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“All these people give us so much more than we give them” How the Ukrainians of Bedford celebrated their Independence Day

On Wednesday, Bedfordians from all backgrounds came together to join Ukrainians living in the Borough to celebrate their Independence Day. The Bedford Independent is proud...

Bedford to help local Ukrainians celebrate independence day

Tomorrow (24 August) marks Ukrainian Independence Day and Bedford is helping local Ukrainians who have adopted Bedford as their home to celebrate. All Bedfordians are invited to celebrate...

Bedford Borough seek bike donations for Ukrainian families

Bedford residents are urged to have unused bikes at the ready to help Ukrainian families get out and about. Bedford Borough Council are seeking used bike donations to help families...

Turvey Villagers return from third successful Ukrainian aid trip

The Turvey villagers delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine have returned from their third successful trip. Rob Hammond and Alan Wallace departed…

Ukrainian Artists give something back to Bedford with free arts workshops

Bedford Based Ukrainian artists have “given something back” to the community that helped them by running free arts workshops with school children. Married artists Sergey and Maria Came to Bedford as refugees...

The Turvey heroes taking humanitarian aid to Ukraine

How do a group of villagers from the small north Bedfordshire village of Turvey end up risking their lives to take aid to Ukraine? It seems almost unreal, and like the plot of a film, it started...

Letters: My experience as a sponsor in the Homes for Ukraine scheme

The process to host Ukrainian refugees may not be a smooth one, but it is definitely worth it and I hope that many more Bedfordians will open the door of their homes to those who need...

Monthly column: Homes for Ukraine

The situation in Ukraine continues to be appalling and the people of that proud country are suffering untold hardship and around 4 million people, mainly women and children have had to flee...

Tom Grennan becomes latest act to cancel shows in Russian and Ukraine

Bedford-born singer, Tom Grennan has confirmed that he has pulled out of his forthcoming concerts in Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict. In a statement on Twitter...

Mayor says council is “working with Ukrainians” after calls to provide asylum support

Bedford's Mayor has said the council is already "working with a number of Ukrainians" to support their application for asylum in the Borough following the invasion of their country by...

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