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Community Wellbeing Champion
35 hours/week Salary Ā£32,597(Pro rata for part time, based on Ā£32,597 for 35hpw FTE)(Initial 1 year contract with extension subject to funding) The opportunity We have a number of full-time and/or part-time opportunities, to join our established team of Community Wellbeing Champions delivering our Community Referral Social Prescribing service across...
Goodbye and happy āretirementā to Boo and Pat
Two of our longest-serving walk leaders have decided to call it a day from leading Ramblers Wellbeing Walks. Our grateful thanks for all their volunteering go to Boo Matthews and Pat Warren, who have been successfully leading the Potton and Gamlingay walks for the last 22 years! In that time,...
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centreās ‘Rails to Roots’ Wins Best Community Engagement Award
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre is celebrating national recognition after winning āBest Community Engagement Projectā at the 21st Community Rail Awards, for its innovative work engaging communities with their local railway. The event, organised by Community Rail Network and supported by headline partner East Midlands Railway, took place at Derby Arena...
Local communities to come together to celebrate Village Halls Week 2026
Village halls across Bedfordshire will open their doors next week as part of a week-long programme of national events that aim to shine a light on the enormous positive impact that community buildings have on the lives of people living in rural areas. The seven-day celebration in Bedfordshire, which comes...
Alex smashes Guinness World Record for Beds RCC
Beds RCC has been thrilled to celebrate an incredible achievement by one of our own. On Monday 19 January, Alex Goulding, one of our Community Wellbeing Champions, officially broke the Guinness World Record for the most plyometric push-ups completed in one minute - and not only did he break it,...
Stotfold Good Neighbour Group receive Royal recognition
Congratulations to Stotfold Good Neighbour Group, which has been awarded The Kingās Award for Voluntary Service for 2025! This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Stotfold Good Neighbour Group is one of only 231 charities, social enterprises...
Good Neighbours helping keep Warm in Winter
Thanks to funding from the Harpur Trust, Beds RCCās GNS team is working with our Borough Good Neighbour Groups to help some of the residents they assist to be more equipped for the approaching colder weather. Wilstead and Wixams Good Neighbour volunteer Richard Oxlade collected 65 āWarm in Winterā gift...
Barton Helping Hands celebrates 25 years
Barton volunteers and clients past and present filled their village hall on Saturday for āSilver Jubileeā celebrations marking their good neighbour groupās sterling achievement. Everyone enjoyed getting together over a fabulous full-works three course Afternoon Tea served on beautiful china, all rounded off with a slice or two of the...
Team Beds RCC Gets Together for Summer BBQ at Warden Abbey Vineyard
On Thursday 4 September, staff, volunteers, trustees and patrons from across Beds RCC's teams came together at Warden Abbey Vineyard for its annual summer barbecue celebration and Star awards. Despite some ominous clouds at the start, the weather turned out very pleasant in the end and made for a lovely...