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9 November 2026
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Tom Grennan Bedford Foodbank

Tom Grennan helps with Foodbank donations as demand rises

Musician Tom Grennan is working with Bedford Kindness volunteers to deliver much-needed supplies to Bedford Foodbank. The singer/songwriter has...
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Hundreds of volunteers mobilised by Bedford Kindness Facebook group and community hub

A Facebook group has been set up in Bedford to harness the vast numbers of volunteers wanting to support the old and vulnerable in their communities...
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Visitor Information Centre finds permanent home at Bedford Library

Bedford's volunteer-run Visitor Information Centre (VIC) will be moving to a new home in Bedford Central Library from March this year...
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Bedford parks’ community volunteers shortlisted for Keep Britain Tidy awards

Bedford Borough Council Community Engagement has been shortlisted in this year's Keep Britain Tidy’s annual awards. The awards celebrate the councils that...
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Bedford’s young adults encouraged to ‘rise up’

UpRising, the UK-wide youth leadership charity is encouraging all Bedfordians aged between 18-25 to apply for their 2019/20 Bedfordshire Leadership Programmes. The charity's mission...
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Can you help save Bedford’s Hill Rise Nature Reserve?

Hill Rise Nature Reserve, in the heart of the Prime Ministers area of Bedford is under threat of closure if new volunteers cannot be found...
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Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech & Drama presented with the Queen’s Award

Volunteers from The Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech & Drama were presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) at a ceremony held...
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Bedford PC praises “amazing work” of local volunteers in reducing knife crime

A police constable with the Bedford Community Policing team has praised young volunteers who found two knives while reducing the number of places knives could be hidden. The volunteers...
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Emmaus homelessness charity seeks volunteers

Could you spare some time to join a team of volunteers helping to run a Bedfordshire homelessness charity's popular Emmaus Home Store? Emmaus Village Carlton supports 42...
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Bedford BID accused of attempting to take credit for volunteer led event

Bedford BID have been accused of attempting to take credit for next week's #FiverFest by not making it clear who the organisers are on their social media posts...
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