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28 August 2026
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Captain Sir Tom Moore celebrated in new Harpur Centre mural

A shopping centre in Bedford has unveiled a new mural, celebrating the achievements of local lockdown hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore...
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Modernian Swimming Club

Bedford’s Modernian Swimming Club seeks crowdfunder support

A 300-member strong community swimming club in Bedford has set up a crowdfunder to help cover the short-fall caused by the coronavirus lockdown...
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Rotary Club Keech Hospice

Bedford Castle Rotary’s ‘lunch that never was’ raises over £16k for Keech Hospice

A celebrity lunch, organised by Bedford Castle Rotary Club, still managed to raise over £16,000 despite being cancelled. The lunch, featuring...
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Oxfam shop

Could you volunteer at Oxfam Bedford to help fill pandemic vacancies?

Like many charity shops, the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating effect on the volunteer numbers at Oxfam's two stores in Bedford town centre...
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Bedford charity, FACES receives £1k donation to tackle child poverty

A donation of £1,000 will benefit a Bedford charity's scheme to feed underprivileged children during the school holidays...
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Letters: Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice anticipates £1m funding gap

A few months ago we were forced to launch an emergency fundraising appeal in order to ensure that Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice could continue...
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Home care staff take on 280k steps challenge to raise funds during Mental Health Awareness Week

Home care staff at Brickhill's Class Care are taking on the task of walking 280,000 steps during Mental Health Awareness Week to fundraise for their...
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Captain Tom black & white

Bedford Hosptial names new landscaped gardens in honour of Captain Tom

To commemorate Captain - now Colonel - Tom Moore’s fundraising mission of walking 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS, Bedford Hospital...
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Bedford School Capt Tom cards

Watch: Time-lapse of the painstaking task to create display of Captain Tom’s birthday cards

Watch the incredible time-lapse video as tens of thousands of birthday cards for fundraising superhero, Captain Tom Moore, are painstakingly displayed...
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MiCasa SuCasa

DJs join YMCA Beds to host virtual party raising funds for local victims of domestic abuse

YMCA Bedfordshire has partnered with DJs and promoters MiCasa SuCasa to host a virtual party this Thursday, raising vital funds for domestic abuse...
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