Charity

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

More than £14,000 raised for Bedford Foodbank’s Christmas Challenge

The Great Bedford Foodbank '£7,433 Christmas Challenge' appeal ended on Christmas Day -  almost doubling its target. Foodbank trustee, Simon Danes said...

Over £154k given to seven local charities by the Harpur Trust this Christmas

Christmas has arrived early for seven local groups and charities as The Harpur Trust announced its latest grant awards which total almost £155k...

Bedford’s businesses-owners back CRIB appeal this winter

SMART Prebend Centre staff and volunteers took to the streets to promote their annual Cold Relief In Bedford (CRIB) appeal...

Bedford’s SoupFest 2019 raises £7,000 – with more to come

The third Bedford SoupFest took place in Harpur Square on Tuesday 3 December to raise money for the town's homelessness charities.Thanks to donations of...

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