Live music ‘on the platforms’ as Bedford train station raises money for Bedford Foodbank

Bedford community choir, Opus 18.
Bedford community choir, Opus 18. Image: Opus 18

Thameslink, the Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership, and Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership are hosting a series of live music concerts next week to entertain passengers and locals while raising money and collections for Bedford Foodbank.

The two gigs at Bedford station will be in the late afternoons and early evenings of Tuesday, 20 December and Wednesday, 21 December.

London-based indie pop-rock band Chasing Deer will perform on Tuesday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

The following day, Bedford’s own community choir, Opus 18, will be singing Christmas carols at the station on from 5:00pm to 6.00pm.

Bedford community choir, Opus 18. Image: Opus 18
Bedford community choir, Opus 18. Image: Opus 18

Passengers and people close to the station are invited to come along, make a donation and stay for the entertainment.

Update: This article was updated on 19 December 2022 at 4:38pm to include Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership as a joint organiser after we were informed they were not included in the original media release. 

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