Charities In Central Bedfordshire

Provides Gujarati language classes and singing indian devotional songs and classical songs classes. Runs all indian cultural activities including Holi, Navratri, Rangoli, Diwali, Ram Navmi, Shivratri & Janmasthmi.Provides cultural facilities for Asian Men & Women.

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.

Social activities and fundraising for the preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, improvement and ornamentation of the fabric of All Saints Church Kempston and its environs, including the Church Hall.

Promotion of Scottish Country Dancing in the Bedfordshire area by supporting weekly classes, providing a demonstration team which is available to perform at fetes, clubs, etc, and organising regular dances using recorded music and an annual ball with a live band.

provide a service that is able to respond when requested, to an emergency, through the provision of appropriate fire appliances, equipment and personnel properly qualified in their use.promote fire, personal and airfield safety.encourage knowledge and expertise within the field of airfield safety.provide and maintain an emergency fire and rescue service for the benefit of the public.

Read Easy Chilterns provides a volunteer-led reading coaching programme for adults in the Chilterns. The support we provide is free - our trained Reading Coaches and Management Teams volunteer their time to provide confidential and one-to-one coaching, given in a private space within a public place. Our group is legally and financially independent - resources and training are funded by donations.

The charity's aims and principal activities are:to relieve poverty in any part of the world by promoting appropriate development, andto advance the education of the students of Cranfield University by the provision of work experience overseas.

Secret Sales for Christmas, Mother's & Father's day, we purchase gifts & wrap them for the Children to buy & give to their parents, grandparents, carers, etc. Cake sales - parents, carers make cakes & are sold after school, Christmas fetes, summer fun day picnics - stalls & fun events in the day. These all operate on the school grounds. Quiz nights at community centre. To raise funds for school.

Raising money to support the purchase of school equipment and activitiesThis year we ran discos at Autumn and Easter terms and we had a sponsored walk in the Autumn. We also ran various lunch time sales for eg. Christmas gifts and hats, Mothers Day gifts, Fathers Day gifts and hot chocolate, sold Sports Day refreshments and held various raffles and a Summer Prize Draw.

To raise funds by our sole efforts or in conjunction with others so as to assist in meeting the requirements or aspirations of those we consider to be in need of help

The Association was formed in 1958 to work for the restoration, preservation and improvement of all the inland waterways in East Anglia for the benefit of the general public. The association covers the Lincolnshire waterways, Middle Levels, the four main rivers and tributaries flowing out into the Wash, the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and the detached navigations in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

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.

Our team of volunteers produces a weekly audio recording of local news and magazines which is copied onto memory sticks and provided free of charge, by post, to the blind or partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, in the Stevenage and North Hertfordshire areas. We also loan them a player to listen to the stick.

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

The Society actively supports the steam traction engine preservation movement by encouraging interest in their restoration, operation, and by providing advice to owners, drivers and similar preservation groups in addition to the general public. Monthly club evenings when informative and educational talks and presentations are given.

A Church that is seeking to build a community where everyone is welcomed and accepted, where people grow in faith together, love one another and to teach & demonstrate to people who Jesus is.We also serve the wider community in outreach work - for example in activities such as a monthly meal for the Elderly.

To advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of Houghton Regis, through the collection, preservation and making available to the public of material and artefacts of historic significance by the establishment and maintenance of an archive and collection for the preservation of such material and artefacts and by the production of literature, films and recordings.

Contributes towards the upkeep, maintenance and conservation of the structure & fabrics of the Abbey Church of St.Mary and St.Helena, Elstow. To this end, commissions work or goods, or makes grants to the Parochial Church Council, at their request. Raises funds via membership subscriptions, fund-raising events, donations & bequests, "Small Society" lotteries, trading activities and seeking grants.

Hitchin Phab Club provides social and recreational activities within the local Hitchin / Letchworth community for people of all abilities.The objective of the club is to enable and encourage people with and without physical disabilities to come together on equal terms to share fun, activities and friendship.

Our activities aim to build good relations and encourage understanding between people of different faiths and beliefs. We advise individuals and organisations on matters of faith, and promote shared action on social issues. We visit places of worship, hold lectures, mount exhibitions and hold social events, and are represented on local community groups, government bodies and faith agencies.

Monthly meetings offering support and professional information/talks to Prostate Cancer sufferers and their partners, families and friends in Cambridge and East Anglia

To relieve, either generally or individually, persons resident in the Area of Benefit within the county of Bedfordshire, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. To provide practical services to bring help quickly, informally and confidentially to such persons and to offer assistance directly from local resources an a "Good Neighbour" basis or referring people to specialised services.

The Charity is named to honour Fred Roche who did much to create Milton Keynes. It promotes high quality planning, urban design and landscaping in new urban developments. The Memorial Fund maintains the Fred Roche Gardens, funds awards for local students studying planning and related subjects and holds seminars and lectures to inform the debate about the future growth of Milton Keynes.

To maintain and improve the Millennium Green for the enjoyment of the general public. To improve the wildlife habitat to encourage more species to the area.

We are all volunteers who record the local news on tape every week for blind persons. We read and record on a Monday evening and our listeners receive a tape the next day. We also send out a magazine on tape 4 times a year.