Welcome to our weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from the Bedford Clanger.
Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford Clanger what’s on guide lands every Wednesday and is the only guide you need to find out what’s on and what’s happening across the Borough for the next 11 days.
The Bedford Clanger’s What’s On Guide is kindly sponsored by The Cellar Bar Bedford.
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Quiz: A1 SpeedQuizzing
The Cellar Bar @ 8pm / Bar opens at 7pm
£3pp to enter the quiz. £60 cash and other prizes to win
SpeedQuizzing has come to Bedford town centre – a fun, incredibly interactive night of entertainment! Get your team of up to six players together and give it a go. £60 bar tab to the winners, and a rolling jackpot each week. Hosted by experienced Speed Quizzing host Owen.
The Cellar Bar is open from 7pm and the quiz starts at 8pm. Walk ins are allowed on the night until the venue is full. Reserve your table online and get a 20-point head start.
You can reserve your table here.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Easter activities: Cracking Crafty Thursdays
John Bunyan Museum 11.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: £2 per child
Create Easter and Spring-inspired crafts and take part in a free Easter egg hunt at the John Bunyan Musuem.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Film: Maria
Stevington Cinema Club, Stevington Village Hall @ 7.15pm
Tickets: £6
Angelina Jolie plays the iconic Maria Callas as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Comedy: Castle Comedy 13th Birthday Special
The Quarry Theatre @ 8pm
Tickets: £18
Castle Comedy celebrates its 13th Birthday with an all-star line-up headlined by Seann Walsh. Also on the bill is New Zealand comic, Javier Jarquin, and Brummie Jules O’Brian.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Live music: Karaoke
The Cellar Bar at 8pm
Free entry
The ONLY place you need to be for karaoke on a Thursday night – The Cellar Bar on the High Street. Pure karaoke with over 50,000 songs to choose from.
Perform like a pro with the Cellar Bar’s professional lighting, sound and a proper stage, with the best-sounding performers and acoustics on the High Street. Sing with your friends using multiple microphones and hosted by Cameo and Sarah Ellen.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Dancing: Planet Swing featuring Shane’s Rock n Roll Show
The Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Bedford, MK42 6EA @ 8pm – 10.30pm
Tickets: £12.99
An evening for dancers and music enthusiasts alike. Cashless bar, plenty of seating (night club set up) and dance floor. Book in advance and come along at 7.15pm for a 45-minute dance class in Balboa, one of the original swing dances of the era. For the main event, just turn up – pay cash at reception – have fun, no booking needed.
Friday, 11 April 2025
Children’s Theatre: The Mystery of The Quarry Theatre
The Quarry @ 2.30pm
Tickets: from £11
Calling all trainee detectives! Join The Mystery of The Quarry Theatre, a brand new, board-game style theatre show where your skills are needed to solve this thrilling murder mystery.
Team up with super sleuth Danyah Miller to examine evidence, inspect video footage, and interrogate suspects, every clue bringing you closer to the truth.
Friday, 11 – Sunday, 13, April 2025
Film: Bedford Independent Film Festival
The Quarry Theatre
Tickets: £7.50
Film fans are in luck this month, as the first Bedford Independent Film Festival launches at the Quarry Theatre.
Running from 11 – 13 April, the festival will feature a variety of independent feature films and a wide selection of shorts across an array of genres.
Read: Lights, camera, action for Bedford’s first Independent Film Festival
Friday, 11 April 2025
Live music: Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £12.50
Esquires’ 35th anniversary celebrations continue with the hotter-than-hot young British art-punk five-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw. This precociously talented band from London recently celebrated their 100th gig and are both joyous and raucous in equal measures.
Friday, 11 April 2025
Live music: Who Stung Sting
The Castle, 17 Newnham Street @ 8.30pm
Free entry
Bedford supergroup ‘Who Stung Sting’ will be performing at the Castle’s very own Ska Party, playing and singing Two-tone ska and reggae to dance the night away to. Free entry as always!
Expect a selection of reggae and ska classics, plus a few ‘converted’ songs.
Friday, 11 April 2025
Live music: The Soul Man
The Cellar Bar @ 8.30pm
Free entry
One of the most well-known and loved local artists, The Soul Man (aka Peter Symphorien) performs soul classics from artists such as Barry White, Luther Vandross, George Benson, The Temptations, The Drifters and many more, with a few Reggae faves too.
