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Creative Bedfordshire is the hub of creative enterprise in Bedfordshire, which responds to the needs of individuals and businesses, an up to date resource, valuable to the creative sector and the wider business community countywide, a link to local support, promoting Bedfordshire's creative sector locally, nationally and globally.

The Creative Bedfordshire website offers Creative Industries a unique environment in which to promote their business and keep track of what's going on across the County's Creative scene. It provides an essential platform to help your business access other Creatives and promote yourself to new markets.

 
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Bedford Creative Arts appoint Creativity and Wellbeing Activist
 
We are pleased to announce that Jacqueline Haddock will be joining us as our Creativity and Wellbeing Activist in 2012. Here at Bedford Creative Arts ...

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Essential Guide - Bridge in the East and more......
 
Nov 02 2011 | 00:00 Essential Guide - Bridge in the East and more...... Arts Council England Offices, Bateman Street, Cambridge At the Arts Counci...

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The Who, What, How of Audience Development
 
Events Dec 08 2011 | 13:30 » Dec 08 2011 | 17:00 The Who, What, How of Audience Development The Junction, Cambridge, CB1 7GX Overview Whether ...

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Bedfordshire based Full House Theatre Company present The Snow Dog at Luton Library Theatre.
 
Following a sell out premier at The Bedford Theatre critically acclaimed Full House have been touring the UK with thier Imaginative production (The St...

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Exhibition Oppourtunity at Central Bedfordshire Council
 
Exhibit Is anyone interested in having work exhibited at Central Bedfordshire Councils head office Priory House, Chicksands. Artists need to ei...

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FONT FOR CHARITY
 
Bonfire Creative Intelligence has designed and marketed a brand new font to sell in aid of Keech Hospice Care, the companys chosen charity for this ye...

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Want £500 for Art Project? Bedford Creative Arts Mini Commissions Open now
 
Do you have a great idea for a new and innovative artwork, art project, exhibition, or online/digital project that costs £500 or less? Why not ente...

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Sad wall needs cheeering up!
 
The Bear on Bedford High Street is looking for art work for the wall in the back garden. Open to ideas! Pop in and say hello with any ideas you ha...

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Bedford’s BIG DRAW Bonanza
 
October is Big Draw month and this October there will be Big Draw Events all over town, held by Bedford Borough Council’s Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & ...

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Wayne Hemingway MBE to Visit Bedford
 
*NOW SOLD OUT* We are privileged to have guest speaker Wayne Hemingway attending the ‘Creative Bedfordshire Workshop’, which takes place on Thursda...

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News from Millenium Studios & Hinwick House, Thurleigh
 
Hinwick House & Millenium Studios in Thurleigh have offices to rent and can accomodate your business meeting, : *Conferences* Available within The...

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Professional Photography for your Business
 
Is your business in need of some professional photography? Using an amateur to take an important picture can be a false economy. The impact a professi...

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Studio Space Available at Bedford i-Create
 
Bedford Creative Arts currently has two studios available to rent at i-Create Studios, 104 Midland Rd, Bedford MK40 1QE. Studios are available prim...

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Bridge of sighs in Bedford
 
A bridge in Bedford has been transformed and sighs of delight can be heard thanks to the talent of Fine Art students at Bedford College. Emma Ric...

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On Landguard Point
 
On Landguard Point calls out for stories from East of England residents, as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Suffolk artist Robert Pacitt...

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New PR Workshop
 
Do you wonder how to get your company in the media? Do you spot your competitors in the paper? Do you want to do better? cremePR director, Maria Kenn...

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Business Survival Toolkit
 
Whether you are self-employed, run a small creative team, or manage a cultural business of two hundred people, this toolkit is for you. It offers hand...

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The Creative Services & Your Business
 
On Tuesday 12th April, Creative Bedfordshire held a Business Breakfast Event at the South Bank Arts Centre, Bedford College. The event The Creative...

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Design Hog Greetings
 
Nicky Clarke spent the last 11 years designing greetings cards and managing design studios for the greetings card industry, supplying high street reta...

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4th Time Around: Curiosity Shop
 
"4th Time Around is a curiosity cabinet of all things weird and wonderful, from retro tea sets to eye-catching fabrics, statuettes and bric à brac. ...

