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A night to remember with Borough’s Everyday Heroes recognised as the “spirit of Bedford”

There’s something truly magical about a community coming together to celebrate its own, and that’s precisely what happened at the 2024 Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards...

Bedford Borough Council introduce ‘Year of Reading’ to help boost literacy rates

Bedford Borough Council’s Year of Reading is aimed at boosting literacy rates and encouraging a love of books across all age groups – as one in four primary school children are...

Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards nominations extended

The nomination window for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards has been extended, giving people more time to put forward the community champions who make a real...

Thousands more primary pupils to benefit from Harpur Trust Accelerator Programme

After a successful two-year pilot by the Harpur Trust, 25 more primary schools in Bedford will benefit from a programme to increase educational attainment in the Borough. The Harpur Trust's Accelerator Programme was set up to...

New chair for Bedford Giving’s next chapter

Bedford Giving, a transformative place-based giving movement to support children and young people in the borough, has appointed a new chair, Bedfordian John Lehal. John runs his own consultancy and...

The Harpur Trust commemorates 450 years since the passing of its founder

Trustees, committee members, headteachers and staff gathered at The Pilgrims Centre in Brickhill to commemorate 450 years since the passing of its founder, Sir William...

Homelessness charity celebrates £30,000 grant from Harpur Trust

The Harpur Trust has granted a £30,000 funding boost to the homelessness charity, Emmaus Village Carlton to support the building and garden redevelopment of The Dom Gregory building...

The highlight of our year – Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes entry deadline extended

With almost 100 entries so far, we're delighted to announce that the deadline for entries for the Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with the Harpur Trust, has...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Which Bedford Borough fundraising team performs like a dream?

As we go through each category for this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards, in partnership with the Harpur Trust, it's been really good to look at who has won the award in the...

Everyday Heroes Awards: Who is helping Bedford punch above its weight?

The nominations for this year's Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Award, in partnership with The Harpur Trust, are in full swing, helping you to recognise people who have made a difference...

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