Friday, 11 April 2025
Live music: GBH + Sick On The Bus + The Tendons
Bedford Esquires @ 7:30pm
Tickets: £15
Staying true to their roots and enduring all tests of time, GBH are English punk originals putting on an old (s)cool authentic punk rock show with irresistible high energy and jolly tribal camaraderie.
Guest support comes from East Northants’ finest Sick on the Bus with an opening set from Bedford’s very own The Tendons.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Shopping: Record Store Day
Slide Record Shop, The Old Arcade @ 8am
Record Store Day is here again, celebrating indie record shops and all things record shop culture. As ever, Slide Record Shop will be throwing a party with limited edition records, the legends from Roll Your Own Records on the decks and damn good vibes.
So whether you are an early bird queuer or a leisurely browser, head to the Old Arcade to celebrate.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Exhibition: Ukrainian Folk Art and Heritage Exhibition
The Higgins Bedford, Castle Lane @ 11am
Free entry
The Higgins is home to a new exhibition this month, featuring beautiful, colourful and regional antique costumes of Ukraine curated by a local Ukrainian artist.
The exhibition will showcase embroidered items including rushnyky (long embroidered cloths), serviettes and cushions plus stunning hand-decorated eggs and a chance to join an Easter egg hunt through the museum.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Music: Saturday organ recital
St Paul’s church @ 1pm
Free with retiring collection
St Paul’s series of Saturday lunchtime organ recitals is held throughout the year. This week’s performance is by Tsz Kei Yeung. Free with retiring collection.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Walking: North Bedfordshire Ramblers’ weekly walk
Afternoon walk: Wilstead, Whitworth Way MK45 3DB @ 1.30pm
A six mile walk south of Wilstead up to the Greenshand Ridge.
Please bring a drink, snack or lunch as the group always stops for a break. Check out the North Bedfordshire Ramblers’ excellent website for further information.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Walk: Brewpoint pub walk and talk
Location will be confirmed when booking is made @ 2pm
Tickets: £25 (includes a half pint/soft drink at each pub)
A walking tour of five of Wells & Co’s pubs and venues in Bedford in the company of Brewpoint’s pub expert.
You’ll discover the history of the company and how each pub ties in with that story. Expect lots of interesting facts and anectodes plus try Brewpoint beers and bask in the ambience of our regional brewing culture.
The tour is limited to 15 people, so booking is essential. You can make a booking here.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Theatre: Alas! Poor Yorrick
The Place Theatre @ 7.30pm
Tickets: from £16
If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like Alas! Poor Yorick. A modern, hilarious, and philosophical reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy—a compelling exploration of life and death through the eyes of the gravediggers.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Live music: Legend – the music of Bob Marley
Bedford Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £32
When you think reggae, there is only one name that comes to mind. Direct from a sell-out show at London’s Adelphi Theatre, Legend – the Music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show.
Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, a supremely talented cast recreate the timeless hits “Could You Be Loved”, “Is This Love”, “One Love”, “No Woman No Cry”, “Three Little Birds”, “Jammin’”, “Buffalo Soldier”, “Get Up Stand Up”, “I Shot the Sheriff” and many more reggae classics.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Live music: CVC & guests
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £15
The six-piece musical collective are influenced by Snoop Dogg, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Super Furry Animals and Red Hot Chili Peppers with a universal message of “peace and love and good times, stay real, stay true and that’s it.”
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Live music: Highstone
The Cellar Bar at 8.30pm / bar opens at 6pm / Happy Hour 6pm – 9pm
Free entry
Highstone are a four-piece band covering mostly 70’s and 80’s dance music mixed with singalong hits.
So break out your dancing shoes and get on down to these essential disco, soul, rock and funk classics from Stevie Wonder, The Bee Gees, Chic, The Temptations, Kool & The Gang, , Luther Vandross, Earth Wind & Fire, Santana and more.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Shopping: Bedford Flea, Affordable Art and Local Produce Market
Harpur Square @ 10am – 3pm
It’s back and it’s what Sundays are made for!
