own Peter Brathwaite as the narrator – as they guide all the family through this famous tale with new twists, turns, magic and song.


Thursday 14 November 2024

Dancing: Planet Swing featuring The Mark Keeley Solo Show
The Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Bedford, MK42 6EA @ 8pm – 10.30pm
Tickets: £12.99

An evening for dancers and music enthusiasts alike. Cashless bar, plenty of seating (night club set up) and dance floor. Book in advance and come along at 7.15pm for a 45-minute dance class in Balboa, one of the original swing dances of the era. For the main event, just turn up – pay cash at reception – have fun, no booking needed.


Friday 15 November 2024

Comedy: Garrett Millerick Needs More Space
The Quarry Theatre @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £15

Garrett Millerick Needs More Space, sees comedy’s ‘angriest optimist’ return for a hilarious, honest, and mostly historically accurate, exploration of space travel. In his new hour, Garrett examines his totally insignificant place in the universe and how little we actually know about anything.

His powerful performances and ability to blend personal experiences with hilarious social commentary, whilst also avoiding political partisanship, has seen Garrett establish a reputation as one of the most challenging, honest and original comedians of his generation. Needs More Space promises to be his funniest show yet as he looks to the stars to find solutions to our earthy complications.


Friday 15 November 2024

Language: Spanish Workshop
The Place Theatre @ 6pm
Tickets: free – just turn up

On Friday, 15 November, Bedford Language Centre will be hosting a Spanish speaking workshop at the Place Theatre. It’s the ideal opportunity to gain experience speaking a foreign language and of course, practice makes perfect.

From 6pm there will be different workshops taking place throughout the evening. You can drop in on the day or send an email to info@bedfordlanguagecentre.co.uk.


Friday 15 November 2024

Live music: The Magic of the Beatles – the Shake It Up Baby tour
Bedford Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £28.50

Come together, right now – it’s time to shake it up baby with the concert show of the year.

The sensational The Magic of the Beatles features an incredible cast that not only look and sound like John, Paul, George, and Ringo, they also generate that same, famed incredible excitement that was the trademark of the greatest group the world has ever seen – with the Fab Four’s unique sense of humour thrown in for good measure too.

Enjoy She Loves You, A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, I Feel Fine, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Hey Jude, Here Comes the Sun, Get Back and so many more non-stop chart toppers. Concertgoers are invited to join a magical musical tour that takes you back to the golden era of pop music, featuring hit after hit after hit!


Friday 15 November 2024

Live music: The Krakens
The Cellar Bar at 8.30pm / bar opens at 6pm / Happy hour 6pm – 9pm
Free entry

The Krakens are back! This four-piece rock band features Chris Craigen on Keys/Vocals, Naomi Vranas on Bass, Jon Mason on Guitar and Seb Hensman on the Drums.

Covering a variety of rock songs through the ages including hits from Elton John, Queen, Nirvana, Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day and many more.


Friday 15 November 2024

Live music: Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £24

Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain’s most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by his band, Invaders of the Heart, Jah Wobble is reborn into a new decade as defiant as ever with a brand new UK tour.

Born John Wardle, the nickname was given to him by Sid Vicious following an evening of drunken antics. Sid Vicious then went on to give Jah his first ever bass guitar. As a bassist, Jah Wobble is well known as one of the founding members and ultimately the back bone of the legendary Public Image Limited (PiL) during the early years.

Since departing with PiL, Jah Wobble is now a prevalent solo artist with his band, Invaders of the Heart and was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize for his debut album, Rising Above Bedlam. Following the release of the highly acclaimed second album, Take Me To God, Jah Wobble also became a successful entrepreneur by developing his own independent record label, 30 Hertz Records.


Friday 15 & Saturday 16 November 2024

Dance: ‘From the Roof of the World’: Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhumpo Monastery
The Place Theatre@ 7.30pm
Tickets: from £14

Tibet – the Land of Snows: home to Buddhist lamas whose ancient rituals have fascinated people for thousands of years.

