Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity made a star appearance on today’s episode of Escape to the Country.
The episode followed Chris and Albert’s search for a home in Bedfordshire. It opened with a clip early on of our Environment and Community Officer Mike Fayers, who is involved in our Wellbeing Walks and Good Neighbour Schemes:
There’s some beautiful villages in Bedfordshire, it’s really lovely looking round. So although I’ve lived here as long as I have, I’ve still got a lot more exploring to do.
Mike Fayers
With 800 miles of public right-of-way in Central Bedfordshire alone, the county is filled with places to walk, run and cycle. Our deputy CEO Cliff Andrews shared about the Biggleswade Green Wheel in today’s episode, which BedsRCC was involved in bringing about. Cliff explained how the Green Wheel benefits the local community, explaining the many ways it gets used. When asked who uses the Green Wheel, Cliff said:
Everyone. Loads of people from the local community, runners, walkers, cyclists, parents with buggies, parents teaching kids to ride their bike, dog walkers, everyone.
Cliff Andrews
The episode highlighted how the Friends of Biggleswade Green Wheel look after the Biggleswade Green Wheel by keeping the vegetation off the path so it’s clear for everyone to use.
We also saw a Wellbeing Walk in action, who regularly use the Green Wheel for walks. One wellbeing walker explained the importance of paths like these:
It’s just uplifting. … It really is very pleasant to just go out and forget all your worries.
As well as featuring some of our staff here at BedsRCC, the episode also highlighted how important volunteers are to the work we do. If you’re interested in getting involved and making a difference to your local community, visit the volunteering page of our website.
Watch the Bedfordshire episode of Escape to the Country on BBC iPlayer.