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National Powerboat champions crowned at Stewartby Water Sports Club

Seven powerboat racers celebrated national success on the waters of Stewartby Water Sports Club on Green Lane at the weekend in the culmination of the British Powerboat Championships...

All set in Stewartby as Green Lane welcomes the final stage of the British Powerboat Championships

Green Lane in Stewartby will be the location for seven new British Powerboat champions to be crowned this Saturday (2 August) as the culmination of the British Championships comes to Bedford...

Dance group head to Blackpool for the World Street Dance Championships

Over 60 young dancers from across Central Bedfordshire are preparing to take on the UDO World Street Dance Championships for the third year in a row this August. Dancers from Fundamentalz Dance...

Bedford Ladies Tug of War team strike gold at British and Irish Championships

It's been another successful weekend for the prolific Bedford Ladies Tug of War side, who competed at the British and Irish Tug of War Championships in County Armagh, Northern Ireland...

GNG Volleyball Club celebrate home success in end of season tournament

It's been a successful ending to another busy season at GNG Volleyball Club, based in Bedford after victory at their own annual season-ending competition, made all the more special given the past season...

Bedford basketballer wins Maxi bronze at World Championships in Switzerland

A basketballer from Bedford is celebrating after achieving a bronze medal for Team GB at the World MaxiBasketball Championships, held in Ticino in southern Switzerland, defeating the home nation...

Wyboston amateur rider qualifies for Horse of the Year finals

The NEC in Birmingham awaits for one amateur horse rider from Wyboston after she qualified for the prestigious Horse of the Year finals at a special qualifying event at the end of May...

Record-breaking turnout at Bedford Junior Aquathlon 2025

A record number of young athletes took part in this year’s Bedford Junior Aquathlon, with 173 children swimming and running their way through the 2025 event at Robinson Pools &...

Forty competitors battle it out for Bedfordshire Schools squash titles

Over forty young competitors took part in the Bedfordshire Schools Individual Squash Tournament, hosted by Bedford School on behalf of Club Towers Health and Racquets Club on 18 March, with...

County squash champions crowned at Bedford’s Club Towers

Club Towers crowned a host of winners at the annual Bedfordshire Squash County Closed Championships over the course of a long weekend at the beginning with January, with number...

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