‘From the Roof of the World’ presents chant, mantras, music and dance by eight Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery who open a magical window on to a world of reincarnation and Buddhist mysticism which has inspired audiences in theatres and festivals throughout Europe.

From the contemplative, mesmerising chant of Buddhist texts to swirling costumed masked dances accompanied by ancient Tantric musical instruments including horns made from human leg bones, skull-drums, cymbals, bells and with the shattering sound of the dungchen (long horns), the Monks evoke the atmosphere of sacred Tibet: an experience of an ancient culture accessible to all, with introductory explanations offering additional insight into this endangered world.


Saturday 16 November – Tuesday 24 December

Exhibition: Eagle Gallery Christmas Exhibition
20 St Peter’s Street, Bedford, MK40 2NN @ 10.30am – 5pm (Monday – Saturday) 11am – 3pm (Sunday)
Free entry

The Eagle Gallery’s Christmas exhibition features a variety of original artwork created by local artists – all available to buy. Items include pottery, glasswork and jewellery as well as paintings in many different styles and genre, and photographs. Christmas cards and handmade decorations also available. 

Bedford Councillor Henry Vann will officially open the exhibition at 10.45 am on Saturday, 16 November and visitors on the day can enjoy a glass of festive mulled wine and the chance to meet some of the gallery’s exhibiting artists.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Dance Workshop: Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
The Place Theatre @ 2pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can from £4

An opportunity to meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, who will introduce you to the unique traditions of Buddhist monastic art. These include sand mandala making – ‘painting’ with coloured grains of ground marble – the printing of prayer flags and the delicate art of butter sculpture. You can learn some Tibetan language and make a dukar wheel which will be blessed by the monks to offer protection from negative influences.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Learning: One-day workshops
Rothsay Education Centre, 6 Rothsay Gardens, MK40 3QB @ 10am onwards
Membership rules apply. Non members welcome with a day membership

From 10am on Saturday, 16 November, the Rothsay Education Centre is hosting eight one-day workshops that are open to members and non-members alike.

Choose from politics, art, publishing, poetry and more. Full details can be found on their Facebook page here.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Family crafts: Creating Towers – paper crafts
Panacea Museum, 11 Newnham Rd, Bedford, MK40 3NX @ 10.30am – 2.30pm
Free entry but booking essential

Join local artist Marisa Straccia to make papercraft towers. This free event is inspired by our current temporary exhibition Preparing for the Apocalypse – Towers, Prophets and Meaning. Free to take part but please book in advance on the Panacea Museum website here.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Walking: North Bedfordshire Ramblers’ weekly walk
Clapham Twinwood MK41 6HP @ 1pm

Ramblers of all abilities are sure to find a walk to suit at the Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks. Image: North BedfordshireRamblers
Ramblers of all abilities are sure to find a walk to suit at the Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks. Image: North BedfordshireRamblers

A walk 7.5-mile walk around the Twinwood site and return via Milton Ernest.

Please bring a drink, snack or lunch as the group always stops for a break. Check out the North Bedfordshire Ramblers’ excellent website for further information.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Live music: Cherry Lee Mewis
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £10

Cherry Lee Mewis has a story to tell and she tells it through her music, her way.

The power-house singer/songwriter has released her much anticipated pre-Corona-crisis live album, LATE NIGHT LOCK IN, a real pick ‘n’ mix of songs from a collection of six previous releases recorded over the space of three different shows.


Saturday 16 November 2024

Live music: Bazooka Joe (8.30pm) and Danny Barton (11pm)
The Cellar Bar at 8.30pm / bar opens 6pm
Free entry

Bazooka Joe and the wonderful Danny Barton return to The Cellar Bar tonight. For two decades, Bazooka Joe have been exciting UK audiences with their versatile repertoire of 80s classics which embody the enigmatic, creative, and buoyant spirit of the decade.

Expect hits from Duran Duran, The Specials, Madness, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Human League to Queen, The Jam, Simple Minds and many more.


