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Don't Lose the Ouse

BedsGOVET volunteers testing pollution levels in the River Great Ouse

Monthly column: BedsGOVET forms new partnerships for ongoing success

The past two months have seen our charity BedsGOVET moving forward with new partnerships with both the Environment Agency and Bedford Borough Council...
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Alan Horn of BedsGOVET testing water at a site along the River Great Ouse. Image: BedsGIVET

What is the Government doing about our water and the sewage spills?

With the summer holidays coming to an end and a season of drought, the water companies have been under scrutiny for more sewage spills in our seas and rivers. In July, hundreds of sewage...
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Rowers on the River Great Ouse near the Bedford Swan Hotel Image- BedsGOVET

Monthly column: Updates from Riverfield community meeting about River Great Ouse water quality

Our recent presentation by Alan Horn, Chair of The Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust to the Riverfield community at Barkers Lane Reading Room was very...
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Water quality testing on River Great Ouse. Image BedsGovet

Monthly column: Calling all teachers

Whether you are homeschooling, a teacher at primary school or above, Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGOVET) have some exciting teaching resources for your use...
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Alan Horn of BedsGOVET testing water at a site along the River Great Ouse. Image: BedsGIVET

Monthly column: Pollution levels reach new high

Each month BedsGOVET has been telling you more about the work we are doing to save the River Great Ouse, our beautiful river that is slowly dying due to aggressive contaminants and sewage...
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BedsGOVET volunteers collecting water samples. Image: BedsGOVET

Monthly column: What’s Happening to our Rivers?

You will no doubt have seen the shocking statistics in the news showing the state of our rivers following many years of ongoing pollution. This is why BedsGOVET, a citizen science...
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Lucas Tatek and a BedsGOVET volunteer testing at Houghton Mill. Image BedsGOVET

Monthly column: BedsGOVET – Getting the bigger picture

The Great Ouse is the fifth longest river in the UK and to get a fuller understanding of the contaminants in the Great Ouse, we have been working with other science citizen...
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River Great Ouse flooded with the butterfly bridge in the background January 2025 Image BEDSGovet

Monthly column: BedsGOVET – 2024 a year in review and our 2025 plans

We at the Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2025. Looking back over 2024, our charity has really progressed due to the...
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Monthly column: BedsGOVET at Bedford Borough’s Learning Exchange

On 5 December, BedsGOVET (Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust) addressed around 50 Bedford Borough School Headmasters and Deputy Headmasters to discuss the work that...
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Water quality testing on River Great Ouse. Image BedsGovet

Monthly column: Optimism over Water Bill but more needs to be done

BedsGovet is quietly optimistic that the new Water Bill is being pushed through Parliament with a second reading on the 9th October, is taking a step in the right direction. The Bill will...
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The former Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye pictured on Town Bridge in Bedford town centre

Former Bedfordshire PCC in bid to become Mayor of London

Local historian Simon Houfe in the garden of Avenue House in Ampthill surrounded by papers. Image Houfe family

Obituary: Simon Richard Houfe (1942 – 2026)

Exterior of Bedford School's main building

Breaking news: Bedford School to welcome girls from 2027

Bedford's elected mayor, Tom Wotton, pictured by Riverside Square

Monthly column: August in Bedford – taking stock while continuing to deliver

Members of the Bedford Giving Youth Panel sitting in a 'break out' pod at Bedford Sixth Form. Image Bedford Giving

Eight community projects secure share of £90k Youth Panel funding from Bedford Giving

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