Picture This!

Art.co.uk, the online destination dedicated to experiencing and buying art, challenged three schools to take part in the Autumn Art Sparks Learning campaign earlier this year. Each school was given 20 framed artworks by Art.co.uk, but it is the public who choose which school should win the grand prize of £750 worth of art supplies … Continue reading →

The Big High Street Showcase

TV Bedfordshire made a short documentary film about the Big High Street Showcase that took place in Bedford on Saturday 27th July and here it is: TV Bedfordshire, based on Bedford High Street, have been awarded a start-up grant by the Bedford Portas Pilot Town Team. Continue reading →

My Perfect (Bedford) Day

Bedford-born but resident in London, Margaret is a teacher and art/music/restaurant fan.  She took up a Love Bedford challenge to write a #citizenbedford blog on the theme of My Perfect Day.  Visiting her home town for a week this summer Margaret has shared her thoughts on Bedford through the eyes of a returning local.  “My … Continue reading →

Best Dressed Windows in Town

by Phoebe Curtis This Summer, local businesses are bring encouraged to compete against each other to find the best window display in Bedford. The theme of the competition is ‘summer fun’, with the aim to bring colour to Bedford town centre. The businesses are competing for ‘best dressed’ and ‘most improved’ window displays. The competition … Continue reading →

The Summer of The Stones

By Councillor Henry Vann You can’t always get what you want, but singing on stage with the Stones at Glastonbury (and twice at Hyde Park) has to be pretty close! The feeling you get as you walk on, in front of 170,000 people (or 60,000+ in Hyde Park) is hard to describe: you couldn’t even … Continue reading →

Youth Fair Success!

Editorial by Erica Roffe/Films by Jason Inge Bedford College students were among a number of young people who took part in Bedford’s first Youth Fair, aiming to give young creative entrepreneurs their first taste of business.  The youth market was organised by Uprising group, Revitalise and supported by the Bedford Portas Pilot team. Said Revitalise’s … Continue reading →

Pasta-making classes at Spaghetti John’s

There’s a bit of vibe going on in Castle Quay at the moment.  The relaunch of The Higgins + the belated arrival of the summer + some rather lovely eateries makes it a great place for families to hang out. One such restaurant is Spaghetti John’s which we reviewed in the Bedford Clanger in November … Continue reading →

Things Beginning with P…

by Dawn Giles, Director of Bedford Creative Arts On Saturday 15th June in Bedford I was inspired by people, by places and by pants. The pants bit was completely unexpected. I was in a room that was passionate about DIY, not shelf building but people committed to just getting on with doing it for themselves … Continue reading →

Dawn til Dusk at The Higgins

By Erica Roffe I was fortunate enough to be on the very first tour of The Higgins this morning when they opened their doors at dawn (that’s 4.30am, sleep fans).  Here are some photos I took for #citizenbedford. We’ll be adding more over the day too. Continue reading →

The Higgins is Amazing…

by Paula Walker It’s official – The Higgins is amazing! I’ve been fortunate enough to see some of the galleries on a couple of occasions over the last few weeks and the transformation is astonishing. I went to the press preview on Wednesday afternoon, as The Clanger representative (thanks Erica) and, believe me, it’s impressive. … Continue reading →