BedsRCC reaches finals for SME National Business Awards
Weāre delighted to announce that for the second year running, we have reached the finals for the Community Business of the Year Award category for the SME National Business Awards. The Community Business of the Year Award category celebrates both Community Businesses and Not for Profit Organisations who have positively benefitted society. We were thrilled…
Betty’s Big Road Trip: Raising Money for Ukraine
Our Digital Lead Bill Simmons is currently driving Betty, a London taxi cab, with two other friends to North Africa to tick off a bucket list dream and raise money for Ukraine. The two week trip was originally delayed due to COVID, but following the easing of restrictions it has been able to take place…
The Barn Hosts its First Tasting Day with Badgers Chilli Kitchen
On Friday 29th April, Lee, owner of Badgers Chilli Kitchen, joined us for our first tasting day at The Barn. With lots of exciting changes at The Barn including improvements to the inside and outside cafĆ© areas, new additions to the menu, and new local producers stocked in our farm shop, we were really looking…
BedsRCC Nominated for Bedford Independent Everyday Hero Award
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity has been nominated in the Bedford Independent Everyday Hero Awards in the ‘Covid Hero – Team’ category. The Bedford Independent Everyday Heroes Awards 2021, in partnership with the Harpur Trust, are celebrating those who make Bedford brilliant. Nominations closed on 4th March 2022, and we are pleased to announce that our charity…
Makeover for Marston Vale Line Trains
Trains operating on the Marston Vale Line have been given an exciting new look thanks to the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. A special vinyl has been installed on the outside of two of the trains to celebrate the 175th anniversary year of the line and promote Greensand Country, an area of special landscape character through which it runs.…
Warden Abbey Vineyard Featured in Community Vineyards Article
An article by Glug Magazine features our very own vineyard, highlighting the importance of community vineyards. Wine52’s new wine publication have recently published an article featuring three community vineyards across the world, including our very own vineyard! The article underlines the importance of having spaces for everybody to get involved in their local communities, to…
Village Halls Set to Make Pledges for the Future
This week, Monday 24 to Sunday 30th January 2022, will see many of Englandās 10,000+ rural community buildings posting pledges on social media as part of a popular national campaign. Volunteers managing these important charitable community hubs are being encouraged to think outside of the box and consider what can be done to improve their…
Ridgmont Heritage Centre featured on BBC
Last Sunday, the BBC published an article: ‘Your pictures on the theme of āview from a windowāā. The pictures show different snippets of life in the past and present, all over the world. Photographer Alison Wilkerson sent in a picture of her husband David posing through the ticket window in Ridgmont station heritage centre. This…
Warden Abbey Revealed at the Higgins Bedford
Nestled between the picturesque villages of Old Warden and Cardington, vines were first planted on this beautiful Bedfordshire field in medieval times by monks at the Cistercian Abbey of Warden. Research by the Old Warden History and Heritage Society together with the results of a geophysical survey have revealed the greatness of one of the…
Sunday 10 October is World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day 2021 is possibly the most important one to date. The coronavirus pandemic, months of lockdown and an uncertain future for many will have taken its toll and peopleās mental health may have been affected in various ways. According to research conducted by MIND, more than half of adults (60%) and over…