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Jet Boots disply team performing in front of the suspension bridge on the River Great Ouse at the Bedford River Festival 2024. Image: Bedford Independent

“Best River Festival yet,” says the man who made it happen

Bjorn Hove, the man who leads on making sure the Bedford River Festival happens, has said this year could be the "best yet", with figures showing around 300,000 people attended the event...
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Bjorn Hove, lead events and infrastructure officer at Bedford Borough Council. Image: Bedford Borough Council

River Festival organiser Bjorn says he’s thinking about it “24 hours a day”

While it may only happen every two years for the average Bedfordian, for the people who pull together the Bedford River Festival it's something they work on daily, from just a few weeks after the...
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