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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13 July 2011
There’ll be music on the streets next weekend as Bedford hosts its first ever busking festival. The event hopes to launch Bedford as a busker friendly town on the 23rd & 24th July, showcasing some of our best local busking talent as part of the wider Bedfringe Festival. Work behind the Festival has been organised […]
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11 May 2011
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a £5K RSA Catalyst fund to build on the work we did at the Castle Quay Weekender. The Castle Quay Weekender transformed 7 empty shops into arts venues for one weekend in March attracting over 4ooo visitors. This next phase of funding has been awarded […]
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11 May 2011
We are working to bring you the Bedford Busking Festival on the 23rd and 24th July as part of BedFringe. Make a note in your diaries and watch this space for more information!
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07 April 2011
For two gloriously sunny days in March, the Castle Quay area fulfilled its claim to be the cultural quarter of Bedford. We Are Bedford – a veritable army of volunteers, crafters, musicians, photographers, poets, artists and makers – united to transform seven empty shops and the surrounding streets and parkland into a focal point of […]
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