What a week last week was! A team of volunteers to packed and delivered over 1200 packs of art materials to children in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, with a further 500 being packed in Luton this week by NGYT and the Universtiy of Bedfordshire. This was made possible through a collaboration between BCA, Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedfordshire Libraries, the University of Bedfordshire plus the generosity of the local community. The packing […]

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  BCA are heading up a dream team of volunteers to construct and deliver 1500 packs of art materials to children in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton, in collaboration with Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedfordshire Libraries and the University of Bedfordshire. Funded by Arts Council England and facilitated by The Royal Opera House […]

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The Culture Challenge takes pride in being ‘small yet mighty’ and, like many arts programmes, has survived funding challenges by being agile and adaptable. Before the pandemic, we made a commitment to restructure our service for increased efficiency and sustainability. COVID-19, however, meant furlough for both team members and the need to reconsider our future. […]

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    Be part of Bedford Creative Arts’ ambitious community art project Airship Dreams, led by award-winning artist Mike Stubbs, and contribute to a celebration of Bedford’s identity as the historical centre of the UK’s airship industry. We’re inviting you to share your own airship experiences, memories, artefacts and ‘dreams’ to add to our online […]

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  We’re thrilled that local school Grange Academy in Kempston has achieved the Artsmark Gold Award, after 15 months of innovative curriculum changes and rich arts experiences. The Grange took part in the BACE Twinning programme run by BCA and The Culture Challenge last year and we are delighted to have played a small part […]

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