Pavenham Good Neighbour Group has Launched!
Pavenham Good Neighbour Group launched with a community drop in at The Cock pub on Monday 22nd April. To celebrate the launch of Pavenham’s new Good Neighbour Scheme, members of the Good Neighbours committee, volunteers and those interested in receiving help from the scheme met at the village pub. The group celebrated the launch with…
Houghton Regis Helpers Celebrate King’s Award for Voluntary Service with Awards Ceremony
Houghton Regis Helpers (HRH) were delighted to receive the King’s Award for Voluntary Service at Houghton Regis Memorial Hall on Thursday 18th April. This award is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK, and receiving it is a huge honour. The ceremony brought together Good Neighbour volunteers, members of Beds RCC including…
Warden Abbey Vineyard to participate in āThe Big Help Outā for the second year running.
Warden Abbey Vineyard are taking part in The Big Help Out ā the UKās biggest ever mass volunteering movement from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th June 2024. In 2023, 7.2 million people took part in the Big Help Out during the Kingās Coronation weekend: lending a hand and making a difference in their local communities.…
Warden Abbey Vineyard reaches finals for SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards
We are delighted to announce that our Community Vineyard have reached the finals for the Positive Impact Award category for theĀ SME Luton and Bedfordshire Business Awards. The Positive Impact category celebrates both Community Businesses and Not for Profit Organisations who have positively benefitted society. Our vineyard team, made up of volunteers and headed up by…
New Good Neighbour Group Launches in Milton Earnest
A new Good Neighbour Group has launched in Milton Ernest, joining our network of over 40 Good Neighbour schemes in Bedfordshire. On Saturday 30th March we launched our latest Good Neighbour Scheme in Milton Ernest. Pictured below are some of the committee, who have been working with our Scheme Support Officer Debra to set up…
Village Halls Week 2024: Beds RCC’s Energy Efficiency Project at Dunstable Community Halls
Beds RCC have been making energy improvements to Dunstable Community Halls After taking on Dunstable Community Halls in 2023, we are now undertaking work to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings. This has been made possible after receiving funding from Central Bedfordshire Council and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Constructed with lightweight timber similar…
Bedfordshireās Village Halls Encouraged to āGo Green!ā for Village Halls Week
Rural community buildings across the county will be considering how they can save energy and work with groups in their community to contribute to Net Zero this week as part of a national campaign led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). Run almost entirely by volunteers, village halls are a cornerstone of rural…
Social Prescribing Day – 14th March 2024
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 whatās in store on Social Prescribing Day by visiting the National Academy for Social Prescribing website. Here at Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, our Social Prescribing team make a real difference…
Celebrating 70 years of Beds RCC at our Strategic Plan Launch
On Thursday 29th February, our Staff, Trustees, Patrons and Partners came together to launch our new Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2028 and our 70th Anniversary Video. During the morning session, our Staff and Trustees came together to learn more about the Strategic Plan, each other’s work and to workshop ways of implementing our goals…
Full Timetable to Resume on the Marston Vale Line on 19th February 2024
A full Marston Vale Line timetable will resume on Monday 19th February ā an hourly service Monday ā Saturday running between 05:17 & 21:45 from Bletchley (21:32 on Saturdays) and 06:10 & 22:38 from Bedford (06:15 & 22:19 on Saturdays). 17 trains will run daily in each direction on a largely clockface timetable. Until further notice, some evening…