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Bedford College lecturer hooks global audience
 
Bedford College Arts Advanced Practitioner, Jeffrey Tribe, has hooked global audiences with art projects that challenge perceptions and stir the imagi...

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The Jubilee People’s Millions
 
Got a great idea for a project to inspire your community? Want to involve local people working together to tackle a problem? Know what you want to d...

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Hi-Artz Press at London Art Fair
 
Luton based Hi-Artz Press will be selling prints at London Art Fair, through TAG Fine Arts (stand 40). The fair will run from 19 -23 Jan at Design Bu...

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Please take our survey!
 
A lot of you have completed our questionnaire, but we still need lots more of you to complete the survey in order to collect your opinions and feedbac...

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January's Creative Bedfordshire Networking Meeting!
 
What an amazing start to 2011! That was a great meeting, thank you so much to everyone that came along and for your enthusiasm! Thank you to Ka...

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We Are Bedford - Get involved!
 
We Are Bedford- "We are Erica Roffe and Kayte Judge, two women from Bedford who, independently of one another, have been thinking and wondering abo...

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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum is now closed for major Redevelopment project
 
Bedford Gallery will remain open until 10th April 2011. The £6.6m Redevelopment Project will involve the complete redesign and redisplay of the gal...

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Live music venue returns!
 
The Angel is back! After closing earlier this year, the Angel is back, under new management, with a new look, name, and improved security. The...

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Forthcoming Events at Bromham Millers
 
Bromham Millers produces a monthly rolling list of craft fairs and selling events in and around Bedfordshire. Please contact maggie.pringle@bromham...

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Selling Opportunities
 
Flax and Finch Opportunity Are you a Designer, artist or producer of craft items, or do you have a hobby that you would like to turn into a busine...

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Studios Available to Rent in Bedford Town Centre
 
There are currently four studios available for rent at the i-Create Studio Space on Midland Road. Ranging in price from £134 - £175 (200 sq ft - 2...

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Do you have work that you would like to display at The Canopy
 
Sade Bamgbala who runs the fantastic cafe The Canopy near Bedford Bus Station is hoping that some local artisits would be able to display their work i...

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Local Soldier to do battle in the festive chart
 
A former Bedford schoolboy is fighting it out for the number one spot in the Christmas music singles chart this festive season. Twenty-five-year-ol...

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Riverside Grill Exhibitions
 
At the riverside grill we want to raise awareness of local artists whose work demonstrates both concept and aesthetics, promoting intellectual and art...

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Leave No Footprint, Art Field Trip.
 
Bedford College Art and Design staff and students spent a fantastic thee days in the stunning grounds of Shuttleworth College as part of a field cours...

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Networking at Pensieri
 
Thank you to all who attended the last Creative Bedfordshire Networking Meeting and thank you to Maria at Pensieri Cafe and Gift Shop on Castle Lane f...

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Waterhouse Design
 
A team of award winning graphic designers with a pedigree in both design and advertising. They provide a consultancy service that covers design for p...

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Woodland Manor Hotel Craft Fayres!
 
At the Woodland Manor Hotel Craft Fayre. As a local independent hotel we very much believe in supporting the local community, as such we would very...

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School of Rock!
 
Forget Jack Black or Gene Simmons, what every youngster needs is a Ray Lloyd! After watching “School of Rock” this Middle School Teacher was inspir...

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WomansWork
 
An online resource for all women whatever your business. Its a great place to promote yourself and your events. The free Notebook for Bedfordshire i...

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Bedford’s creative hub at the South Bank Arts Centre
 
The South Bank Arts Centre at Bedford College opens its doors to visiting artists and offers local people the chance to see visionary art in a contemp...

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Hi-Artz Press to feature in London exhibition
 
Luton based Hi-Artz Press is to feature in Reverting to Type, a joint exhibition of letterpress work at the Standpoint Gallery, 45 Coronet St, Hoxton,...

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Hi-Artz press features in letterpress book
 
Luton based Hi-Artz Press features in Charlotte Rivers new book, Reinventing Letterpress, published by Rotovision ISBN 2888930935 Letterpress is th...

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Novembers Creative Bedfordshire Networking Meeting
 
What a great meeting! Thank you to Sarah Waller, Business Development Manager at the University of Bedfordshire for hosting this meeting in the U...

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Two Eagle Gallery Artists In The 2010 RA Exhibition
 
Two members of Bedford’s Eagle Gallery, in Castle Road, had paintings accepted for this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Gillian Flack and E...

