Latest Coronavirus information for village halls in Tier 4
Village and community halls located in Tier 4 areas were required to close from Sunday 20 December. Restrictions similar to those seen during the national lockdown have been introduced in the new Tier 4 areas. The closures are in response to the rapid spread of the new variant of COVID-19 and Action with Communities in…
Bringing Christmas Cheer in a difficult year…
Our two Community Rail Partnerships (CRP), Marston Vale and Beds & Herts, have teamed up with vintage singing trio The Femmes to deliver Christmas with The Femmes 2020. Sadly, there are many who wont be able to visit or be with families this Christmas due to the pandemic. The aim is to spread some festive…
More than wine at Sunday’s Christmas Wine Sale
There’s so much more than wine at our outdoor Christmas Wine Sale this Sunday! From 12 noon to 4pm, the Warden Abbey Vineyard team will be joined by these lovely local businesses: Ants Chilli House Rookery Nook prints and cards Willow Tree Gin Kelchner Brewery Eve Carroll Pottery. Youāll also be able to pick up…
Beds & Herts CRP win third place in photo competition
Congratulations to Beds & Herts Community Rail Partnership (CRP), who won their first award at the online Community Rail Awards last night (Wednesday 9 December 2020). They won third place in the photo competition, as voted by the public. The photo is of a group of pupils from Chilterns Special School during their visit to…
Support us on Small Business Saturday
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and we have three wonderful small businesses at BedsRCC. The Barn, Cardington has delicious food, Christmas gifts and all your regular groceries, plus some incredible cakes. All locally sourced and supplied by local businesses too. Ridgmont Station Vintage Tea Room and Heritage Centre offers the most delicious afternoon tea, plus…
Come to The Barn for the Warden Abbey Vineyard Christmas wine sale
The Warden Abbey Vineyard Annual Christmas wine sale will be in the form of a small outdoor market this year, held at The Barn Cardington. Weāll be joined by: Ants Chilli House Rookery Nook prints and cards Willow Tree Gin Kelchner Brewery Eve Carroll Pottery You’ll be able to browse some of the artisan crafts…
Village Hall Safeguarding week and what it means for Bedfordshire halls
Next week is Village Hall Safeguarding week and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) is calling on thousands of village halls across England to make sure policies and procedures are in place to keep everyone safe. ACRE has been awarded Ā£100k from the National Lottery Community Fund to promote good safeguarding practice to village…
New-look tea room to open at Ridgmont Station in November
Ridgmont Station Vintage Tea Room and Heritage Centre is undergoing some exciting changes and will be opening its doors once again in the very near future. We’re pleased to announce that after a small refurb, and with new management and a new menu in place, the tea room will be reopening on Wednesday 4 November.…
Lord-Lieutenant visits Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, was delighted to make a socially distant covid safe visit to BRCC to thank the volunteers and staff for their tremendous efforts during the pandemic. On the visit, the Lord-Lieutenant met with Chief Executive Tracy Cowan and those team members who were actively involved in supporting the communities during…
2020 village and community hall survey to be published
ACRE has announced that they will publish the report from the survey run with halls across England at the start of 2020, next week. The analysis has been conducted by the Centre for Regional, Economic and Social Research (CRESR), at Sheffield Hallam University, on behalf of ACRE. They funded the work with the support of…