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Annual CRIB appeal announces £50k target to reopen the SMART Prebend Centre

Despite having to suspend fundraising during the pandemic, SMART CJS is back with a bang to launch their annual Cold Relief In Bedford (CRIB) appeal. Their target is £50,000...

Prebend homeless day centre wants your views on their future

Bedford's Prebend Day Centre is asking Bedfordians to help shape the future of the centre as they aim to redevelop their services to help more homeless people in need. The SMART CJS...

Bedford charity offer 30 days of free food to migrants fleeing Afghanistan

A Bedford charity supporting the underprivileged will help migrants arriving in town from Afghanistan. Extending their food support projects SEVA Trust UK will offer 30 days of free staple-food...

St. Neots Marathon Man smashes running goal and raises money for Bedford homeless

St. Neots runner Andy Walton has completed his first marathon raising funds for a local homeless charity. Andy (51) ran the virtual Edinburgh Marathon (#virtualEMF) on Saturday...

As temperatures plummet, outreach teams support rough sleepers in Bedford Borough

Outreach teams are responding to and supporting reports of rough sleepers throughout the Borough as temperatures are set to drop below -7 tonight. The teams make regular patrols of the Borough and offer accommodation...

Post-Covid: an opportunity to rethink rough sleeping in Bedford

Could one of the benefits emerging from the coronavirus pandemic be an end to rough sleeping in the UK? Emergency Government funding has already taken...

Bedford’s Emmaus homeless charity will open again for donations next week

Bedford Borough's Emmaus Village in Carlton says it will start taking donations again from next week, after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the charity launched...

Town centre hotel opens doors to all Bedford’s rough-sleepers

Since lockdown was announced, Bedford's homeless charities and the borough council have been coordinating emergency accommodation for the town's rough...

Homelessness Awareness Week seeks to raise awareness of local services and support

Bedford's Homelessness Awareness Week returns for second year from 1 December to look at the issues around homelessness and to raise awareness of local services and...

Formerly homeless man thanks Bedfordshire’s Emmaus charity for saving his life

After 25 years on the streets, a formerly homeless man now works as a chef for the charity that helped him turn his life around and saved his life.

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