Supporting National Carers Week 2024
Carers Week, taking place from 10ā16 June 2024, is the UK-wide awareness campaign seeking to help carers access support and to increase their visibility among decision makers, services, employers, communities, and businesses. Visit Beds RCCās Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire website to find details of organisations, groups and services useful all year round ā including our Village…
Thank you to our Good Neighbour Volunteers
Despite a soggy afternoon, Beds RCC GNS Team and Good Neighbour volunteers from across Bedfordshire got together for a National Volunteersā Week Celebration Picnic on Tuesday 4 June at Warden Abbey Vineyard. This was our chance to say thank you to all the amazing good neighbour volunteers who offer their time and skills all year…
Willington Good Neighbours Group turns ten
On Saturday 18 May Willington residents got together to celebrate ten years of Willington Good Neighbours Group. Over 50 volunteers and clients gathered to enjoy a special afternoon tea to mark the milestone anniversary and a whole decade of the group being there to help with a range of support including lifts, collecting prescriptions, shopping,…
Time2Connect Win Mayor’s Pride of Houghton Regis Award
Representatives for Time2Connect recently had the honour and pleasure to attend the Mayor’s Pride of Houghton Regis Award Ceremony. It was a fabulous event, celebrating the great work that goes on within the town and so many special services and individuals were represented and received their well-deserved awards. Our team were amazed and delighted to…
Marston Vale Line’s Ā£1 Ticket Offer Extended Until 19th August!
The special Marston Vale Line Ā£1 ticket offer has been extended by popular request for a further 3 months until 19th August. A single journey between any two Marston Vale Line stations is just Ā£1 for adults and 50p for children. This offers a discount of up to 90% on the usual fare. Railcard and Bedfordshire…
Deputy CEO Cliff Andrews Celebrates 20 Years at Beds RCC
Deputy CEO, Cliff Andrews, marks two decades of dedicated service to Beds RCC. Cliff’s commitment and passion have played an integral role in advancing Beds RCCās mission to support rural communities, making him a cherished figure within the charity and with those he works with across Bedfordshire. Since the project Cliff was working on joined…
Felmersham and Radwell Good Neighbours ‘Lunch Together’
The Good Neighbour volunteers of Felmersham & Radwell Community Care are delighted that their trial venture āLunch Togetherā has proved so popular it is continuing throughout the summer. This monthly āsoup and sandwichesā get-together at The Sun, Felmershamās local pub, launched in January in response to comments from an older resident about how lonely it…
Warden Abbey Vineyard reaches finals for SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards
We are delighted to announce that our Community Vineyard have reached the finals for the Positive Impact Award category for theĀ SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards. The Positive Impact category celebrates both Community Businesses and Not for Profit Organisations who have positively benefitted society. Our vineyard team, made up of volunteers and headed up by…
New Good Neighbour Group Launches in Milton Earnest
A new Good Neighbour Group has launched in Milton Ernest, joining our network of over 40 Good Neighbour schemes in Bedfordshire. On Saturday 30th March we launched our latest Good Neighbour Scheme in Milton Ernest. Pictured below are some of the committee, who have been working with our Scheme Support Officer Debra to set up…
Bedfordshireās Village Halls Encouraged to āGo Green!ā for Village Halls Week
Rural community buildings across the county will be considering how they can save energy and work with groups in their community to contribute to Net Zero this week as part of a national campaign led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). Run almost entirely by volunteers, village halls are a cornerstone of rural…