World Suicide Prevention Day – Changing the Narrative on Suicide
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, which aims to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage well-informed action about preventing suicide. We can all play a role in preventing suicides. Suicide is a serious public health issue, with there being over 700,000 deaths from suicide each year around the world. A recent study found that less…
Special Services for Bedford River Festival
Bedford River Festival is back for 2024! Fantastic free fun for the family including live music, boat parades, funfair, arts & culture, craft market, raft & dragon boat races, water sports, sports village, green earth village, festival of motoring, and much more! Itās all happening on Saturday 20 July and Sunday 21 July. Check out…
Warden Abbey Vineyard wine wins Bronze at World Wine Awards
Warden Abbey Vineyard is delighted to have received a Bronze Medal at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards for its 2019 Sparkling Brut. We had a bumper harvest in 2019 ā one of the best since 2010 when Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (Beds RCC) took over the vineyard and set up the Community Vineyard Project.…
Supporting National Carers Week 2024
Carers Week, taking place from 10ā16 June 2024, is the UK-wide awareness campaign seeking to help carers access support and to increase their visibility among decision makers, services, employers, communities, and businesses. Visit Beds RCCās Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire website to find details of organisations, groups and services useful all year round ā including our Village…
Thank you to our Good Neighbour Volunteers
Despite a soggy afternoon, Beds RCC GNS Team and Good Neighbour volunteers from across Bedfordshire got together for a National Volunteersā Week Celebration Picnic on Tuesday 4 June at Warden Abbey Vineyard. This was our chance to say thank you to all the amazing good neighbour volunteers who offer their time and skills all year…
Willington Good Neighbours Group turns ten
On Saturday 18 May Willington residents got together to celebrate ten years of Willington Good Neighbours Group. Over 50 volunteers and clients gathered to enjoy a special afternoon tea to mark the milestone anniversary and a whole decade of the group being there to help with a range of support including lifts, collecting prescriptions, shopping,…
Time2Connect Win Mayor’s Pride of Houghton Regis Award
Representatives for Time2Connect recently had the honour and pleasure to attend the Mayor’s Pride of Houghton Regis Award Ceremony. It was a fabulous event, celebrating the great work that goes on within the town and so many special services and individuals were represented and received their well-deserved awards. Our team were amazed and delighted to…
Marston Vale Line’s Ā£1 Ticket Offer Extended Until 19th August!
The special Marston Vale Line Ā£1 ticket offer has been extended by popular request for a further 3 months until 19th August. A single journey between any two Marston Vale Line stations is just Ā£1 for adults and 50p for children. This offers a discount of up to 90% on the usual fare. Railcard and Bedfordshire…
Deputy CEO Cliff Andrews Celebrates 20 Years at Beds RCC
Deputy CEO, Cliff Andrews, marks two decades of dedicated service to Beds RCC. Cliff’s commitment and passion have played an integral role in advancing Beds RCCās mission to support rural communities, making him a cherished figure within the charity and with those he works with across Bedfordshire. Since the project Cliff was working on joined…
Felmersham and Radwell Good Neighbours ‘Lunch Together’
The Good Neighbour volunteers of Felmersham & Radwell Community Care are delighted that their trial venture āLunch Togetherā has proved so popular it is continuing throughout the summer. This monthly āsoup and sandwichesā get-together at The Sun, Felmershamās local pub, launched in January in response to comments from an older resident about how lonely it…