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Second Round of Bedford Giving Grants Image Bedford Giving
The Bedford Giving’s Parent Panel has awarded its second round of grants to organisations to help young children in Bedford to thrive, reaching a total of nearly £80,000 in funding. Bedford...
Tibbs Dementia Foundation had two very special volunteers at its Stride-Out for Memory event on Saturday (7 October) in Priory Country Park. Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford and Kempston - who also...
David Fletcher (centre) looks on as Charles Hanson (left) and Charlie Ross (right) show off their Bedford Blues woolly hats they were gifted as a "thank you" for supporting the charity evening.
The Rotary Club of Bedford Castle has helped raise over £26,000 for Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends (BHC&F) thanks to a lively charity auction at Bedford Rugby Club and match...
Charan Sekhon MBE receives honour from HRH King Charles III. Image: Charan Sekhon MBE/Twitter
Bedford volunteering legend and a Bedford Independent Everyday Hero, Charan Sekhon, has collected his MBE from His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle this week (31 January)...
Prebend thanks
SMART Prebend Centre emergency appeal has raised an amazing £26,500 thanks to the generosity of kind-hearted Bedfordians...
Texas Instruments Reunion 3
Over 300 former employees of Texas Instruments (TI) returned to Bedford Heights, the company's former UK headquarters, on Brickhill Drive this weekend for a reunion...
Christian Coley Emmaus
A formerly homeless Bedford man has been recognised with a national Emmaus Hidden Heroes Award, run in partnership with Room to Reward. Christian Coley was...
counselling
One of the region’s longest established family run businesses is launching a new support group in Kempston to help those grieving the loss of a loved one...
Everyday Heroes Awards nominations extended
Bedford’s Everyday Heroes awards are back for their third year and due to significant interest we've extended the nominations for another week. The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes...
Grace Community Church is urging people in Bedford and Kempston who have been impacted financially throughout the pandemic to seek help now and not...
Undeterred by the wind and rain, a group of Bedfordians raised over £1,000 for Children in Need over the weekend, inspired by the BBC Children...
We are saddened to announce the sudden death of Bedford legend, Ian “Waggy” Wagstaff, also known to some as The Colonel, on Wednesday 13 April - known to…