Weāre saying Thank You to our staff this Thank You Day
This Thank You Day, we want to recognise our fantastic team of dedicated staff for their amazing service to our communities and residents across Bedfordshire during the Covid 19 pandemic. This past 15 months have been different for everyone working for BedsRCC, but the various teams have adapted and shown impressive resilience. Not only have…
BedsRCC win gold at the SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards
We’re delighted to announce that we won gold in the Community Business of the Year Award category, sponsored by London Luton Airport, at the SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards on Tuesday (29 June 2021). The awards, held at Bedford Corn Exchange, looked to recognise those small and medium-sized enterprises that had demonstrated the upmost…
You’re invited to the Teddy Bears Picnic at Warden Abbey
Tickets are now on sale for the Warden Abbey Vineyard Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Sunday 4 July. This is a great family day out with plenty of activities for little ones in our beautiful vineyard, with the added bonus of the nearby Shuttleworth airshow military display. Bring your teddy bears, your picnic, chairs and blankets…
Thank you to the vineyard volunteers
Our last message for #VolunteersWeek2021 is to say hats off to our vineyard volunteers. Thank you for keeping the vineyard in tip top shape throughout the year, despite having to work in smaller numbers. Thank you for uncomplainingly sitting outside for tea breaks in the coldest April and May since we started. Thank you for…
Health Walk volunteers – Volunteer Week 2021
A huge thank you goes to all of our countyās Health Walk leaders for their volunteering over the last year. It has been an extraordinary and very difficult time for group walks through Covid lockdowns with restrictions on walker numbers and social distancing, yet our walk leaders have shown great patience and adaptability. Some have…
Community Rail champions – Volunteers Week 2021
A huge thank you to our 85-strong team of volunteers on the Marston Vale (Bedford to Bletchley) and Beds and Herts (Bedford to St Albans City) Community Rail Partnerships who have done an amazing job in an exceptionally difficult year. They have been instrumental in brightening up our stations, overseeing the day to day running…
Thank you to our Good Neighbours – Volunteer Week 2021
We’re saying thank you to each one of the over 1,500 volunteers currently involved in our network of Good Neighbour Groups, who offer local support in over 70 villages and towns across Bedfordshire. Whether you are a committee member, driver, phone holder, befriender, DIY-er, baker or dog-walker, itās your kindness, skill and time that enables…
Ivel Valley Conservation Volunteers – Volunteers Week 2021
It’s Volunteersā Week and this is our chance to say thanks to all our wonderful volunteers! We’re throwing the spotlight on those kindly giving their time to support us and our communities all week and today we focus on Ivel Valley Conservation Volunteers (IVCV). A big thanks from us all to all our countryside volunteers,…
Village Hall and Community Building volunteers and Management Committee Trustees
A big, big thank to all our Village Hall and Community Building volunteers and Management Committee Trustees. There are over a 1,000 Trustees from 190 committees looking after our community buildings throughout the Befordshire and they are supported by additional members of the public who carry out the day to day task of running their…
Thank you to our TimeBanks members – Volunteers Week 2021
It’s Volunteersā Week and this is our chance to say thanks to all our wonderful volunteers! We’re throwing the spotlight on those kindly giving their time to support us and our communities all week and today we are thanking the TimeBank volunteers. A big THANK YOU goes to all our members for keeping the TimeBanks…