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Community Rail Partnership Officer
Hours: 21 per week (0.6FTE)Salary: circa Ā£18,600 (based on circa Ā£31,000 for full time/35hpw)Contract: Initially to March 2028 with possible extensionLocation: Based in Cardington, with travel within Bedfordshire and our Community Rail Partnership areas Beds RCC is the host organisation for two Community Rail Partnerships ā Marston Vale and Beds...
Beds RCC Team Comes Together for Summer Celebration at Warden Abbey Vineyard
On Tuesday 2 September, staff, volunteers, trustees and patrons from across Beds RCC came together at Warden Abbey Vineyard for the organisationās annual summer celebration, enjoying an afternoon of food, conversation and recognition of colleaguesā achievements. Warden Abbey Vineyard once again provided a beautiful setting for the event, bringing together...
Borough Good Neighbours – 2026 Survey of residents who contact their local group for help
Life is better with Borough Good Neighbours - itās official! Results are in from our 2026 survey of some of the many Borough residents who have support from Good Neighbour volunteers - and it is great news. Respondents from across the rural Borough rated their quality of life before they...
Oakley Good Neighbours Hosts Successful Summer Fundraiser
Congratulations to Oakley Good Neighbours who joined with local businesses this week to host a fantastic Summer Social in aide of Breast Cancer Now ā raising awareness and an impressive Ā£276 for this important cause. Attractions included a book and craft sale and a uniform stall ā plus the chance...
Good Neighbours group CaddingtonCare recognised by Local MP
Today, the incredible volunteers at CaddingtonCare have been recognised by Member of Parliament Rachel Hopkins with a Community Thank You award for their outstanding work supporting people across the village. From weekly coffee mornings and social activities to helping residents with shopping, prescriptions and transport to appointments, these volunteers truly...
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,...