Companions Real Bread was set up a year ago this month and began trading in June of last year. The concept is simple. The micro bakery was set up to provide employment and work experience for prison leavers to help with reform and recovery. The brainchild of Maggie Rich, Companions aims to build a community…
Clanger contributor, Priya Gill chatted to Playwright and Actress Ambreen Razia, about her one woman show Diary of a Hounslow Girl, which comes to The Place Theatre next Tuesday. How did you get your start in acting? I went to the University of West London which isn’t. When I came out of University, I was expecting…
This month we take a stroll around town with Max McMurdo, TV presenter, upcycler, tinkerer and local hero. Max first appeared on our TV screens back in 2008, when he took on the likes of Peter Jones and Theo Paphites in the Dragons’ Den, successfully gaining investment in his upcycling business, Reestore. In 2011 he…
Want to know what some of the best Bedfordians think are the best bits of Bedford? Then look no further! In the first of our new monthly features, we’ve grilled award-winning illustrator David Litchfield about his work and what his favourite bits of Bedford are… Author and illustrator, David Litchfield is no stranger to the…
On Saturday 18th February, indie darlings, Inheaven are playing at Bedford Esquires. They’re hotley tipped for 2017, so, as ever, this is a great chance to see them in an intimate venue while you can… The Clanger’s Lloyd Lugsden grabbed a short-but-perfectly-formed interview with bassist/vocalist Chloe Little. Expect big muffs and Dream Fuzz: Whats on your…
Where better to get into the festive spirit than Bears and Tales? We sent Clanger and cocktail fan, Emily Finney to Lime Street to interview the man with the mixers, Tom Faden: Originally envisioned as spirits and mixer bar, Bear and Tales on Lime Street is actually home to the best cocktails in Bedford. Created,…
Last Friday, Spring King slayed at Esquires in Bedford, you can read the review here. I caught up with lead singer and drummer, Tarek Musa to talk about tracks from the upcoming album Tell Me If You Like To, 3 easy Polish phrases and why you definitely shouldn’t roly poly in the back of a…
More food for thought from the Skeptics in the Pub this month with their guest speaker, Michael Marshall of the Good Thinking Society. Using information and personal experiences gathered during his last 6 years of campaigning against homeopathy, Michael will highlight how much money is spent on homeopathic remedies, how this gives undeserved credibility to…
The Clanger’s Priya Gill, chatted to Chiara, one half of the fabulously funny duo Roisin & Chiara, following their hilarious show, Wild At Heart at the Quarry Theatre’s Comedy Festival. You can read Priya’s review of the show here. Friday night’s show at the Quarry was non-stop hysterical, how did you and Roisin…
Last Friday night, walking into the Quarry’s cosy studio theatre, the disco lights were flashing in the darkened room and retro 60’s music played in the background. The Wild At Heart duo, Chiara with her fabulously frizzy, wild brown hair in contrast to Roisin’s sleeker, straight blonde ponytail do welcomed the crowd; their heads and bodies bouncing…