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9 November 2026
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‘Bedford Big Thank You’ raises over £1k in just 12 hours to support NHS frontline workers

To support the vital frontline workers at Bedford Hospital, a charity is raising funds to purchase essential items - plus morale-boosting cake - as part...
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Tom Grennan Bedford Foodbank

Tom Grennan helps with Foodbank donations as demand rises

Musician Tom Grennan is working with Bedford Kindness volunteers to deliver much-needed supplies to Bedford Foodbank. The singer/songwriter has...
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Green Light CFW

Community food workshops given National Lottery funding boost

A Bedford community group that runs cookery workshops for teens, vulnerable and disadvantaged adults has received National Lottery funding...
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Gig Buddies

Gig Buddies are just £461 short of their crowdfunding target. Can you help?

Bedford charity, Gig Buddies is just £461 short of its Aviva Community Fund Crowdfunder, and is hoping generous Bedfordians will help them reach their...
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Sophie Kinsella (photo credit:John Swannell)

Best-selling author Sophie Kinsella launches Schoolreaders’ Book Club Quiz on World Book Day

Schoolreaders, the Bedford-based charity that aims to give every child the chance to read well, is launching its 2020 Book Club Quiz, where book clubs...
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Marjorie Coleman

85-year-old Marjorie shares the joy of volunteering

After 18 years of volunteering at a Bedfordshire homelessness charity, Marjorie Coleman is encouraging others to get involved in local causes...
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Gr8 mates

People’s Postcode Lottery funding secured for Gr8 Mates project in Bedford

Thanks to funding from the People's Postcode Lottery, a scheme helping adults with learning disabilities and/or autism make new friends has secured...
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Sunday fun day with a difference at Evermore Tattoo Parlour

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Joanna Trollope

Best-selling novelist Joanna Trollope supports Bedford-based literacy charity, Schoolreaders

Schoolreaders, the Bedford-based charity that aims to improve childhood literacy, is delighted to announce that Joanna Trollope, one of the country’s...
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Wixams homeless collection

Toiletries, food and clothing donated for Bedford Homeless Partnership by Wixams residents

Over 60 residents and volunteers from the Wixams Community Group took part in a collection in partnership with Bedford Homeless Partnership...
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