The first Bedford Flea, Affordable Art & Local Produce Market of the year takes place on Sunday, 13 April and this year, while St Paul’s Square gets some major TLC, the flea family is moving to Harpur Square.
The April market is the Flea’s Easter edition, so you’ll be able to stock up on a whole variety of treats for the bank holiday ahead, all while shopping small and supporting local. We’re hoping that the sun will shine so we can all browse and buy antiques, artwork, local produce, street food, refreshments and enjoy live music – with a new sponsor in the shape of The Cellar Bar – in some glorious spring weather.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Walking: “The Rise and Fall of Bedford Castle” guided walk
Bedford Town Centre @ 11am at the gold postbox in St Paul’s Square
Tickets: £4/£2 (Please use the code HIGGINS30 to remove the transaction fee)
The Norman Conquest of Britain witnessed the introduction of castles to the landscape and in Bedford, a major castle was built in the 12th century. Walk through the old castle grounds, see the mound on which it once stood and hear the story of the castle and its demise in the siege of 1224. This year witnesses the 800th anniversary of the Great Siege of Bedford Castle in 1224.
Join the Association of Bedford Tour Guides for one of their fascinating weekly walks. Each walk is of 90 minutes to two hours duration and covers a distance of one or two miles. Most walks are suitable for people who are less mobile.
Children of all ages are most welcome on all of the walks but those aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Each walk costs £4 per adult or £2 for children over 8. All walks must be pre-booked.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Dance music: 80’s Daytime Disco for Grown-Ups
The Cellar Bar @ 3pm / doors open at 3pm
Free entry
The Cellar Bar’s Daytime Disco is back giving you a great excuse to go out on a Sunday afternoon and to dance and singalong to some of the greatest hits ever.
Indulge in an afternoon filled with nostalgic tunes and a great atmosphere. The glitterball will be up, there will be free glow sticks and props and the neon outfits will be on. Anyone who dresses up will get a free shot from the bar. Free glow sticks and props.
From 3pm until 7pm, you can be home before you’d usually be going out! What a result!
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Live music: The Workshop Boys play the Sunday Afternoon Session
Bedford Esquires @ 5pm
Free entry
Formed by former members of Los Marbles and Cutting Out, The Workshop Boys have fast become one of Bedford’s most loved bar bands and make a welcome return to the Esquires Sunday Afternoon Session.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Live music: Pale Blue Eyes
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £16.50
Born of a cross-pollination between Totnes and Sheffield, Pale Blue Eyes return to Bedford after grafting over a number of years to exact their modernist pop vision.
At the ship’s helm, Matt and Lucy Board are a genuine marriage of two stylistic perspectives, each bringing unique sonic tropes to the table. It is the pair’s fascination with DIY ethic, retro synths and reminiscence that truly fuels their sound world, calling upon nostalgia and a captivating optimism.
The third part of the Pale Blue Eyes triad arrived when Matt and Lucy met bassist Aubrey Simpson at South Devon’s Sea Change festival.
The band look forward to releasing their third album in 2025 on their own imprint, Broadcast Recordings. As with the first two albums the record has been produced by the band and final mixed and mastered by Dean Honer. Honer has produced the likes of The Human League, Add N to (x) and Roisin Murphy and worked with countless Sheffield names from Jarvis Cocker to Tony Christie.
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Live music: Dreamcoat Stars
Bedford Corn Exchange @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £27.50
Any Dream Will Do’s Keith Jack and stars of Joseph sing the biggest musical hits of a generation.
Dreamcoat Stars are back for their third UK tour, bringing incredible live musical entertainment to the nation. Experience the UK’s biggest and best night of musical smash-hits in this star-studded concert featuring brand-new songs and arrangements.
The concert includes everyone’s favourite West End and Broadway classics from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Les Misérables, We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, West Side Story, and the toe-tapping Jersey Boys. Relive all your favourite productions in one epic evening.
This is a show that will raise your spirits in a night of theatre you’ll never forget.
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Easter: Holiday Activities
Bunyan Meeting Church
Free
Free Easter holiday activities for children at the John Bunyan Museum. Includes a free lunch for every child that completes all activities.
