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Bedford Summer Sessions

Bedford Summer Sessions map 2026 feature Image Cuffe & Taylor

Your ultimate guide to Bedford Summer Sessions this weekend

Everything you need to know about the massive weekend of live music coming to Bedford Park's historic Grade II-listed grounds. Over the years, these concert series...
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Crowds at McFly at Bedford Summer Sessions. Image Rebecca Goacher

Win Tom Grennan, Paul Weller, UB40 and Deacon Blue tickets in Bedford indie business challenge

The Bedford Independent, Bedford Summer Sessions and four local businesses are giving away tickets and Retreat upgrades through a town-wide riddle challenge...
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One from the archive. Erica Roffe & Julia Course pictured sitting outside The Higgins Bedford. Image Cat Lane

Great Bedfordians: Erica Roffe and Julia Course

As part of our 15th birthday celebrations, our Great Bedfordians this month are The Clanger’s editor, Erica Roffe, and Julia Course, its commercial director. Erica and Julia have been working...
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Fiona-Lee. Image: supplied by Cuffe & Taylor

Tom Grennan Bedford Park line-up completed as Fiona-Lee joins bill

Fiona-Lee has joined Brooke Combe on the line-up for Tom Grennan’s Bedford Park homecoming show this summer, with final tickets now on sale. The Bedford-born singer will...
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How Bedford Park might soon look from space. Image: Google maps ©2026 Airbus, Maxar Technologies, Map data ©2026/Route66/Shutterstock

O2-style canopy could cover half of Bedford Park opening door to more events

An O2-style canopy could cover half of Bedford Park under fictional new plans to shield the ground from bad weather while still letting in enough sunlight to keep the grass green...
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Tom Grennan pictured against a dusky sky

“Bedford boy’s coming home”: Why it may be the last chance to hear some of Tom Grennan’s older tracks live

Ahead of his Bedford Park show, Tom Grennan shares why Bedford will always be home and hints some songs may be played live for the last time. When Tom Grennan talks about Bedford...
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Support acts announced for Paul Weller’s Bedford Park return

Miles Kane and rising Manchester band Arkayla have been confirmed as special guests for Paul Weller’s Bedford Park show as part of TK Maxx presents Bedford Summer Sessions...
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Bedford Pipe & Drum Band opening the 25th Bedford Christmas Tree Festival at St Paul's Church. Image: Bedford Christmas Tree Festival Committee

Bedford Ian writes…

5 December 2025: Street stupidity, Christmas sparkle, Giddy for Grennan, and Point proven. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us...
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Fans of Tom Grennan join his dad Martin to help film at Esquires. Image Cuffe & Taylor

Fans, venues and local heroes shine in Bedford’s “love letter” to Tom Grennan

Bedford fans, businesses and community groups star in a new Tom Grennan ‘Remind Me’ video, created by Cuffe & Taylor ahead of his 2026 Bedford Park homecoming...
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Music Pr, Louise Harris, with Bedford legend, Tom Grennan backstage at the Bedford Park Concerts

Great Bedfordian: Louise Harris

Louise Harris is a Bedford-born music publicist with over 25 years in the industry. Based here, she is best known locally for her long-standing role as publicist for the iconic Bedford Park...
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