Bedford Flea

What’s on Bedford: 7 – 17 July 2022

It’s here… the only one-stop what’s on guide with the best of everything that’s happening over the next 10 days. From live music to walking tours, markets to comedy, dance music...

What’s on Bedford: 31 March – 10 April 2022

Spring is in the air (now it's stopped snowing) and there are new exhibitions at the Higgins, the return of Bedford Flea, the seventh annual Dr Who Charity Convention and lots of...

Increase of independent shops in Bedford highlighted by BBC Radio 4 investigation

The rise in the number of independent shops in Bedford town centre has been highlighted in an investigation by BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme...

EXCLUSIVE: The fox is in the henhouse as new Riverside North restaurant signs lease

After a delay, thanks to legal hold-ups, Foxy Wings, Bedford's lockdown pop-up favourite, has signed the lease on their new Riverside North premises. Earlier this year...

Antiques, affordable art and artisan food: Bedford Flea is back

After an enforced year off due to Covid restrictions, the Bedford Flea market is looking forward to a triumphant return to St Paul's Square this Sunday (9 May). The market - which launched in 2018 - is...

Grab a bargain as Bedford Flea Market returns ‘virtually’ this weekend

Bedford Flea is returning for its second year, but the new organisers have had to be extra creative as they navigate running the event during the...

Your Bedford weekend starts here: 21 – 23 June 2019

This weekend, take your pick from yoga, the St Cuthbert's street party, a guided walk, the Bedford Flea market, Bedford in a Day photography project...

We Are Bedford reaches 17,000 members

The We Are Bedford facebook group has reached a significant milestone today, welcoming its 17,000 member. Created as part of the We Are Bedford event in 2010, that helped...

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