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Film: 75 years of Bedford Film Society
The University of Bedford, Polhill Avenue @ 7.30pm
Tickets: Free entry
2025 sees Bedford Film Society celebrating its 75th anniversary and they are marking the occasion with a special free screening on Tuesday, 15 April of the first film the society showed back in 1950.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Easter activities: Cracking Crafty Thursdays
John Bunyan Museum 11.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: £2 per child
Create Easter and Spring-inspired crafts and take part in a free Easter egg hunt at the John Bunyan Museum.
The society was originally set up to “encourage the appreciation and enjoyment of film as an artform” and for some time in the 1950s members also made their own documentaries. 75 years on, the aims of Bedford Film Society remain unchanged and it has outlasted most of the cinemas in the town.
Their anniversary screening is of “Quattro Passi fra le Nuvole” (Four Steps in the Clouds), a 1942 Italian comedy-drama that tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant woman who has been abandoned by her boyfriend.
All members past and present are invited to the screening and from 7pm there will be a celebratory glass of wine, with the film starting at 8pm.
This will be the final film of this season before they take their annual summer break, but we’ll be sharing their 2025/26 programme in the Autumn.
Tuesday, 15 – Saturday, 19 April 2025
Theatre: The Lost Lionesses
The Place Theatre, @ 7.30pm
Tickets: from £16
Based on true events, The Lost Lionesses tells the story of a Bedfordshire-based team of pioneering young women who travel to Mexico to play in the 1971 women’s football world cup in front of 90,000 people.
After a run of sold out shows in London the team head home to Bedfordshire to share their story. Catch them while you can!
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Lecture: The Friends of The Higgins lecture on Paula Rego as a printmaker by Paul Coldwell
St Andrew’s Church Hall, Kimbolton Rd @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 cash at the door or £8.00 min via the Friends’ JustGiving page
Professor Paul Coldwell discusses collaborating with the Portuguese visual artist, Paula Rego, widely considered the pre-eminent woman artist of the late 20th and early 21st century. In this talk for the Friends of the Higgins he explores the role of printmaking in her work.
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Karaoke: Drag karaoke and Bingo hosted by Drag Queen Fanny Burns
The Cellar Bar @ 8pm / bar opens at 7pm
Free entry
Guaranteed to be a very funny evening with Fanny Burns, her new home at The Cellar bar.
Joining us every month, drag queen Fanny Burns will bring her own spin on karaoke and bingo, it’s hilarious and good fun. The bingo cash jackpot has been well over £100. £2 per card of 6 tickets, meaning 6 chances of winning. Raffle tickets for Fanny’s Flaps game are just £1. £2 tickets for Fanny’s Flaps with a cash jackpot of upto £250 to be won.
The Cellar Bar is a safe, inclusive, environment for all of our customers. Free entry, just turn up.
Make sure you’re there early enough to get drinks and bingo tickets. Bar opens at 7pm. This show contains adult humour and swearing and is strictly an over 18’s event.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Karaoke: Barrioke
Brewpoint @ 7pm
Tickets: £17.50
He’s back!
National treasure, Shaun Williamson AKA Barry from EastEnders will be singing his heart out once again at Brewpoint, live on stage with members of the audience.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Dancing: Planet Swing featuring The 251s
The Dance Hall, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Bedford, MK42 6EA @ 8pm – 10.30pm
Tickets: £12.99
An evening for dancers and music enthusiasts alike. Cashless bar, plenty of seating (night club set up) and dance floor. Book in advance and come along at 7.15pm for a 45-minute dance class in Balboa, one of the original swing dances of the era. For the main event, just turn up – pay cash at reception – have fun, no booking needed.
Friday, 18 April 2025
Live music: The Spitfires
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £20
The Spitfires are a British band known for their high-energy performances, sharp melodies, and dynamic sound. Originally formed in 2012, the group quickly gained a reputation for their distinctive style, combining punchy guitar riffs, infectious rhythms, and socially conscious lyrics. Their early releases caught the attention of both critics and fans, earning them a loyal following across the UK, Europe and beyond.
After a decade of working together, the original line-up announced they were to split up in 2022, bowing out at their final performance at a sold out Electric Ballroom, London in February of that year.
But the band’s story is far from over.
In 2025, The Spitfires reformed with an exciting new line-up, ready to share fresh material with fans old and new. With a renewed sense of purpose and a bold new direction, the band is poised to make their return with a sound that promises to be just as powerful and relevant as ever.
