Charity tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Local heating and plumbing company go the extra mile to deliver community food parcels

A Bedford-based plumbing and heating business has been supporting vulnerable families in their community delivering food parcels. The team at LCA Maintenance Services, based at Elms Farm Industrial Estate, were inspired by the media coverage...

Fundraiser for Bedford ICU team in memory of mum and son who died of Covid

A brother and sister are fundraising for the ICU staff at Bedford Hospital who cared for their mother and brother before they lost their lives to Covid-19 (coronavirus). Akhlatun Miah, aged 66 and her son, Mohammed Imdad Miah, known as Imz, 40...

Bedford Blues tackle digital poverty by becoming tech donation hub

The charitable arm of Bedford Blues - the Blues Foundation - are asking for donations of laptops, tablets and mobile phones in order to help bridge Bedford's technology divide...

Race For Life to return safely to Bedford in July 2021

In July, Priory Park will once again host the Cancer Research UK's Race For Life and organisers are urging participants to 'look beyond lockdown' to sign up. The charity’s much-loved events are aiming to return to the Borough on 3 and 4 July...

11-year-old Bedford girl raises over £2,500 for charity in just four days

A schoolgirl from Bedford has raised an incredible £2,500 for charity in just four days - and is aiming for £4,000 by the end of the year. Dia Kumari, who is in year 6 at Edith Cavell Primary School...

Letters: Family shares Father Christmas message to raise funds in son’s memory

It would be wonderful if you could spread awareness of a wonderful festive initiative to bring festive cheer to children and to raise funds for local charities...

Stevington Writers publish anthology with proceeds to Bedford Foodbank

A group of writers in Stevington have used their experiences during lockdown to create an anthology of work that they are publishing this month with profits going to Bedford Foodbank...

Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara donation of £25k kicks off Hospital Charity & Friends £1m appeal

Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends has started as it means to go on, with an incredible £25,000 donation to kick off its latest £1m fundraising appeal. The generous donation has been made by the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara...

100 mile cycle on Christmas Day completes mammoth first year for the Blues Foundation

The challenges keep coming for the Blues Foundation - the charitable arm of Bedford Blues - with Blues stalwart Pat Tapley the latest to raise money for the charity in what has been a busy year...

Holiday company inspired by South American colleagues to help families this Christmas

Local family-owned travel agency, Select Travel Holidays, are hoping that fellow Bedfordians would help them make Christmas that little bit more festive for vulnerable local families by donating to...

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