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Trainers at the ready, Bedford Running Festival is back

The ATW Bedford Running Festival is back in Russell Park on Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 September and is open to everyone from serious runners to families and spectators looking for a fun weekend out...

Bedford friends new to running raise £1,860 for East Anglian Children’s Hospices

A trio of Bedford friends who only took up running a few weeks ago have smashed their charity target by raising £1,860 for East Anglia's Children's Hospices...

Charity grants available now as Wixams community run proves a hit

Runners of all ages were out in force through Wixams Town Park at the end of May, as the town celebrated its annual community fun run. And with the event raising money for local causes...

Sharnbrook runner raises £3,600 for cancer charity after daughter’s leukaemia battle

Sharnbrook mum Jude Goodacre completed the TCS London Marathon and raised more than £3,600 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust after it supported her daughter following leukaemia...

Applications for the business-backed Bedford Charity Chase are still open

Applications for the return of the Bedford Charity Chase around the picturesque surroundings of Turvey House are still open, and the event has now benefited from the sponsorship of a local business...

Seven marathons, three charities, one incredible week for Bedford’s Sue Pearson

Most people would call running one marathon a year a major accomplishment, but Bedfordian Sue Pearson has completed seven in just seven days, clocking 184 miles across Bedfordshire to raise money...

Bedford Ian writes…

2 May 2025: Big booboo, Aussie Oakley, Political compost, and Brilliant Bedford. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all...

Bedford teacher takes on London Marathon in aid of Queens Park Community Organisation

The London Marathon is just around the corner once again, taking place on Sunday 27 April and one Bedford teacher is taking on the 26.2 mile challenge in aid of a charity close to home...

Early sign up open for the return of the Bedford Charity Chase

Applications for the Bedford Charity Chase in September are now open in aid of two charities, Creating Memories and the Road Victims Trust. The Bedford Charity Chase takes place around...

The running club helping transform Bedford’s fitness and business communities

Every Sunday morning, runners, joggers, and plodders gather outside Bridges Espresso bar, on Riverside North, Bedford for their routine 5K.PlodSquad, affectionately known as...

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