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9 November 2026
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Bedford’s Gale Family Trust donates £500,000 to local hospices

Bedford based Gale Family Trust has made an unprecedented donation of £500,000 to two local hospices to support them through the coronavirus pandemic. The Gale Family Trust was...
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Bedford residents urged to nominate local charities for £1m Movement for Good awards

Bedfordians are asked to nominate their most-deserving charities for a slice of this year's £1m Movement for Good awards...
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RSPCA receives reports of 18 abandoned animals in Bedfordshire since lockdown

Since lockdown began, animal charity the RSPCA has received more than 1,600 reports of abandoned animals across England & Wales, the equivalent of 40 a...
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UoB football to Croatia

University of Bedfordshire football team ‘virtually’ run to Croatia and back for the NHS

The men's football team from the University of Bedfordshire’s is running the equivalent 2,302 miles to Croatia and back to raise money for the NHS...
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Food4

TK Maxx, Homesense and Nando’s support Bedford’s Food4 project as demand ‘sky-rockets’

As demand doubles, local stores and restaurants have been donating products that would have gone to waste to Food4, a project run by YMCA Bedfordshire...
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Cat

Online contest for Bedfordshire’s most ‘characterful’ cats

A local pet charity is running an online cat show in order to raise vital funds for their branch, and share photos of Bedfordshire's...
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Max McMurdo Visor

Local designer brings schools together to make visors for key workers

Bedford designer, inventor and TV presenter, Max McMurdo, has pulled together untapped resources from across Bedfordshire to help make much-needed visors for key...
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Emmaus village Carlton Home Store

Homeless charity appeals for help as coronavirus hits revenue

Emmaus Village Carlton has launched an emergency appeal for support after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their popular shop and bistro, which is a major source...
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Boyds Bedford Thank you

Boyds of Bedford launch ‘Bedford Big Thank You’ charity t-shirt

Boyds of Bedford have partnered with the ‘Bedford Big Thank You’ campaign to release a charity t-shirt to raise money to support those working in the NHS...
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Harpur Trust 'Fabric of Bedford' competition

Harpur Trust opens its art competition to everyone

An annual art competition, usually just open to schools, is now open to everyone in Bedford, whatever your age or artistic ability.Local charity The...
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