Manifesto Shop Local Yeah, we know we bang on about this all year, but now that Christmas is over, our town centres need even more TLC. It’s not just about indies; if we want to keep Debenhams, M&S, WH Smiths and New Look in our town, we need to shop there. Use them or lose…
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Soupfest, the charity take-over of Harpur Square will back – serving up amazing soups to raise money for homeless charities. Once again, Bedford’s chefs will be creating their signature soups to be sold from the Soupfest marquees in Harpur Square. For just £3, customers can purchase a warming…
Lost ‘Lime Street’ painting by Bryan Charnley is sought by artist’s brother In July 1991, the artist, Bryan Charnley, took his own life while living in Bedford. Posthumously revered, his series of extraordinary self-portraits – undertaken while experimenting with the doses of his schizophrenia mediation – was featured in the Telegraph magazine and exhibited at…
The second ‘Art4Africa’ Exhibition is being held in Keysoe, North Bedfordshire this September with artists from across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire represented. From 6 – 10 September (9am – 6pm) an array of paintings, sculptures, photography, jewellery and artefacts from renowned national and local artists will be showcased and available to buy, with 100% of the…
Saturday 28 July 2018 from 10.30am Tavistock Community Centre Got something that’s broken, that you think could be repaired if only you knew how? Do you hate the thought of throwing things away simply because you don’t have the know-how or necessary tools? Then help is at hand! On Saturday 28 July, the BedPop Repair…
by Hannah Brown @aneartohearlb Raising awareness of mental illness is always a bit of a minefield, we can all read the facts and statistics that underpin the illnesses’ existence but to actually understand what it feels like, how it takes over ones life and rules our very being- well that is something quite different. Eating…
On 5th December, SoupFest comes to Bedford and the Clanger is proud to be one of its many high-profile supporters. To find out more, we chatted to Soupfest-founder, Emma Garrett: What inspired you to launch SoupFest in Bedford? My parents are from Jersey in the Channel Islands and they are both involved in this initiative…
When Mabel Barltrop formed The Panacea Society in Albany Road in Bedford in 1919 she had no idea that she was planting the seeds of a legacy that would help us understand the existential threats of the 21st century world, but that is exactly what has happened. The last member of the reclusive community died…
Got something that’s broken, that you think could be repaired if only you knew how? Do you hate the thought of throwing things away simply because you don’t have the know-how or necessary tools? Then help is at hand! The BedPop fixers are back at the Higgins on 20th May to host the BedPop Repair…
In early March, a mental health support group launched in Bedford, joining over 20 other towns and cities throughout the UK to provide peer support in a casual and informal environment. So successful was the inaugural meeting and walk, that Mental Health Mates, led by volunteer Lesley Quinn, will meet on the first Saturday of…