Friday, 18 April 2025
Live music: The Workshop Boys
The Cellar Bar @ 8.30pm / bar opens @ 6pm
Free entry
Formed by former members of Los Marbles and Cutting Out, The Workshop Boys have fast become one of Bedford’s most-loved bar bands – and what could be better than seeing them on a Saturday night at the Cellar Bar?
On Sunday, 4, May, the Cellar Bar is hosting an afternoon of live music from The Workshop Boys with an afternoon tea. Performance is 5pm – 7pm. Afternoon tea is 4pm – 6pm. Book online in advance to secure a seat.
Friday, 18 April 2025
Live music: Sophia Soul
The Castle, 17 Newnham Street @ 8.30pm
Free entry
Head to The Castle on Good Friday for an amazing night of entertainment by the super talented soul singer Sophia Soul, singing various acoustic covers to get you dancing.
From Saturday, 19 April until 14 June 2025
Family fun: Hometown Birds art trail
Bedford bus station, Church Square and Church Arcade
Free
Until the middle of June, head to Pigeon Square (Church Square) and its surrounding areas to follow the Hometown Birds art trail and find all 70 of the hidden pigeons displayed along the route.
Created by artists Anne Marie Abbate and Sara Turner, Hometown Birds is a project about migration and perception. Bedfordians were asked to think about their own migration to Bedford and their choice to settle in Bedford. At workshops with children, parents and homeless people, residents created their own pigeon to reflect their journey to the town.
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Walking: “I Never Knew That” guided walk
Bedford Town Centre @ 11am at the gold postbox in St Paul’s Square
Tickets: £4/£2 (Please use the code HIGGINS30 to remove the transaction fee)
The most commonly heard phrase after the completion of a Guided Walk. This Walk encompasses all that information about Bedford and its many features that YOU never knew!
Join the Association of Bedford Tour Guides for one of their fascinating weekly walks. Each walk is of 90 minutes to two hours duration and covers a distance of one or two miles. Most walks are suitable for people who are less mobile.
Children of all ages are most welcome on all of the walks but those aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Each walk costs £4 per adult or £2 for children over 8. All walks must be pre-booked.
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Live music: Shanghai Treason
Bedford Esquires @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £14
Festival favourites, Shanghai Treason are coming to Esquires for the very first time, with support from two of B-town’s finest, The Barrys and Black Rooster Revival!
Those Yorkshire banjo punks ‘Shanghai Treason’ will have you hopping around, spilling your pint and smiling from ear to ear. It’s politically charged, good time, beer drinking music that’s perfect for big tops, festival fields and mini revolutions!
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Live music: Megapint?
The Cellar Bar @ 8.30pm / bar opens @ 6pm / Happy Hour @ 6pm – 9pm
Free entry
Megapint? are back for another gig at The Cellar Bar and they’ll be playing all night until the wee small hours. Expect musical excellence mixed with a wonderfully curated list of rock/pop classics.
Sunday, 20 and Monday, 21 April, 2025
Family fun: Easter Bunny flies into Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth Aerodronme, Alder Drive, Bedfordshire SG18 9DT
Tickets: from £12.50
Shuttleworth’s annual Easter event sees the Easter Bunny take to the skies to arrive in style at Shuttleworth Aerodrome. Following their arrival, children can enjoy a classic egg hunt around the stunning nine-acre regency Swiss Garden, before meeting the Bunny in person and receiving their very own chocolate egg to take home.
This year’s event will also include a fun fair, magic shows and balloon modelling so that families can make the most of their day. Visitors will have the entire Shuttleworth site to explore, including all six hangars of their renowned collection of airworthy vintage aircraft and veteran vehicles.
Families can also hop aboard one of Shuttleworth’s iconic vintage buses and enjoy a trip to Shuttleworth House, which will be open to the public across both days.
Sunday, 20 April 2025
Live music: This Way to The Big Special
Bedford Esquires @ 2pm – 11pm
Tickets: £22.50
On Easter Sunday, Big Special are inviting you to a rather spectacular performance alongside some of their favourite bands across the two stages of Bedford’s Esquires venue.
The day festival features 11 bands across Esquires’ two rooms.