Sunday 17 November 2024

Live music: U18’s Open Mic
The Cellar Bar @ 5pm – 7.00pm / bar opens at 4.30pm
Free entry

The Cellar Bar is throwing its doors open to the next generation of Bedford musicians, with a dedicated junior open mic session for under 18s.

Whether you sing, play guitar, drums, or any other musical instrument, or are a band already, you are welcome to take part. It’s a chance for you to perform on a stage in front of an audience with a full pa, drum kit, amps, lighting.

Hosted by none other than Mat Roberts, Mat will be on hand to offer support and advice, as well as doing a few jam sessions of his own.

Under 18’s are welcome in the bar from 5pm until 9pm on Sundays for Junior Open Mic.


Sunday 17 November 2024

Live music: Bold As Love play the Sunday Afternoon Session
Bedford Esquires @ 5pm – 7pm
Free entry

Formed in early 2024, Bold As Love faithfully pay homage to the unparalleled creativity and electric energy of one of music’s greatest icons – Jimi Hedrix.

Comprising passionate and talented musicians, Bold As Love capture the essence of Hendrix’s unique sound, from the explosive riffs of “Purple Haze” to the soulful melodies of “Little Wing” and way beyond. With an authentic vintage aesthetic and a commitment to delivering an unforgettable live, raw experience, BAL aim to transport audiences back to the golden era of rock n roll. Their performances are filled with the energy and improvisation that Hendrix was renowned for.


Tuesday 19 November 2024

Concert: Songhaven – dementia-friendly concert
St Andrew’s Church, Kimbolton Road
Free entry

Songhaven, a new dementia-friendly concert series is coming to Bedford.

The wheelchair-accessible events are 45 minutes long and feature two singers and a pianist, performing a mixture of musical genres, ending with a joyous sing-along and free social light lunch. They’re free to attend but booking is essential: ticketsource.co.uk/songhavenbedford or by phone on 07881 925934


Tuesday 19 November 2024

Film: Bedford Film Society presents – Blackbird Blackbrid Blackberry
The University of Bedford, Polhill Avenue @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £70/annual membership, £5/day guest

Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia. Unexpectedly, she finds herself falling into a passion with a man and is suddenly faced with the decision of whether to continue to pursue a life of independence.


Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 November 2024

Community Theatre: The Innocents
The Place Theatre @ 7.30pm
Tickets: from £10

In the late nineteenth century, a young governess for two orphaned youngsters becomes convinced that their lonely manor house is haunted and that the children are possessed by the spirits of a former caretaker and governess. Along with the housekeeper, she works to discover the truth behind her fears.

A powerful play in the gothic tradition, The Innocents is an adaptation of the novella, The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James.


Wednesday 20 November 2024

Food & drink: Alpine Nights – Cheese Fondue
D’Parys, D’Parys Avenue @ 7pm – 9pm
£35 per person

Head to the DParys every Wednesday this November and December for a cosy evening at their Ski Chalet, where the warmth of a rich, creamy cheese fondue and the vibrant beats of our DJ live music will transport you straight to the Alps. Ticket price includes a welcome glass of mulled wine or cider,

 A warm welcome with a glass of mulled wine or cider, a delicious cheese fondue and a live DJ setting the perfect après-ski vibe

Whether you’re coming with friends or loved ones, this is the perfect way to embrace the winter season in style. Warm up, relax, and let the music take you away.


Wednesday 20 November 2024

Karaoke: Drag karaoke and Bingo hosted by Drag Queen Fanny Burns
The Cellar Bar @ 8pm / bar opens at 7pm
Free entry

Fun is guaranteed as drag queen Fanny Burns brings her own hilarous spin on karaoke and bingo. The bingo cash jackpot has been well over £100. It’s £2 per card of six tickets, meaning six chances of winning.  Raffle tickets for Fanny’s Flaps game are just £1.  £2 tickets for Fanny’s Flaps with a cash jackpot of upto £250 to be won.

The Cellar Bar is a safe, inclusive, environment for all of our customers. Free entry, just turn up but make sure you’re there early enough to get drinks and bingo tickets.

