Charities In Central Bedfordshire

We engage talented musicians to perform recitals for the benefit of the general public, mainly in and around Leighton Buzzard, at local venues at affordable prices. The programmes cover a variety of musical genres by composers, writers and lyricists from a period extending from ancient times to the present day.

Fund raising events within school such as summer and Christmas fetes with stalls offering activities for children. The sale of refreshments at events, such as school plays and sport day and putting on events e.g discos. Funds raised are then used by the school to enhance the educational experience of the children, such as subsidising coach trips and purchase of resources.

Dunstable Men in Sheds is a member of the UK Men's Sheds Association. The Men's Shed movement provides a community based atmosphere for men over 50 to engage in hobbies, community projects and general socialising. The Shed has workspace fitted with machine tools, etc, which are available for all to use. www.dunstablemeninsheds.org.uk will tell you more!

Blunham Village Hall trustees manage the Village Hall on behalf of the residents of Blunham, Bedfordshire. The charity hires the hall out to residents of Blunham and surrounding villages as well as running its own fund raising and community events for the benefit of residents of Blunham and surrounding villages.

Steppingley Village Association is the governing body of Steppingley Village Hall and Steppingley Recreational Association. We organise a variety of social and leisure activities throughout the year for children, youth and adults. We maintain and manage the village hall, village pavilion, recreation ground and the children's play area for the benefit of the village and its neighbourhood.

The village hall is available for hire and is used for meetings, lectures, classes and for other forms of recreation and leisuretime activities including scouts, youth activities, dances, parties and wedding receptions.

Self Help Group. We provide a non discriminatory service for people of all races and ethnicity within the community, providing a drop-in centre and offering spiritual & social help, general advocacy and advice, offering tea & coffee and second hand clothing. Prison ministry, giving offenders bible studies, help and advise in back into society.Hospital /Hospice visiting the sick and the elderly.

The publication of material relating to the history of the county of Bedfordshire. This includes both the publication of archive material, with explanatory sections to inform the user, and monographs on specific historical topics.

The Woburn Heritage Centre CIO runs a museum of local history, open to the public from April to October every year. The museum is run entirely by volunteers and has a committee of nine trustees

Parent Teacher Association: Fundraising for funds to be used by The Hills Academy in Bedford. Activities include Christmas and Summer Fairs, Discos and quizzes. Activities take place within the school grounds and buildings.

The Trust has a policy of supporting the efforts of Rotary International (RI)in the fulfillment of the Object of Rotary. Rotary mission is the achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national and international humanitarian, educational and cultural programmes. The Trust also focuses on the needs of the local community through charities, organisations and specific individuals.

The club holds weekly training sessions to improve athletic ability and general fitness.Opportunities are provided for members to compete in competitions across a number of athletic disciplines. The club organises athletics events.

Fundraising activities such as school disco's, Christmas and Summer fairs, movie & bingo nights, car boot sales, non uniform days, cake & ice cream sales for the children and parents of the school to attend.

Provision of Hall and grounds for use by villagers and groups/societies. This includes Yoga, Community lunches, Art Groups, Singer group and Church and Council meetings, as well as ad-hoc bookings and various social/entertainment occasions organised by the Village Hall committee.

Promoting improvement in the standard of driving by preparing candidates to take the IAM advanced driving test. Holding monthly indoor meetings (in locations across the area on motoring related topics.

East Beds Concert Band is a community band based in Biggleswade, for players of all ages and abilities. It provides players, particularly the young members, the opportunity to rehearse and perform a wide variety of music, thereby improving their musical skills. The Band performs three concerts a year, in different venues, and by so doing, promotes concert band music within the community.

ÔÇó Organise festive celebrations, Regular Excursions, Participation in various youth sporting competitions. Host weekly football training sessions for male, female & children, Organise an annual sports weekend, Organise an annual dinner and dance, Organised a Variety Show in 2009, Participate in Luton International Carnival, Host a show on a Diverse FM, SEWA, self-less work & Educational workshops

The Naval Cadet Corps operates one training unit, TS OCEAN, providing cadet training to children aged 10-18 years of age in the disciplines and ways of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. This teaches the children respect, responsibility and good citizenship.The units also help out in the local community and attend functions such as Remembrance Parades and Armed Forces Days.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bedford is organised to promote the understanding and demonstration of the truth as set forth in the Bible and interpreted in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science.

The Charity carries out fundraising activities to be able to financially support Potton Schools in various activities, facilities, trips and educational support materials as required.

HBAM promotes the improvement of the standard of motorcycle riding and the advancement of road safety by education and training of riders for the public benefit.

We are a group of people including parents, teachers and friends of the school who help to organise events, both fund raising and social within school and the local surrounding areas. These events include but are not limited to disco's, fayres and quiz nights. These events aim to enhance the school experience for the school community and provide much needed extra funds for the school.

BCPD Trust provides the following services to young and disadvantaged people wanting to advance their education, skills, profession or want to improve their health through sports participation. Listed below are some examples;o MS Office Tools Trainingo Training on Interview Techniques, CV Writing and Job Searching Techniqueso Sports Training and Coaching

Small fund raising events held within the school for children,parent/carers and school staff to participate in and support. i.e. Quiz night, Annual Summer Fayre etc

Local organists Association that work as a body to encourage interest in church organ music across the county.We host annual organ recitals with celebrities. Members of the association also hold an annual composite recital in various locations. We also visit churches with interesting organs where members are invited to play if they so wish. We also host workshops and lectures of interest.