Social Prescribing Day – 14th March 2024
Today is Social Prescribing Day, an annual celebration which recognises the local community groups and projects which are doing amazing work in local communities. Find out whatās in store on Social Prescribing Day by visiting the National Academy for Social Prescribing website. Here at Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, our Social Prescribing team make a real difference…
Celebrating 70 years of Beds RCC at our Strategic Plan Launch
On Thursday 29th February, our Staff, Trustees, Patrons and Partners came together to launch our new Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2028 and our 70th Anniversary Video. During the morning session, our Staff and Trustees came together to learn more about the Strategic Plan, each other’s work and to workshop ways of implementing our goals…
Houghton Regis Helpers Awarded King’s Award for Voluntary Service
Houghton Regis Helpers, a group of volunteers providing Good Neighbour help, based in Houghton Regis, have been awarded the Kingās Award for Voluntary Service 2023. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Houghton Regis Helpers were launched in December 2011, with support…
Warden Abbey Vineyard Win ‘Made in Bedfordshire’ Category for the CPRE Bedfordshire ‘Living Countryside Awards’
We are delighted to announce that our community vineyard Warden Abbey Vineyard has won the ‘Made in Bedfordshire’ award in CPRE Bedfordshire’s Living Countryside Awards. John English a trustee from CPRE Bedfordshire visited the Vineyard today to present the award to Vineyard volunteers and BRCC staff. The ‘Made in Bedfordshireā award celebrates the best of…
Join us at the official opening of the walking route of the Potton Green Wheel
Date: 17th SeptemberTime: 10am – 2pmLocation: The Hollow, Biggleswade Road, Potton, SG19 2LX Beds RCC have been working Central Bedfordshire Council and local communities to develop latest Green Wheel in east Bedfordshire. The Potton Green Wheel walkerās route is the latest addition to the areas countryside recreation opportunities. The launch is just the start of…
Warden Abbey Vineyard Open Day – 10th September 2023
There’s something for everyone to enjoy at Warden Abbey Vineyard’s Open Day on Sunday 10th September On Sunday 10th September Warden Abbey Vineyard will be opening the gates to the public for their annual Open Day and Wine sale. This popular fundraising event runs from 11am to 4pm, attracts around 1000 visitors and gives an…
Consultation on Proposed Closure of Ticket Offices Extended Until 1st September 2023
The consultation period over the proposed closure of Ticket Offices across the country has been extended until Friday 1st September 2023. Please see https://www.transportfocus.org.uk/news/ticket-office-consultation-extension-transport-focus-statement Passengers who have already responded do not need to do so again, as all responses received so far will be valid. Both the Marston Vale and Beds & Herts CRPs will be responding to…
Water Water Everywhere?
We were delighted with the success of yesterdayās āWater Water Everywhere?ā conference which we co-hosted on behalf of the Upper and Bedford Ouse Catchment Partnership. There was a great range of informative and inspiring presentations looking at the contrasting challenges of having both too little and too much water at different times through the year. …
Warden Abbey Vineyard Featured in delicious. Magazine
One of the UK’s leading food magazines delicious. featured an article spotlighting Warden Abbey Vineyard in their June edition. The article focused on the volunteering aspect of an English vineyard, sharing about how this makes our vineyard unique, and the wine produced even more so. Committee members of the Friends of Warden Abbey Vineyard and…
Introducing App-Bike: Biggleswadeās New Cycle Hire Scheme
Now more residents have the chance to explore Biggleswade and its Green Wheel, following the launch of our new cycle project. We have partnered with Central Bedfordshire Council to offer a new cycle hire scheme for Biggleswade residents through cycle hire company App-Bike. The initiative is supported by Bigglewade Town Council, who gave permission for…