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Bedford Bubble Tea raffle to raise funds for mental health charity

A raffle being held at BBTea on Bedford High Street this week has been helping to raise funds for MIND BLMK. The team at the popular bubble tea shop have persuaded 23 local businesses...

Local entertainer and campaigner “honoured” to become face of Brain Tumour Research campaign

A Bedford entertainer and campaigner has said he is "honoured" to be the face of Brain Tumour Awareness Month for Brain Tumour Research. Drag...

Film focusing on Bedfordshire homelessness charity reaches finals of National Charity Film Awards

A film, titled ‘Safe & Warm - Cadent Foundation’s Support for the Emmaus Community’ has been shortlisted in the 2024 Smiley Movement’s Charity Film Awards in The Big Issue Corporate Cause category...

Bedford business renews pledge to support Sue Ryder Hospice in memory of colleague

A Bedford business has renewed its pledge to support the local charity that cared for their colleague in 2022. Assure Consulting Ltd will fundraise for the palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder...

Kempston Rural Primary thanked for much-needed donation to Bedford Foodbank

Students at Kempston Rural Primary School have donated a quarter of a tonne of food to Bedford Foodbank - enough to feed over 600 people in need. While the school has raised funds for their own projects...

Kempston Boys’ Brigade going for gold in national ‘FIFA’ and table tennis finals

Members of Kempston’s Boys’ Brigade (BB) are celebrating after being crowned regional “FIFA” champions and national finalists in table tennis. Throughout each year, children and young people...

LGBT+ History Month takes centre stage at local charity

LGBT+ History Month is now truly underway and one Bedford charity is looking to make a difference for those in the local LGBTQ+ community. This year’s LGBT+ History Month, which in the UK is in February...

Make a splash at Box End’s all-day relay for swimming charity

In June of this year, Bedford’s own Box End Park, along with five other nationwide venues, is hosting a 24-hour open water swim relay in aid of the charity Level Water, which provides one-to-one...

Volunteers help point the way in the Bedfordshire countryside

Have you ever wondered about the bright yellow-topped way markers you might encounter on a walk in the Bedfordshire Countryside? How do they get their yellow paint, how do they get into position and...

Bedford Giving: Parents of under 5s needed to have their say

Bedford Giving is looking for parents or carers of children aged 5 or under, to make decisions about how £80,000 of grants budget is spent on supporting young people and their families in the borough...