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6 September 2026
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Queens Park Academy ‘overwhelmed by kindness and generosity of Bedford’

Following a plea for help from the community to donate unwanted laptops to their school, Queens Park Academy has been overwhelmed with the response. On Friday, the Bedford Independent reported that many schools...
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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...
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School launches urgent appeal for 280 laptops for its most vulnerable pupils

Queens Park Academy (QPA) has launched an impassioned appeal to the wider community, asking for donations of laptops and tablets to help the children during lockdown...
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Rotary Club and High Sheriff donate laptops to Ridgeway School

Laptops to help some of a school's most vulnerable pupils have been donated by the Rotary Club of Bedford Park in an initiative organised by the High...
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Harpur Trust donates 110 laptops for pupils in need in Bedford Borough

Bedford charity, the Harpur Trust, has announced it will be providing laptops to vulnerable pupils in the Borough, to support them while schools are...
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