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Cycling group to ride 160 miles to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease

A group of twenty Bedford cyclists, affectionately known as the Bedford Belly Busters, are gearing up for a big challenge next month when they cycle 160 miles to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association...

Historical ringing of St Paul’s bells to commemorate Vicar’s retirement

The bells of St Paul's church in Bedford rang out for three hours recently in a peal to commemorate the retirement of the Reverend Canon Kevin Goss as Vicar of St. Paul’s, Bedford. The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, made up...

Quireboys perform one-off fundraising gig after former bandmate’s cancer diagnosis

Spike and Nigel Mogg from the Quireboys have announced a special one-off gig for their great friend and former bandmate Luke Bossendorfer, at Esquires in Bedford on Tuesday, 12 November...

Sue Ryder Starlight Hike returns for a magical evening under the stars in memory of loved ones

Bedfordshire residents are being called to join national palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder this October for their annual 5k or 10k hike beneath the stars to celebrate someone...

Bedford Giving confirmed as Bedfringe festival’s charity of the year

The annual performing arts festival, Bedfringe, has announced Bedford Giving as its partner charity of 2024. Bedford Giving is a new movement formed by eight founding partners of local businesses...

Bedford business renews pledge to support Sue Ryder Hospice in memory of colleague

A Bedford business has renewed its pledge to support the local charity that cared for their colleague in 2022. Assure Consulting Ltd will fundraise for the palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder...

Bedford Christmas Tree Festival smashes previous fundraising total by £3,000

A whopping £23,500 was raised at the 2023 Bedford Christmas Tree Festival, topping the previous year's grand total by over £3,000. The festival attracted around 8,000 visitors over five days...

Bedford School boys top Movember schools’ fundraising board

Bedford School's annual Movember fundraising effort has seen them top this year's UK Schools' leaderboard raising over £15,000. Their traditional song parody has this year taken inspiration from...

Family’s marathon fundraising efforts for Brain Tumour Research charity

Four runners from Bedford are hosting a virtual fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research as part of their £20,000 target ahead of their London Marathon attempt next April. There are cash prizes of £200...

SMART launches its annual Winter Appeal and aims to raise £60,000

A Bedford-based homelessness charity has launched its annual Winter Appeal today (Tuesday) and says that the need for its services is dramatically rising. SMART CJS aims to raise £60,000 to fund their...

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