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Goodbye and happy ‘retirement’ 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,...
Ecology & Environment Officer
Part‑time or full‑time (21–35 hours per week)Salary £32,597 - £34,434 for full time 35hpw, pro-rata for part time hoursInitial 12 month contract with possible extensionBased in Cardington, with travel across Bedfordshire Use your knowledge and skills to make a real difference Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing the natural...
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre’s ‘Rails to Roots’ Wins Best Community Engagement Award
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre is celebrating national recognition after winning ‘Best Community Engagement Project’ 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 King’s 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 RCC’s 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 ‘Warm in Winter’ gift...
Barton Helping Hands celebrates 25 years
Barton volunteers and clients past and present filled their village hall on Saturday for ‘Silver Jubilee’ celebrations marking their good neighbour group’s 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...