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Disability awareness

staff at embrace celebrate the unveiling of the new name for the charity.

Embrace celebrate 70th anniversary – and a name change – with new charity challenge

It’s been a landmark year for Bedford-based charity 'Embrace', (formerly the Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy Society), as it celebrates 70 years of providing life-changing...
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Boost for Bedford’s specialist personal trainers moving on to bigger and better things

The first twelve months for Barnes Rose Personal Training has been stellar, with more people than ever looking for accessible opportunities for movement and fitness. What makes Barnes Rose...
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New Bedford business offers personal training to people with special needs

Bedford's new business venture, Barnes Rose Personal Training is aiming to bring exercise to those with special needs and disabilities; a world that SEND individuals often feel excluded from...
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Bedford disability campaigner takes on 10,000 steps challenge

A Bedford woman and disability campaigner, who was left disabled by a brain tumour as a child, is adapting a walking challenge so she can take part using a four-wheeled walker. Laura Peggs...
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Monthly column: Christmas shopping and physical disabilities

In the last column, I talked about Purple Tuesday and the importance of disability awareness in the retail sector. This month I would like to explore a bit further what that actually means...
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Monthly column: Bedford Disability Awareness Week does Purple Tuesday

Between 21 to 25 September, Bedford Disability Awareness Week (BDAW) was held at The Higgin’s. The week was a long time in the planning and considering the challenges of Covid-19 it...
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Pathways Tutor Nicky Noble and Luton Airport Parkway station manager Joe Healy (right) with students and companions at Bedford station and Carl Martin, Accessibility Lead (left)

Students find ‘path’ to more freedom with Try a Train day

Bedford train station has helped show special needs students how they can develop more independent lives through rail travel. 11 students from Central Beds College's...
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