Sunday, 20 April 2025
Dancing: Northern Soul Sundays
The Wellington Arms @ 4pm
Free entry
An afternoon of quality people enjoying a chilled-out chat, laughing, drinking, reminiscing and dancing to top draw soul with Geoff & Hammie plus guests.
Sunday, 20 April 2025
Live music: Chris Hepworth Trio
The Castle, 17 Newnham Street @ 8.30pm
Free entry
Where better place to be on Easter Sunday? The Chris Hepworth Trio will be singing popular covers and accompanied by a rhythm section.
Until the end of April
Exhibition: The Lost Portfolio
The Southbank Gallery, Bedford College
Free entry
The Circus of Illustration presents an exhibition of work by local artists and hobbyists.
At the Higgins Bedford
Exhibition: Colour and Light
The Higgins Bedford until 2 November 2025
Free entry
Art from the 18th century right up to the present day will be on display at The Higgins Bedford in its new exhibition, exploring the fascinating relationship between Colour and Light.
Read: Exhibition: ‘Colour and Light’ illuminates The Higgins Bedford
Running until 2 November 2025, the exhibition will showcase works from The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection, including iconic pieces by JMW Turner, John Singer Sargent, Sonia Delaunay, Peter Blake, and Chila Kumari Singh Burman.
Colour and Light will also feature a specially commissioned artwork by Bedford-based artist, Alison Goodyear, entitled ‘Light & Colour’, as featured on the front cover of the February issue of the Bedford Clanger. This immersive digital experience, created in collaboration with four Bedford community groups and is inspired by the works in the exhibition.
Exhibition: Rediscovering Black Portraiture
The Higgins Bedford
Free entry
The newest exhibition at the Higgins began as a diversionary lockdown project in 2020 and can now be seen at Kensington Palace, the Bodeian Library in Oxford and now in Bedford.
It features the work of Manchester-born professional opera singer, Peter Brathwaite, who has lived in the Black Tom area of Bedford since 2018.
With all his singing work cancelled during the pandemic, Peter began looking for an outlet for his creative talents and started recreating famous and lesser-known Black portraiture paintings using as props whatever he could find around his house.
It was inspired by the Getty Foundation’s lockdown project, but quickly took on a life of its own, gathering a large international online following. You can explore the project at his Instagram page @peter_brathwaite.
And from Saturday, 18 May, they will form part of an installation at the Higgins Bedford which will lead visitors through the main collections and into Cecil Higgins’ house, with Peter’s interpretation of The Paston Treasure at its heart.
Read: ‘Rediscovering Black Portraiture’ at the Higgins Bedford this May
At the Panacea Museum
Permanent exhibition: Discover the amazing story of a unique religious community
Panacea Museum, 11 Newnham Rd, Bedford MK40 3NX
11am – 5pm (last entry 4.30) Thursday – Sunday
Free entry
This fascinating hidden gem of a museum tells the story of the Panacea Society – a Christian group formed in the early twentieth century who created their own ‘Garden of Eden’ in the centre of Bedford.
The Panacea Museum is located across several Victorian buildings that formed the community’s headquarters. It tells the story of the Panacea Society and other similar religious groups.
Every Thursday
Cocktails, Quiz Night & Karaoke
The Cellar Bar from 5.00pm
Pit your wits against The Cellar Bar’s resident quizmaster to see if you can win the jackpot every Thursday from 8pm. £2 per person entry and a maximum of six per team. The winning team will win the jackpot PLUS a round of shots. Followed by Karaoke til close
Every Saturday
Food & drink: Cocktail mixology masterclass
The Cellar Bar @ 3pm / doors open at 12 noon
£30 per person
The Cellar Bar’s resident mixologist, Marley, will explain how to create some outstanding cocktails for your tasting enjoyment. Then, it’s your turn to put what you’ve learned into practice by making (and drinking) three cocktails!
Every Sunday
Live Music: Open Mic Night
The Cellar Bar @ 7.30pm
Free Entry
Every Sunday, join Mat Roberts for the Cellar Bar’s weekly Open Mic night. An opportunity for new and experienced performers to get up on stage and perform.
So whether you think you are the next Tom Grennan or just want a good night of entertainment, head to the Cellar Bar from 7.30pm.
Theatre highlights by Paula Walker
