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Sporting communities encouraged to get involved in Bedford River Festival 2024

Anticipation is building ahead of this summer’s Bedford River Festival and there are lots of ways in which Bedford’s sporting communities can get involved. This year’s festival takes place on 20 and 21 of July...

River Festival u-turn leaves unanswered questions despite Mayor’s promise “I am transparent”

Councillors from across Bedford Borough say they're still not sure how, or why, Mayor Tom Wootton (Conservative) made an announcement that he was scaling back the Bedford River...

Exclusive: Bedford River Festival to be replaced with annual family festival

The Bedford Independent has learned of plans to replace the Bedford River Festival with an annual summer 'family festival' that organisers say will "celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures, businesses...

Local hero saves girl from drowning at Bedford River Festival

A father of three was branded a ‘hero’ after saving a little girl from drowning at Bedford River festival on Saturday 22 July. People were screaming but John dived in fully clothed...

17-year-old arrested after alleged knife assault at Bedford River Festival

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following an alleged knife assault at Bedford River Festival on Saturday evening. At around 9pm a man and woman were attacked in the dance stage area...

Bedford River Festival 2022 in pictures

Here are just a few photos from this weekend's Bedford River Festival 2022. From funfair rides to live music, happy crowds and river fun, there really was something for everyone!...

Stagecoach say skills shortage to blame for inadequate River Festival service

Visitors using Bedford's Park and Ride service at Elsow to travel to the River Festival have been met with long waiting times and long queues, with some giving up and going home...

Letters: Park and Ride – well that’s a contradiction

Park and Ride - well that’s a contradiction. I arrived from Luton, hoping to go and see my grandsons play guitar on the community stages. However arriving at 1pm I waited for an hour with...

What’s on Bedford: River Festival/Bedfringe/Bedford Park Concerts special

If you want to kick off the summer holidays in style, you've come to the right place! This month in Bedford sees one of the country's largest free festivals (the River Festival), over 120...

Special River Festival services on Marston Vale Line this weekend

Beat the traffic and let the train take the strain to Bedford River Festival this weekend (23 and 24 July) with special 'festival' train services operating on the Marston Vale Line (Bedford - Bletchley)...

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