This show contains adult humour and swearing and is strictly an over 18s only event.


Thursday 21 November 2024

Film: Stevington Cinema Club presents Wicked Little Letters
Stevington Cinema Club, Stevington Village Hall, MK443 7QT @ 6.45pm
Tickets: £6

Stevington Village Hall is the venue for the village cinema club, which this month is showing the absolutely brilliant ‘Wicked Little Letters’ starring Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman.


Thursday 21 November 2024

Bedford Skeptics: Phone calls from the dead? with Dr Callum Cooper
The North End Social Club, Roff Avenue @ 7pm
Donations appreciated

An evening of exploration of alleged phone calls from the dead, often associated with after-death communication experiences, where reports occur of deceased individuals allegedly making contact. However, unusual reports of telephone calls from living individuals and perceived ‘extra-terrestrials’ have been documented too. Dr Cal Cooper will be presenting examples of such cases, the history, controversies, theories and more… ring, ring


Thursday 21 November 2024

Live music: Desperate Journalist
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £15

Formed in 2013 in North London, Desperate Journalist return to Equires following their sell-out show in January 2022. Their self-released ‘Cristina’ EP and energetic early live shows soon caught the attention of ‘most indie man alive’ Simon Williams who promptly signed them to Fierce Panda records.

Over a decade and four albums later, the post-punk foursome (Jo, Rob, Simon and Caz) have built a growing loyal fanbase around the UK and across Europe. Support comes from Esquires favourites ‘Enjoyable Listens’ who will return after a full house at Ceremony festival earlier this year.

The show will be attended by – ‘Tonic Music’ a mental health charity formed in 2012 upon the belief that participation in music is good for mental health.


Thursday 21 November 2024

Dancing: Planet Swing featuring The Gary Wood Swing Band
The Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Bedford, MK42 6EA @ 8pm – 10.30pm
Tickets: £12.99

An evening for dancers and music enthusiasts alike. Cashless bar, plenty of seating (night club set up) and dance floor. Book in advance and come along at 7.15pm for a 45-minute dance class in Balboa, one of the original swing dances of the era. For the main event, just turn up – pay cash at reception – have fun, no booking needed.


Friday 22 November 2024

Live music: Max Ryan
D’Parys, D’Parys Avenue @ 7 – 9pm
Free entry

Every Friday in November the D’Parys will be hosting live music performances in the bar. This week, catch singer/songwriter Max Ryan.


Friday 22 November 2024

Live music: This Is Queen – Queen tribute band
The Addison Centre, Kempston MK42 8PN @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £19.50

This is Queen, one of the country’s leading tribute acts, will be paying fitting homage to perhaps the greatest rock band of all time when they play the Addison Centre on Friday 22 November. 

Who will ever forget the incredible Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor?  This Is Queen use authentic costumes and equipment to recapture that distinctive sound and build the rapport with the crown that was Freddie’s trademark. 

The band will be playing two scintillating sets featuring songs such as Radio Gaga, We Are The Champions and, of course, Bohemian Rhapsody.  Advance tickets guarantee reserved seating with easy access to both the dance floor and the fully licenced bar.  Ample free parking and food available on-site. 


Friday 22 November 2024

Live music:  Facedown (playing until 1am)
The Cellar Bar at 8.30pm / bar opens at 6pm / happy hour 6pm – 9pm
Free entry

Not sure what to expect when the ultimate pop-punk tribute band, Facedown, play at the Cellar Bar this month? Well, they can confirm they’ll be playing covers by Jimmy Eat World, Allister, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Bowling for Soup, GreenDay, Reel Big Fish, NOFX, The Offspring, New Found Glory, Sum 41, Lit, Blink 182, Goldfinger, Alien Ant Farm, Feeder, Avril Lavigne, Yellowcard, Rancid, Alkaline Trio, American Hi-Fi, Ash, All Time Low, Simple Plan, The Ramones plus the band’s originals.


