For the first time in its 44 year history, Bedford River Festival will also see activity in the heart of the town centre, with a dazzling display of incredible cars along Bedford High...
Bedford High Street will be closed for the 2020 River Festival. Mayor Dave Hodgson made the announcement at the Eagle Brewery last week at an event to launch the 2020 festivities. Speaking to...
Councillors from across Bedford Borough say they're still not sure how, or why, Mayor Tom Wootton (Conservative) made an announcement that he was scaling back the Bedford River...
A fake 'River Festival' page on social media has been reported to Facebook, after causing confusion over whether the event is going ahead...
If you're looking for a new challenge for the new decade, then Hemlock Morris Dancers would love to hear from you. Formed 10 years ago in Bedford, Hemlock...
Bedford Borough Council has today confirmed that the River Festival - already postponed from 2020 until this Summer - and also the Kite and Motoring Festival are being postponed until 2022...
The team from Explore Bedford were on hand at this year's River Festival to launch their new visitor guide for tourists and to ask visitors and residents what they love about the town...
A father of three was branded a ‘hero’ after saving a little girl from drowning at Bedford River festival on Saturday 22 July. People were screaming but John dived in fully clothed...
The River Great Ouse in Bedford is looking lovely today. We took these quick pictures on a walk this morning (14 May) and though we'd share them with our readers. The river enters...
Mayor Tom Wotton has said proposed river festival changes revealed in the Bedford Independent on Friday (18 August), which received almost universal criticism, will now not go ahead after he...
 Happy New Year! There are now less than 200 days until River Festival 2020 – this is just one of many things I am looking forward to this year...
Here are just a few photos from this weekend's Bedford River Festival 2022. From funfair rides to live music, happy crowds and river fun, there really was something for everyone!...