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28 August 2026
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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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MIND donation

Mind mental health charity receives £10K donation from house builder

The mental health and wellbeing charity, Mind BLMK has been awarded £10,000 raised by a charity triathlon with a difference, held by a leading house...
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SMART open day

Visit SMART Prebend Centre this Friday for a warm welcome at their open day

A local day centre for the homeless in Bedford is opening its doors to the public on Friday 31 January, inviting local residents, businesses and partner...
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HOPE for a full house at charity Slumdog screening

Bedford's HOPE group is hosting a charity screening of Slumdog Millionaire this Friday (17 January) at The...
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Anne Grant

Queen honours chairperson of local carers’ charity with MBE 

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Everyone’s invited to sign up for this year’s Race For Life now…

This January, everyone is invited to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Bedford which takes place on the first weekend of July at Priory Country Park.
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Cats Protection

Letters: People’s Postcode Lottery raise £2.2m for Cat’s Protection

I would like to thank players of People’s Postcode Lottery, who have raised over £2.2 million for Cats Protection to-date.This has helped us find loving...
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