Friday 22 November 2024

Live music: Maruja + Guests
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets £12.50

Maruja is an evocative force that transports listeners to a world of diversity and gritty realism. For the better part of a decade, they have relentlessly honed their craft, pouring over every note with a precision that borders on the obsessive. It is not just a passion that drives them but rather an all-consuming need, a force that compels them to create and perform with a visceral intensity that is both electrifying and terrifying.


Saturday 23 – Sunday, 24 November 2024

Christmas shopping: My Little Vintage & Homemade Christmas Fair
Turvey House, MK43 8EL @ 10am – 4pm
Entry £4 (free on-site parking)

Festive vintage finds and handmade gifts and decorations plus a mouth-watering Christmas Pantry.


Saturday 23 November 2024

Christmas: Festive light switch-on
Harpur Square from midday
Free

Lissie Allsopp will be entertaining the crowds with festive favourites. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Bedford’s annual Christmas celebrations are back, bigger and brighter than ever and on Saturday, 23 November, the town centre will be transformed with the highly-anticipated Christmas Lights Switch-On.

The Christmas festivities will commence in Harpur Square from 12 noon with live performances on the Love Bedford stage throughout the afternoon from school choirs, local bands, singers and dancers.

Try your hand at Crazy Golf on Silver Square, free to the public from noon – 4pm and be sure to capture a festive family photo under the Love Bedford Christmas wreath which will once again adorn Silver Square. The Christmas wreath, painstakingly made by Jane Hutcheon and the team at Hay Lane Flowers, has been made possible with funding from town centre businesses.

At 4pm, songstress Lissie Allsopp will entertain the crowds with festive favourites leading up to the countdown for the lights switch on at 5pm.

The fun continues with a Christmas sing-along, led by Lissie, and then Local Radio host Steven Gordon-Wilson will spin modern Christmas tunes until 6.30pm.

Read more: Join in the free fun and festivities at Bedford’s annual Christmas lights switch-on


Saturday 23 November 2024

Live music: Bad Hombre
The Cellar Bar @ 6pm
Free entry

Bad Hombre return to the Cellar Bar this month after their last incredible high-energy performance.  These guys are musical geniuses – a must see.

They play the best of Surf, Pop, Rock, Mod, Indie, Punk & New Wave covers, so expect to hear your favourite tunes from The Jam, Stereophonics, The Kinks, The Fratellis & Kaiser Chiefs amongst many others.

The band’s energy is infectious, dancing shoes and drinking hats are recommended!


Saturday 23 November 2024

Classical music: Bedford Choral Society presents Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Bedford Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm
Tickets: prices vary

Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah is often described as his choral masterpiece. It is the story of the Old Testament prophet Elijah, a zealot but a man also full of doubts and compassion.

Commissioned to be performed at the 1846 Birmingham Festival, versions were written in German and English but our performance is in English. The music is elemental and dramatic, with operatic solos and stirring choruses.


Saturday 23 November 2024

Live music: Fire Fall + Hereward + Invicta + Ditch the Demon
Bedford Esquires @ 7pm
Tickets: £10

Heavy metallers Fire Fall launch their new single ‘RA’ in their home town venue Bedford Esquires this month. Bringing hard hitting riffs, powerful vocals and stunning harmonies in their music, they have gone from strength to strength playing their local music scenes and beyond.

Alongside their live performance Fire Fall will release their new single and music video ‘Ra’, a song inspired by Egyptian mythology and one which is very popular with their fans.

This will also mark the final show for good friend and guitarist Riley, as such the show will also be a leaving party for their good friend and bandmate.


Sunday 24 November 2024

Live music: Soul Factory – Sunday chillout with DJ Rocky
The Cellar Bar @ 3pm / Happy Hour from 3pm
Free entry

Enjoy Happy Hour (from 3pm on Sundasy) and an afternoon of soul & rnb music with Soul Factory at the Cellar Bar. 


Sunday 24 November 2024

Live music: The Feelgood Band play the Sunday afternoon session
Bedford Esquires @ 5pm – 7pm
Free entry

The Feelgood Band

This week’s Sunday Afternoon Session sees another high-energy performance of classic Dr. Feelgood, from the 1970s ‘Gypie’ Mayo period.


