River Great Ouse tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Everything you need to know about Bedford River Festival 2024

There’s a packed schedule this summer in Bedford, from Bedfringe to the River Festival, the Italian festival to Eid celebrations, not to mention the Summer Sessions, the annual star-studded concerts in...

Monthly column: Bedford’s Great River Ouse e-coli levels hit new high

Local environmental campaigners, Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGovet) who launched the Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign in March, were disbelieving when...

River Great Ouse project at showcase exhibition

An exhibition celebrating the River Great Ouse in Bedford will open at the Basement @ Bunyan this week and will culminate in a showcase at the River Festival in July. After a year of artistic exploration and...

Monthly column: Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign expands testing programme thanks to new equipment

BedsGovet, the organisation behind the Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign, has now purchased its first Sonde water quality monitor using money generously donated by a few pioneer Bedford Borough...

Competitive rowing returns to the Ouse this weekend with Bedford Spring Head

The Bedford public are being urged to cheer on the return of rowing on the River Great Ouse on Sunday as the Bedford Spring Head returns with hundreds of competitors from across the south east...

What’s on Bedford: 4 – 14 April 2024

Your weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from The Bedford Clanger. Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford...

Monthly column: Standing room only as Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign launched

It was standing room only this week as 100 Bedfordians packed a University of Bedfordshire lecture theatre to witness the launch of Don't Lose the Ouse, which could be the most important...

Body of man found in River Great Ouse following search for 78-year-old

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that officers searching for a missing 78-year-old man from Bedford have located a body in the River Great Ouse. Gregor was last seen at around 5am on 29 January and...

Letters: Concerns new evangelical church could increase flooding in Kempston

A planning application has been submitted by Grace Church, an evangelical church which currently meets in Kempston’s Addison Centre, to build a large complex on a field next to the River Great Ouse...

Wells & Co and Bedford Independent team up with water quality campaigners

A dedicated band of citizen science volunteers have been joined by family brewer Wells & Co and the Bedford Independent to support and highlight BedsGovet, a new environmental charity dedicated...

River Great Ouse

Get the latest Bedford news first