Bedford Hospital and Friends Charity

Bedford Christmas Tree Festival raises a magical £23,000 for two local charities

Thanks to this year's fundraising total of £23,000, Bedford's annual Christmas Tree Festival has now raised a quarter of a million pounds for two local charities over the last 25 years. Each year, the festival in St Paul's Church raises money...

Bedford Christmas Tree Festival smashes previous fundraising total by £3,000

A whopping £23,500 was raised at the 2023 Bedford Christmas Tree Festival, topping the previous year's grand total by over £3,000. The festival attracted around 8,000 visitors over five days...

New World Record on the cards in aid of Bedford Hospital charity and Friends

Bedford's 7-time Guinness World Record holder is attempting an eighth world record on Saturday, all in aid of Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends...

New Children’s A&E department at Bedford Hospital gets £20,000 boost

Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends' £1m fundraising appeal received a welcome boost this week, thanks to a £20,000 donation from Bedfordshire...

The Harpur Trust joins forces with Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends and brightens up paediatric A&E

The Harpur Trust (HT) and Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends (BHC&F) have joined forces to support the £1m for Bedford A&E appeal. Recognising that there would not be much opportunity...

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