Everyday Heroes Awards

Everyday Heroes Awards: Tell us who works hard to put Bedford on the map

As we creep closer to this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, we're taking a closer look at all the categories, and today it's the turn of Raising the Profile of the Town. Our Everyday...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Do you know a young Bedfordian who is a local hero?

We’re highlighting each category for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards and today we’re looking at the Young Achiever award. Our Everyday Heroes Awards 2021...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who deserves Bedford’s Excellence in Education Award?

We're highlighting each category for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards and today we're looking at Excellence in Education. Our Everyday Heroes Awards are in partnership...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who should be Bedford’s Volunteer of the Year?

The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards are back and we're really pleased to, once again, be partnering with The Harpur Trust and put the people who make Bedford brilliant...

Nominations now open to celebrate our brilliant Bedfordians

The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards 2021, in partnership with the Harpur Trust, are now open for nominations so you can join us and celebrate those who make...

It’s time to get behind Bedford’s brilliant everyday heroes

Bedford's everyday heroes living next door, up the road, or in a village nearby are to be celebrated once again, with awards that recognise those people who make Bedford brilliant. Entries...

Everyday Heroes winners: These are the people who make Bedford brilliant

The wait is now over and the winners of the 2020 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, have now been announced. Thank you to all of...

Everyday heroes: Awards in the time of Covid

Back in January 2020, the Bedford Independent announced the launch of our Everyday Heroes awards. The nominations poured in, the judging panel was on standby and...

Bedford’s everyday heroes to be announced this week

This Thursday, the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, will celebrate those who make Bedford brilliant. The awards were established to...

The Harpur Trust couldn’t be prouder to celebrate Bedford’s unsung heroes

As we head ever closer to finding out who our winners will be in the 2020 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards we caught up with David Steadman, Chief Executive of the awards...

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