Sue Ryder

Bedford River Festival dragon boaters raise £33,000 as Starlight Hike returns

Sue Ryder raised £33,569 at Saturday's Bedford River Festival Dragon Boat Race, as organisers invite local people to sign up for October's Starlight Hike at Everard Meadow...

Sue Ryder benefits from generous year of fundraising at Bedfordshire Golf Club

More than £25,000 has been raised for palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder thanks to the dedication of a golf club captain who pledged a year-long commitment to support the cause...

Sue Ryder starlight hike returns to Bedford for night of remembrance and fundraising

Sue Ryder’s annual Starlight Hike Bedford will return this October, inviting the community to walk under the stars in memory of loved ones while supporting the charity’s end-of-life and bereavement...

Bedford kite and motoring festival programme now live

Visitors and locals can now plan their trip to Visitors and locals can now plan their trip to the Bedford Kite and Motoring Festival with the release of the event programme, ensuring they don’t miss....

Christmas Tree-cycling scheme raises over £22,500 for Sue Ryder charity

An eco-friendly fundraising initiative has raised thousands of pounds for Sue Ryder, the national healthcare and bereavement charity. This year's Christmas Tree-cycling scheme, which collected real Christmas trees in exchange for an...

Sue Ryder launches Christmas Treecycling scheme for Bedfordians

We know that it's a bit early to be thinking about taking down your Christmas decorations, but you can recycle your real tree and benefit a local charity this year - all in one go...

Flooding forces cancellation of Bedford Starlight Hike and Rivercare events

Palliative and bereavement charity, Sue Ryder, which looks after the St. John Hospice at Moggerhanger, has been forced to cancel their forthcoming Starlight Hike, due to take...

Popular Bedford Borough postmaster couple retire after 35 years serving the community

Popular postmaster couple, Sukhdev and Jaswinder Thiarra are retiring from their Bedford Borough Post Office after a 35 years of running Post Offices across Bedfordshire. The popular...

Sue Ryder Starlight Hike returns for a magical evening under the stars in memory of loved ones

Bedfordshire residents are being called to join national palliative and bereavement support charity Sue Ryder this October for their annual 5k or 10k hike beneath the stars to celebrate someone...

Home of Cuddle Therapy Ponies to open third Sue Ryder Grief Kind Space for Bedfordshire

Charity Sue Ryder is helping more and more local people access informal peer-to-peer bereavement support when they open their third Grief Kind Space in Bedfordshire later this month. Grief Kind...

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