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Young growers show pride, skill and teamwork at Bedford market day

Primary school pupils took centre stage at Bedford Market on 2 July, proudly selling produce they had grown themselves as part of the Young Marketeers programme. Despite the rain, the children...

Bedford’s youngest market traders to sell homegrown produce for charity

This week, some of Bedford’s youngest and most enterprising residents will swap school uniforms for market stalls as they sell fresh fruit and vegetables grown in their school gardens. On Wednesday...

“Get yer fruit and veg ‘ere” – Bedford school children to be market traders for the day

Primary school children across Bedford will soon be setting up stalls alongside seasoned market traders this week, to sell their fresh, school-grown fruit and vegetables as part of a nationwide initiative..

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