Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity

04/11/2026

Today is National Stress Awareness Day. Stress can affect anyone, at any stage of life. Whether it's caused by work, finances, caring responsibilities, loneliness or life changes, it's important to remember that support is available and you don't have to face it alone.

At Beds RCC, we work across Bedfordshire to help people build stronger connections, improve wellbeing and access practical support. Through our community projects, social groups, volunteering opportunities and initiatives that help reduce isolation, we're here to help people feel more connected, supported and resilient.

Visit our website to see if there's a service that you - or someone you know - might be able to benefit from: https://bit.ly/3qvOv70

Play Video Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (Beds RCC) has been proudly supporting communities across Bedfordshire for more than 70 years, and we're still

02/11/2026

This Friday, The Rowan Club is heading outdoors! Join our colleague Nicola for a gentle nature walk around beautiful Priory Country Park, as part of our Green Social Prescribing programme.

It's a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the changing seasons, connect with nature, have a chat and spend time together.

For those who don't wish to join the walk, The Rowan Club will be bringing the outdoors inside, with nature-inspired activities, conversation and plenty of fun back at the Club.

📅 Friday 6 November
🕥 10:30am to 11:30am
📍 MS Therapy Centre, Barkers Lane, Bedford

Whether you're a carer looking for a little time for yourself or would like to enjoy the experience together with someone you care for, we'd love you to join us!

Carers in Bedfordshire

30/10/2026

For those interested in Wellbeing Walks in the Dunstable area (great on days like today!), the day now is Wednesdays. See below for more info:

Our weekly Wellbeing Walks now run on Wednesdays.

Next week's starts from Grove View Health Hub. See you there!

Your Wellbeing Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
Central Bedfordshire Council
The Ramblers
About Dunstable

27/10/2026

At the weekly Biggleswade Wellbeing Hub we enjoy crafts, refreshments and good company. We also welcome local services for people to learn about what is available to them in the community. Recently, we've had a talk from the local Police Community Support Officer, first aid training and Public Health came to educate people about weight management and how to stop smoking.

Craft-wise, we have grown sunflowers (the hub is also home to Biggleswade Community Gardens) and made lavender bags, for example.

We also have a bric-a-brac table and book swap.

If you would like to make new friends, learn a new skill or find out what is in your local area, pop along to the hub! There's no need to book; it's free to attend, but we accept donations.

For more information, contact Deb Taylor, Social Prescriber on 07951938237 or [email protected]

23/10/2026

We're delighted that our first Biggleswade Older People's Lunch Club was an overwhelming success 😊

All attendees had a delicious two course meal, which went down a treat.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 We were able to share with the attendees lots of information about local social groups they can attend in Biggleswade; there is something out there for everyone’s preference.

🚌 We shared information on the fantastic Door-to-door service, which helped four attendees attend the lunch club, with one of our lovely volunteers collecting them from their home address by knocking on the door and helping them onto our accessible mini bus. They helped the attendees all the way into the lunch club and the same on the way home.

🏠 We had our very own Village and Community Agent, Amanda, explain all about the services she offers with form filling with residents.

💻 We promoted the You Can Do IT! support service.

🏆 There were two winners of the quiz with 10/10! (We may have to make the quiz harder?!)

But most importantly we had lots of laughter and made new friends within the local community.

We cannot wait for the next one on Monday 23 November (which is already fully booked!).

If you would like to find out more about any of the below services, please do get in touch for support: https://bit.ly/3qvOv70

✅ Local social groups in your area
✅ Volunteering opportunities
✅ Our Door-to-door service
✅ Village Agent support with form filling
✅ You Can Do IT! support

Have a great day 😊

22/10/2026

We're hiring! Are you passionate about the environment, partnership working and making a difference to local communities?

We're looking for a Catchment Partnership Coordinator to help bring together organisations, communities and stakeholders to support the health and future of our local rivers and waterways.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering positive environmental outcomes across Bedfordshire while working with a wide range of partners to drive collaborative action.

Find out more and apply via our website: https://bit.ly/4BlQgpw

Hours: Part time - 16hpw Salary: c£15,500 P/T hours (based on c£34,000 for F/T hours (35hpw) Period: Initial 18 month contract with possible extension Location:

19/10/2026

Get Online Week is here! We believe that everyone should have the confidence and skills to benefit from the digital world.

Whether you'd like to video call family, shop safely online, manage appointments, access services or simply feel more confident using your phone, tablet or computer, we're here to help.

This Get Online Week, take the first step towards building your digital skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Visit our You Can Do IT page to find out more: https://bit.ly/3O3ffry

You Can Do IT! You Can Do IT! is a digital inclusion project working to improve people's lives by getting them online and accessing services that will improve t

16/10/2026

We're hiring! Join the Beds RCC Community Transport team!

Do you enjoy helping people, keeping things organised and making a difference in your local community?

We're looking for a Community Transport Booking & Admin Clerk to support the day-to-day running of our community transport services across Bedfordshire. This role involves coordinating bookings, assisting customers and helping ensure our transport services run smoothly for people who rely on them to stay connected and independent.

The role is part-time role (16 hours per week) and based at our offices in Cardington.

Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4ysPswy

16 hours/week Salary SCP2, pro rata for part time hours, (based on £25,218 for Full Time (35 hours per week)) About Do you have experience of providing administ

15/10/2026

We are overwhelmed by the interest in the elder people's lunch club in Biggleswade to combat loneliness. The lunch club has been extremely popular and is now fully booked for all dates.

Whilst the lunch club is booked, there are so many wonderful social groups and events happening in our local area.

If you would like to find out more about what's going on in your community, help connecting to support or feel you are isolated, please refer yourself or a loved one to us for a call via the link: https://bit.ly/3Yn1Gor

Please also note that as this has been so popular we will be exploring whether we can organise a monthly lunch club in the future. This is, of course, dependent on funding available.

We would like to thank the Windfarm Trust and Stratton House for collaborating with us on this project to support the elderly and isolated residents in Biggleswade and surrounding villages, and to combat isolation over the winter months.