In collaboration with Bedford Homeless Partnership
Rough sleeping has increased nationally by 165% since 2010, with Bedford having an average of seven rough sleepers per 1000 homes, making it the 8th highest number of rough sleepers in the whole of England. However, Bedford is also the home of the most generous

Bedford Borough Council (BBC) planning committee have received an application for the building of 3 large warehouses on the land north of Watson Road, the road which currently serves Wilstead Industrial Park. As with all planning applications, the public has the right to voice their support or opposition to the

The 2019 Wixams Christmas Decorations Competition is now complete and we're very pleased to announce the winning home further down the page. Every year in Wixams we see a lot of nicely decorated houses and our judges were very impressed by the fantastic array of styles on display this year.

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With around 80 people taking part in our Spring Bulb Planting Morning, we're very pleased to say that this project was an even bigger success than we had dared hope for. There were a wide range of ages, from toddlers right up to our lovely friends from the Wixams Retirement

The very first Halloween Decorations Competition was a resounding success, with dozens of houses around Wixams covered in a wide range of spooky props. We saw many skeletons, spiders, cobwebs, witches (including a set of legs poking out of a cauldron), ghosts, grave stones, light shows and a lot of

The Wixams Gardening Group are currently liaising with Bedford Borough Council's Tree Officer to try and get the dead trees in Wixams replaced. As the majority of trees here have all been planted in the last decade, we have many more dead trees than you'd find in a more established

If you need help at home, in the garden, with shopping or occasional lifts, the Wixams Good Neighbour Group is here to help!

We have a dedicated team of volunteers who are ready to offer you assistance in a great range of ways: Lifts to the Doctors/Hospital/Opticians/Pharmacy, Prescription collection, Help with

You might have seen the recent BBC news story about wildflowers grown on the side of main roads: Why are England's roadsides blooming? This led us to setting up a new project where we're hoping bring some beauty to the stretch of the A6 alongside Wixams.

As part of our ongoing efforts to bring the community together, we run the Wixams Walkers group, part of the national Walking for Health scheme. The group is aimed at all ages and abilities and simply gives an opportunity for residents to get some exercise, meet people and to explore

To help people in the community to stay informed and learn new things, the Wixams Community Group will be bringing a series of talks to Wixams covering a wide range of topics.

It is hoped to run a talk once per month, with the first two months already scheduled: Dementia Awareness