Social Prescribing Day
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 what’s in store on Social Prescribing Day by visiting the National Academy for Social Prescribing website. BRCC Social Prescribers Here at Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, we have an amazing…
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…
Dunstable in Winter Art Trail
The Dunstable in Winter Art Trail was launched on Wednesday 15th December. Dunstable Cultural Consortium was delighted to meet with Dunstableās Mayor, Councillor Gloria Martin, who cut the ribbon and declared the trail live. This is the first of many exciting projects The Consortium has planned for the next two years. There will be six winners,…
Houghton Regis Helpers 10 Today!
It is ten years since Houghton Regis Helpers (HRH), one of our first urban good neighbour groups, began helping residents with befriending, transport, and other neighbourly support. In December 2011 there were 22 volunteers – and six residents leapt at the chance to ring up and ask for help. Fast forward to 2021 and there…
Dunstable High Street awarded Ā£92,572 for cultural programme
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity is delighted to have been awarded a Ā£92,572 grant from Historic England as part of the Dunstable High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) to create and deliver community-led cultural activities on the high street over the next three years. Historic England is also funding a role within Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity…
Marston Vale line celebrating 175
The Marston Vale Line is 175 years old this November and the Marston Vale CRP is hosting a family fun day to celebrate!
Kindness in the Community
On Saturday we celebrate Word Kindness Day, a global day that promotes the importance of being kind to each other, to ourselves, and to the world. At BRCC the idea of kindness expressed in our work in community is at the heart of all that we do. BRCC runs a variety of projects across Bedfordshire…