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Bedfordshire Archives launches videos to support ‘Community Histories’

Bedfordshire Archives has created a series of new introductory videos to help those accessing their records available online and want to add their own 'Community Histories' pages to the...

Tell your story as part of UK Disability History Month at the Higgins

The Higgins Bedford is asking residents to to share their experiences of living with a disability as part of UK Disability History Month (UKDHM). Launched on 18 November, UKDHM aims...

Submit your lockdown memories for Higgins museum COVID-19 project

WW1 postcard reunited with Bedford relative thanks to Facebook group

A WW1 postcard, found by a shop-owner in Leeds, has been reunited with a relative of its sender, thanks to a post on the 'We Are Bedford' Facebook group...

#ThrowbackThursday: Bedford’s silver screens

Bedford has always found ways to give entertainment to the locals. Events such as the River Festival, Proms in the Park and the Bedford Regatta all show-off Bedford's culture and...

#ThrowbackThursday: A tale of two schools

This is a short story about how Bedford School welcomed boys from Victoria College, Jersey whilst the island was under German occupation in WWII. In an old edition of a Bedford...

Plants for plaster – Ravensden residents host flower festival for local church

Ravensden residents are hosting a 'plants for plaster' Flower Festival and craft fair on 1-2 June to raise funds for the upkeep of the local church. The 1000-year-old All Saints Church is...

Thurleigh’s 306th Bombardment Group museum reopens this weekend

This weekend will see the re-opening of Thurleigh's museum dedicated to the memory of the 306th Bombardment Group who were stationed at the airfield during WW2...

Concerns as Cardington’s ‘Shed 1’ is purchased by developers

Concerns have been raised about the future of Cardington Sheds after one of them has been purchased by a building developer. The sheds (or hangars to some) are protected as...

Next step for Stewartby Brickworks Demolition approved

The next phase of the demolition of one of Bedford's most famous landmarks has been approved and will see the chimneys of Stewartby Brickworks replaced by a...

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