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9 November 2026
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A muntac deer trapped in a metal gate was just one of over a thousand animals helped by the RSPCA since 23 March,

RSPCA helps over 1,000 Bedfordshire animals during lockdown

A wild muntjac deer, freed after it was trapped behind a metal gate in Bedford, is just one of over a thousand animals RSPCA officers have helped during lockdown. The charity’s staff were...
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Bedford charity, FACES receives £1k donation to tackle child poverty

A donation of £1,000 will benefit a Bedford charity's scheme to feed underprivileged children during the school holidays...
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SMART team

Prebend Centre celebrates £20k grant from Panacea Charitable Trust

SMART CJS, the charity that runs the Prebend Day Centre, has been awarded a much-needed grant of £20,000 by Bedford's Panacea Charitable Trust...
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Older person

New befriending service combats loneliness in Bedford

A social outreach project to combat loneliness and isolation in the community has been recently launched in Putnoe. The befriending service, Project 41...
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Bedford Foodbank ‘delighted and honoured’ by Movement for Good award

As we reported last week, five charities from Bedford Borough were recipients of £1,000 Movement for Good awards, after being nominated by the public...
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Connolly Foundation donates £50k lifeline to Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice

The Sue Ryder St John's Hospice in Moggerhanger has received a substantial donation from the Connolly Foundation. It comes at a time when...
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Autism Bedfordshire

Five Bedford-based charities scoop their share of £1m Movement for Good funding

Five charities based in Bedford have been nominated by the public to receive donations of £1,000 each as part of the Movement for Good awards...
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Harpur Trust laptop

Harpur Trust donates 110 laptops for pupils in need in Bedford Borough

Bedford charity, the Harpur Trust, has announced it will be providing laptops to vulnerable pupils in the Borough, to support them while schools are...
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MART Prebend Rotary Club virtual cheque

£2k boost for SMART Prebend Centre from Rotary Club of Bedford Park

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating affect on charitable donations and the SMART Prebend Centre is among many charities that have lost income...
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Emmaus village Carlton Home Store

Bedford’s Emmaus homeless charity will open again for donations next week

Bedford Borough's Emmaus Village in Carlton says it will start taking donations again from next week, after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the charity launched...
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