Community Rail Awards 2020 ā weāre nominated!
Weāre delighted to announce that two station friends groups on the Marston Vale line have been shortlisted in this yearās National Community Rail Awards. The Friends of Fenny Stratford Station have been nominated for a gold award and the Friends of Woburn Sands a silver award in the Itās Your Station category, sponsored by Avanti West Coast.…
The Femmes VJ Day 75 online concert available to watch now!
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership are delighted to present this exclusive and free online concert for VJ Day 75 by The Femmes! Oozing with golden age Hollywood glamour, this trio of starlets and their special guests will whisk you to the glory days of the 1940s in this fabulous online concert to commemorate #VJDay75. It’s…
Safeguarding in Village and Community Halls
Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has been awarded over Ā£100k from the National Lottery Community Fund to promote good safeguarding practice to village and community halls throughout England. Sharing best practice Beds RCC Community Buildings Advice Service will be working to make sure that the voluntary management committees that run halls and…
Community Wellbeing Champions excel during Covid crisis
Our Community Wellbeing Champions (CWCs) deliver social prescribing through the Community Referral Social Prescribing service (CRSP). We have 22 CWCs covering Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough, who continued to support their existing case load of clients, as well as accepting new referrals from existing pathways during the Covid crisis. The challenge has been one that…
Village Halls supported through the Covid crisis by BedsRCC
BedsRCC Village Hall Advisory Service (VHAS) offers support and advice to the all Village Hall Trustees and Committees throughout Bedfordshire. In normal times, there are a huge range of activities happening daily in our 120 village halls, from carpet bowls and badminton, to Brownies and bingo. It all happens in these focal points for our communities.…
Community transport team step up during Covid 19
Covid 19 has affected the day to day lives of many across Bedfordshire and it has been a challenging time, but that hasnāt stopped the teams of volunteers and staff stepping up to support those self-isolating and staying safe. Including our own community transport team. Not everyone has been able to work, but those staff…
Everyone needs good neighbours
During the Covid 19 crisis, our Good Neighbour Network Team supported Central Bedfordshire Councilās (CBC) Covid-19 Community hub by referring over 1,750 potentially vulnerable local residents to our amazing network of Good Neighbour groups. The volunteer Support provided has included delivering food parcels and prescriptions, shopping, undertaking befriending phone calls and practical tasks ā all…
Village and Community Agents supporting the most vulnerable
Our Village and Community Agents have been working extremely hard to support some of our most isolated and vulnerable residents from the moment lockdown was announced. They adapted to provide their service via phone calls, and in some cases video calls, to help both existing and new clients face the challenges and anxieties. Between April…
We want your photos of Bedfordshire!
Bedfordshire has an abundance of lush green spaces, historical buildings and nationally recognised landmarks. The Chiltern Hills are officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and visitors are treated to the best in English countryside in rural areas. We want to showcase some of these beautiful spots through our Facebook and Twitter pages.…
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