Bedford Disability Awareness Week (BDAW)

Fundraiser to help Laura have a garden of her own

Bedford disability awareness campaigner and fundraiser, Jess Grugeon, has started a fundraiser for her close friend Laura Peggs, to help create a garden of her own and "change her life". Laura...

Bedford disability campaigner takes on 10,000 steps challenge

A Bedford woman and disability campaigner, who was left disabled by a brain tumour as a child, is adapting a walking challenge so she can take part using a four-wheeled walker. Laura Peggs...

Monthly column: Christmas shopping and physical disabilities

In the last column, I talked about Purple Tuesday and the importance of disability awareness in the retail sector. This month I would like to explore a bit further what that actually means...

Monthly column: Bedford Disability Awareness Week does Purple Tuesday

Between 21 to 25 September, Bedford Disability Awareness Week (BDAW) was held at The Higgin’s. The week was a long time in the planning and considering the challenges of Covid-19 it...

Paralympian Stephen Cooper to join Bedford Disability Awareness Week

Paralympian Stephen Cooper will be at Bedford Disability Awareness Week (BDAW) next week (21 September), which aims to help keep the challenges of disabled people in everyone's...

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