Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre and Tea Room Win Gold in the SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards
Weāre delighted to announce that we won Gold for the London Luton Airport Hospitality Business of the Year category at the SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards. On Thursday 29th June staff and volunteers from Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre and Tea Room and Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity came together to attend the SME Luton and Bedfordshire…
Calling All Volunteers: Join Us For Central Bedfordshire’s Cheering Volunteering Event
Join us on Wednesday 7th June to mark Volunteers week and celebrate volunteers in Central Bedfordshire. Central Bedfordshire Council’s (CBC) annual Cheering Volunteering event is back! This year we are working in partnership with CBC and Community and Voluntary Service (CVS) to hold an event at the Rufus Centre, Flitwick on Wednesday 7th June. This…
Warden Abbey Vineyard Wine Reviewed in Vineyard Magazine
Warden Abbey Vineyard’s 2019 sparkling wine has been featured in the Vineyard Magazine’s wine reviews by wine writer Matthew Jukes. Matthew Jukes is a wine writer for the Vineyard Magazine and has worked in the UK wine business for over thirty-five years. He has been writing about wine for over two decades and has published fourteen…
Dunstable Community Halls launches new website
Luton and Bedfordshire Youth Association (LuBYA) have merged with Beds RCC to create Dunstable Community Halls (DCH), which incorporates both the Pioneer Hall and Luton & Bedfordshire Youth Association (Dunstable Young Peopleās centre). The Halls now have a new website to complement the launch, which can be viewed online. Dunstable Community Halls have activities ranging…
Self Care Week
Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations. This year, it falls on 14th – 20th November and the theme is ‘Exercise Self Care for Life’ Self Care Week is organised by the Self Care Forum, who have been running the…
New You Can Do IT! Group to Launch in Bromham
Our digital inclusion project āYou Can Do IT!ā helps people to gain the skills and confidence to use smartphones, tablets, and computers at a pace that suits them. Sessions are one-to-one and are held in various venues across Bedfordshire. We’re excited to announce that we have a new group launching in Bromham on the 16th…
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity Launches Green Wellbeing Directory to Help People Across Bedfordshire Get Out in Nature
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (Beds RCC) has put together a Green Wellbeing Directory on their āYour Wellbeing Bedfordshireā website. This directory features opportunities for people to get out in nature, and lists over 60 activities or places to visit across Bedfordshire already – which will continue to grow. These activities and places give people the…
Good Neighbours Week
Today (Monday 10th October) marks the start of Good Neighbours Week, during which counties across the UK are sharing the benefits of Good Neighbour Schemes and celebrating the positive work of volunteers. Good Neighbour Schemes (sometimes known as village care schemes) are set up and run by local residents who offer help and support to fellow…
Good Neighbour Group ‘Silsoe Offers Support’ turns 20!
On Tuesday 4th October, the community of Silsoe gathered together for a special 20th Anniversary tea party to celebrate 20 years of ‘Silsoe Offers Support’. Silsoe Offers Support is a Good Neighbour Group which was set up by Fran Neal in 2002. Beds RCC helped them to begin by giving them a grant for the…
Walk on the Wild Side with Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
Our series of family friendly seasonal walks is launching soon, with activities to explore our local natural places. Taking a walk outside is known to help lift the spirits, and has real benefits to both body and mind. In fact, research shows that spending just two hours a week in nature can help us feel…