08 December 2011
Open until the 17th December the Pop Up Emporium is a shop stocked exclusively by Bedford made or designed goods. Entirely volunteer run we exist to showcase the very best of Bedford talent and to offer local makers, designers and creatives an route to market. We have transformed an empty retail space into a winter [...]
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08 December 2011
Bedford is one of those towns that can really surprise you. Bedfordian’s everywhere are busy creating little slices of magic for the town with little fanfare or fuss. Jude Cottam is one of those people. For 7 years she has put on the Bedford Christmas Tree Festival in St Paul’s Church in the heart of [...]
13 November 2011
This weekend we opened the door to our Pop Up Emporium for a series of ukulele workshops for families and grown ups. Ukulele tutor Sue Snell, author of the book ‘Uke and Sing’ taught 20 willing participants (who ranged in age from 2 to over 50) a range of simple songs to set them on [...]
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13 November 2011
Approximately 200 people (and one dog) joined us on the 22nd Oct for our Monster ” Big Draw” event in our empty shop in Castle Quay Bedford. Seven Bedfordshire Illustrators were on hand to help artists of all ages develop their creatures through drawing, stitching, cutting and sticking and more. We were all blown away [...]
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13 November 2011
We are returning to Castle Quay with a very special pop-up shop. Opening its doors on 19th November, the We Are Bedford Pop-Up Emporium will showcase the very best in Bedford’s crafters, makers, designers and musicians in time for Christmas. This weekend we blew out the cobwebs with a Ukulele workshop while we prepared the [...]
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09 October 2011
Are you a maker or crafter that would like to develop ways to sell your work? We will be opening a pop-up shop in Castle Quay in the run up to Christmas and we are looking for a dedicated group of crafters and makers to come on board. This is a development opportunity. We are [...]
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09 October 2011
Join us to create ‘Monsters of Bedford’ at The Drawing Room at 22 Castle Lane (formally known as the Bridal Boutique in Castle Quay) from 11am – 3pm on Saturday 22nd October 2011. As part of the Big Draw 2011, people of all ages are invited to join professional Bedford illustrators Katy Dynes, Alasdair Bright, [...]
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04 August 2011
Last year, illustrator David Litchfield decided he needed a challenge. So, on 1 July 2010 he embarked on a mission to create a drawing a day for an entire year. Each day, David posted a new drawing on his blog and Facebook and as word spread so did his following. Over the last 12 months, [...]
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15 July 2011
The first Hidden Bedford Event is part of Bedford Busking Festival, 23 – 24th July 2011. There will be all sorts of musicians and performers all over town, and of course Hidden Bedford will be there. We’ll be doing a QR Code Tour of Bedford’s Oldest Streets. The tour will take us on a short [...]
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15 July 2011
What does Bedford sound like? Is it the noise of traffic or the tranquil of leafy parks? You can find out by adding your sounds to a new sound map of Bedford. Commissioned by local organisation, Bedford Creative Arts, the sound mapping project is called Echo Location and has been made by artist and musician [...]
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