Resilient Habitats in Greensand Country: Virtual Conference – 5th November
Friday 5th November 2021, 9.30am – 1pm Over the past 5 years the Greensand Country Landscape Partnership has funded and supported a range of habitat creation and enhancement projects, delivered by community groups, conservation charities, farmers and landowners. As the Partnership seeks to transition from the National Lottery Heritage Fund support towards delivering the vision…
Symbol Spot Launch at St Albans Signal Box Museum
The new Beds and Herts Symbol Spot Trail, in association with Mini Map Makers, will launch at a special family launch day event on Tuesday 26 October. Launch day family fun Join the Super Spotters on Tuesday, 26 October 2021 from 10am to 4pm for a family day out at St Albans South Signal Box…
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…
Digital Community Coordinator
£24,491 Full Time or Part Time / Job Share Are you a great people person with excellent IT skills? Would you like to be part of a new adventure? We are currently looking to recruit one Full Time or two Part Time Digital Community Coordinator(s). The successful candidate(s) will run our brand new You Can…
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 people’s mental health may have been affected in various ways. According to research conducted by MIND, more than half of adults (60%) and over…
Rare pink grasshopper found in our Heritage Centre car park !
A rare pink grasshopper has been spotted near our wonderful Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre in Bedfordshire. Chris Hall, who is our manager for Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre, spotted the grasshopper as he walked alongside the car park for the heritage centre. Chris who is also a professional photographer said: “I have seen a lot of…
Return of the Soup Lunch in Shortstown in October
The Shortstown Soup lunch had been running pre-covid for around two years. Before the pandemic hit the club ran a very successful club meeting on the second Monday of the month. The club was vibrant and busy with elderly residents attending from Shortstown, Cardington and Cotton End. For a small amount of money resident were…
New club for Cotton End
Wendy Worgan, BedsRCC Village Agent for Cotton End, is delighted to announce the launch of Cotton End’s Knit & Natter group. Local resident Kay set up the group with support from Wendy, who helped her access funds for vital tea and coffee supplies, and most importantly cake. Kay has helped to run a successful haberdashery…
BedsRCC takes part in 3 Green Wheel Challenge
On Saturday 11 Sept, BedsRCC were happy to play their part in the inaugural 3 Green Wheel Challenge as part of the Bedfordshire Walking Festival. Walkers from across the county were invited to walk the Sandy, Biggleswade and Etonbury Green Wheels over the course of the weekend. Pictured here are the happy band…
BedsRCC staff, volunteers, trustees and patrons celebrate SME success
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre welcomed many of BedsRCC ‘s staff, volunteers, trustees and patrons on Monday (6 September) to celebrate the charity’s successful win at the SME National Business Awards in July. The event was a celebration to recognise and thank all those staff and volunteers who have worked so tirelessly throughout the pandemic to…