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Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends cheque in memory of the Donnelly brothers 31 August 2023 l-r John Jones, David Ross, David Donnelly, Deborah Inskip, Robert Oakley and Terry Donnelly
A cheque for an "unheard of" amount of money has been handed to Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends (BHC&F) to support a new cutting-edge da Vinci Xi surgery robot. £27,520 was raised...
The Panacea Museum garden. Image: The Panacea Charitable Trust
The Panacea Society was a Christian community founded and led by women, based in Bedford. They came to believe that their garden was on the original site of the Garden of Eden as described in the Bible....
Bedford Borough Hall
Dial4care Children’s Services has submitted a change of use application to Bedford Borough Council after it was found they were using a Bedford home as a ‘residential institution’...
Last weekend, the return of The Country Fayre and Music Festival saw hundreds of revellers help raise over £7,500 for families needing Sue Ryder’s care.The event was volunteer-led and included...
Bedfordshire homelessness charity Emmaus Village Carlton has made the final shortlist for a national award run by the Reuse Network. The Reuse Network is the UK’s only membership body dedicated to charitable...
Members of Bedford's Victorious Women group
A group of women from Bedford's Kenyan community are holding an event on Saturday (12 August) to celebrate their organisation's first anniversary. The group, Victorious Women, came together...
A Thurleigh-based business has raised over £7,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support with its 35-strong team travelling over 300km in one day, right on their doorstep. Cazoo Wholesale, the online...
Spiral Freerun CIC work with hundreds of children in Bedford Borough to improve their physical and mental health. Image: Spiral Freerun
A hugely popular and inspirational Bedford-based sports club is appealing for help to find their 'forever home' after a catalogue of misfortunes has seen them operating out of a marquee in Wyboston...
The billboard showing how much Sue Ryder doesn't charge for the palliative care they provide. Image: Sue Ryder
A Bedford man has joined national charity Sue Ryder in their campaign to highlight the cost of death. Last month (16 June), the charity, which looks after the Moggerhanger Hospice, unveiled a...
(L-R) Cllr Tim Caswell (Lib Dem), mayor Tom Wootton, Terry Galloway , Jacqui Battle, cllr Jane Walker (Conservative), cllr Sue Oliver (Labour), cllr Paul Edmonds (Green). Image: Terry Galloway via LDRS
Bedford Borough councillors have passed a motion to help prevent discrimination by treating care experience as if it were a ‘Protected Characteristic’. At last...
IMPAKT housing & support. Image: IMPAKT housing & support
A Bedford charity has said they are "delighted" after they were recognised at a local business awards. IMPAKT Housing and Support were up for three categories at this year's SME Luton and...
Bedford Giving's Parent Panel
Bedford Giving is looking for local groups and organisations which could benefit from a grant of up to £5,000, to help support the needs of children under eight and their families in the borough...