Charities In Bedford

Off road and on road cycling as a means of improving physical fitness, improving quality of life and providing greater peace of mind through the sharing of experiences of prostate cancer with fellow sufferers.

PROMOTION OF PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION AND INSTALLATION OF DEFIBRILLATION EQUIPMENT ALONGSIDE TRAINING AND AWARENESS

Enable deaf children and their families to join together to enable mutual help and encouragement through meetings, social occasions and advice. Provide a holiday playscheme for deaf children and their siblings. Purchase certain useful equipment for hearing-impaired children not provided by social services. To ensure local hearing-impaired children have equal opportunities with their hearing peers.

Hockliffe School Association helps children at Hockliffe Lower School learn and develop, both phisically and mentally, in a school based environment.

Women's group meeting for the purpose of gaining information from guest speakers, social support and charitable works.

Untangled International works to 'untangle' how to use business to advance missions in the developing world. We set up small businesses which fund rural church workers. Untangled provides support to these church workers in all areas of setting up and running these businesses.

Education/TrainingRelief of Poverty

A range of activities held at the school or the local village hall including: Summer Fete / Christmas Bazaar / School Calendar / Family Fun Days / Ice Cream Sales / Disco / Film nights

The support of poorer persons in Harrold & Carlton who come across harship due to unforeseen circumstances (i.e. loss of health etc.).

To build a new parish room for St Mary Magdalene Church, Westoning. Supporting the physical maintenance and improvement of the fabric of St Mary Magdalene Church.

Grants to clergy in the Diocese of Oxford in cases of emergency

Music society providing concerts in Toddington and providing a scholarship each year to a young musician from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire or Buckinghamshire

Langford Welfare Trust administers 3 old charities (Town Land, the Wallett Charity, and the Charity of John Ward) which were amalgamated in 1971 and registered as one Trust. The proceeds were distributed to the poor of the parish in the form of bread and coal. Today the proceeds are available for the general welfare and educational purposes of parishioners of Langford.

The principal object of the charity is the preservation of English historical, architectural and constitutional heritage, in the East of England.

The charity's activities are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education through Theatre In Education and appreciation of the arts. Arena tour devised and scripted plays, mainly to schools, reaching audiences who may not otherwise have the opportunity to see live performance. We work in mainstream and special schools across the age range. Workshops for young people also feature in our work

To advance the Christian faith and in particular to communicate the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; using all forms of media and other means.

To advance the education and wellbeing of the pupils at the Cavendish School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities not required to be provided by the local education authority at the school.Our main activity in this area has been to seek donations from local business and groups towards funding work in the school.

Religious Activities organising important religious functions like Holi,Janmashtmi, dashera & diwali

TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO MUSLIM CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE, FACILITATE CELEBRATION OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, ASSIST AND PROMOTE ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES, GENERALLY PROMOTE ISLAMIC FAITH AND VALUES AND PROMOTE RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND HARMONY.

To compile and collect historical information pertaining to Riseley and to educate the public in the history of the area including the arranging of interestng talks with an historical theme..

Money is raised to support local and national charities. All money is raised from activities in and around Bedfordshire.

Toddler Group

To maintain the village recreation area for the benefit of all villagers. To provide and maintain football and cricket pitches and a playground for the village children.

Religious activities

The maintenance and upkeep of the fabric and churchyard of All Saints church, St. Paul's Walden and any other charitable activities connected with the church