At the Higgins Bedford

Exhibition: Rediscovering Black Portraiture
The Higgins Bedford
Free entry

Virgin of Guadeloupe 1745 recreated by Peter Brathwaite. Image: Getty Publications

The newest exhibition at the Higgins began as a diversionary lockdown project in 2020 and can now be seen at Kensington Palace, the Bodeian Library in Oxford and now in Bedford.

It features the work of Manchester-born professional opera singer, Peter Brathwaite, who has lived in the Black Tom area of Bedford since 2018.

With all his singing work cancelled during the pandemic, Peter began looking for an outlet for his creative talents and started recreating famous and lesser-known Black portraiture paintings using as props whatever he could find around his house.

It was inspired by the Getty Foundation’s lockdown project, but quickly took on a life of its own, gathering a large international online following. You can explore the project at his Instagram page @peter_brathwaite.

And from Saturday, 18 May, they will form part of an installation at the Higgins Bedford which will lead visitors through the main collections and into Cecil Higgins’ house, with Peter’s interpretation of The Paston Treasure at its heart.

Read: ‘Rediscovering Black Portraiture’ at the Higgins Bedford this May


Exhibition: Edward Bawden & Me
The Higgins Bedford until
Free entry

Sussex Lustreware are among the featured artists at the Edward Bawden & Me exhibition at the Higgins from 17 February. Image: The Higgins Bedford
Sussex Lustreware are among the featured artists at the Edward Bawden & Me exhibition at the Higgins from 17 February. Image: The Higgins Bedford

Brand new work by some of the biggest names in contemporary British art, illustration and textiles are on display at an exhibition at the Higgins Bedford in celebration of the work of one of Britain’s most inventive and influential artists

Entitled Edward Bawden & Me, the exhibition has been curated by Bawden’s good friend, illustrator and printmaker, Chris Brown and also features work by local artists’ collective, the Circus of Illustration.

Read: Star-studded new Edward Bawden exhibition opens at the Higgins Bedford

You can also read the full article in the February issue of The Bedford Clanger.


At the Panacea Museum

Permanent exhibition: Discover the amazing story of a unique religious community
Panacea Museum, 11 Newnham Rd, Bedford MK40 3NX
11am – 5pm (last entry 4.30) Thursday – Sunday | From 3 October: Thursday- Saturday – 10am – 4pm (last entry 3.30)
Free entry

This fascinating hidden gem of a museum tells the story of the Panacea Society – a Christian group formed in the early twentieth century who created their own ‘Garden of Eden’ in the centre of Bedford.

The Panacea Museum is located across several Victorian buildings that formed the community’s headquarters. It tells the story of the Panacea Society and other similar religious groups.


Every Thursday

Cocktails, Quiz Night & Karaoke
The Cellar Bar from 5.00pm

Pit your wits against The Cellar Bar’s resident quizmaster to see if you can win the jackpot every Thursday from 8pm. £2 per person entry and a maximum of six per team. The winning team will win the jackpot PLUS a round of shots. Followed by Karaoke til close


Every Saturday

Food & drink: Cocktail mixology masterclass
The Cellar Bar @ 3pm / doors open at 12 noon
£30 per person

Cocktails. Image: bridgesward/Pixabay
Cocktails. Image: bridgesward/Pixabay

The Cellar Bar’s resident mixologist, Marley, will explain how to create some outstanding cocktails for your tasting enjoyment. Then, it’s your turn to put what you’ve learned into practice by making (and drinking) three cocktails!


Every Sunday

Live Music: Open Mic Night
The Cellar Bar @ 7.30pm
Free Entry

Every Sunday, join Mat Roberts for the Cellar Bar’s weekly Open Mic night. An opportunity for new and experienced performers to get up on stage and perform.

So whether you think you are the next Tom Grennan or just want a good night of entertainment, head to the Cellar Bar from 7.30pm.


Theatre highlights by Paula Walker

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