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Queen’s Park Community Organisation needs your vote for £70k National Lottery funding

A community charity in Queen’s Park, Bedford, is in with the chance to win £70,000 of National Lottery funding as part of ITV's People's Project. Queen's Park Community Organisation (QPCO)...
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Thomas Heatherwick's Tree of Trees outside Buckingham Palace

Queen’s Green Canopy Tree of Trees’ field maple is planted in Queen’s Park

Queen's Park Community Organisation (QPCO) invited 150 members of its community to help plant the ‘Tree of Trees’ as part of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Queen’s Green...
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Thomas Heatherwick's Tree of Trees outside Buckingham Palace

Queen’s Jubilee Tree awarded to Queen’s Park community group

A community group in Queen's Park has been announced as the recipient of one of the trees that formed part of the Platinum Jubilee's 'Tree of Trees' sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick.
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Colour, costumes and camaraderie as Queen’s Park Parade celebrates the Platinum Jubilee

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News trees for Queen’s Walk, Jubilee Park and Goldington Green during National Tree Week

Trees were planted in Queen's Park, Jubilee Park and on Goldington Green last week as part of National Tree Week celebrations in Bedford Borough. They are just some of the 10,000+...
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Pakistan Independence Day marked by raising of flag at Bedford Town Hall

The Pakistan flag was raised at Bedford town hall on Saturday 14 August to mark the country’s annual Independence Day The ceremony was attended by local dignitaries including Bedford...
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Bedford women’s group proudly join Indian Independence Day celebrations

Bedford proudly raised the Indian flag on Sunday 15 August, marking the 75th Indian Independence Day. The flag was raised by Bandhan, a community group for women of Indian origin in Bedford...
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Bedford’s newest supermarket officially opened by Ghanaian Embassy’s head of trade

A new world food supermarket has opened in Bedford, with an official visit from the Ghanaian Embassy's Head of Trade and Investment. Mr Papa Kow Bartels joined High Sheriff of Bedfordshire...
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Eric Masih ‘honoured’ to be sworn in as new High Sheriff of Bedfordshire

The new High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Eric Masih, was sworn in today (Wednesday) at a virtual ceremony and described his appointment as 'an honour'...
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Domestic abuse

Queens Park Community Orchard team extends coronavirus response to domestic abuse

Statistics suggest that more than 7,000 people in Bedford experience domestic abuse each year, and during lockdown, many people have been trapped in...
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