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Keep adding images!
 
You may have noticed that the Creative Bedfordshire website background changes rather a lot. This is because we want the website to have an exciting n...

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Pub Bears its passion for artwork
 
NEXT time you pop out for a pint in Bedford High Street you might get your thirst for art quenched too. Because The Bear has opened up its front ba...

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Creative Bedfordshire Networking Meeting at The Place, Bedford in October
 
Thank you to all who came to the last Creative Bedfordshire Networking Meeting and a special big thanks to Ray Levene for the tour and for telling us ...

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New season at the Universiy of Bedfordshire Theatre ...
 
The Autumn Season at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre starts in October and they are looking forward to welcoming existing and new audiences to ...

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Project Konvertible
 
do you like to... knit, grow plants, crochet, do carpentry, tinker, build things, make ceramics, work with your hands, sew, make things or want to le...

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HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND AWARD £959,000 TO ART GALLERY & MUSEUM PROJECT
 
Bedford Borough Council’s flagship arts and heritage facilities Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum has secured an award of £959,000 from the H...

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Could your business benefit from creating roles for graduate internships?
 
Want to get ahead of the crowd? The University of Bedfordshire has been given £120,000 to boost the career prospects of this summer’s graduates. It...

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A sneaky peek at the new upgraded i-Create studio space!
 
On Saturday the 25th September, the i-Create Studio Space on Midland Road opened it's doors and let us walk around their new upgraded studio space, an...

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Wall to wall Art at Wilstead and Wixhams
 
Fine Art students from Bedford College have given new life to an underpass connecting Wilstead and Wixhams with an art project that puts colour and li...

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Face to face with the Magic and Mystery of Legend
 
Bedford College Arts Advanced Practitioner, Jeffrey Tribe, has an eye for faces - in the most unusual places. His ability to see profiles and portr...

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A Drawing A Day
 
David Litchfield is an up-and-coming illustrator from Bedford. In July he started producing a Drawing A Day and posting them up on his Facebook page. ...

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Shakespeare Tuition IPhone App
 
We are looking for Voice Actors for a new project. The project will be made into an IPhone/Android App. We are creating a tuition tool that will mak...

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Sams sewing around the clock in rock n roll style
 
50s fashions from Bedford woman Sam Roberts Rockabilly rebel Sam Roberts has come up with a novel way to earn a living – by designing and making her ...

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UNIVERSITY PUTS FREE MEDIA PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN THE PICTURE
 
The University of Bedfordshire is offering local organisations in the voluntary and public sectors the opportunity to have short films made for free. ...

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The Bromham Millers Business Basics Programme is Back
 
Business Basics gives you all the basic information needed to start or develop your arts and crafts business, including:  Goal setting ...

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The Alliance Fashion and Manufacturing Toolkit
 
The Alliance Fashion and Manufacturing Toolkit has been created by NESTA to help designers communicate their needs effectively to production units. ...

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Urban Graphics Launch New Website!
 
September 2010 sees the launch of the new Urban Graphics website, which is powered by WordPress content management system. The website has been re-lau...

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Did you see us in the paper?
 
Follow this link to read the feature in this weeks Beds on Sunday: http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Features/Meeting-of-minds-promotes-creativity.ht...

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Bonfire Creative Intelligence is Highly Commended at Prestigious New Media Awards!
 
Branding and design agency Bonfire Creative Intelligence is celebrating being highly commended in the ‘Business to Business’ category of the New Media...

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Results of the Creative Bedfordshire Survey
 
A big thank you to all who completed our survey, your feedback is invaluable to us! The survey is now closed, but please dont let this stop you fr...

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The Park School of Dance.
 
The Park School of dance will be starting new classes at Bedford High School from September 2010. Enrol before September to guarantee a place a receiv...

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One of our successful members in the Beds on Sunday!
 
Lisa has a knack for turning junk into art! For most of us 80-year-old magazines, second-hand knick-knacks and broken suitcases are just junk ready...

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180° Leadership Assessment & Talent Accelerator Toolkit
 
The 180° Leadership Assessment & Talent Accelerator Toolkit has been specially developed by T3 and Creative Choices° to help build the leadership skil...

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Creative Enterprise Toolkit
 
If you’re a creative person and want to start your own business, then the Creative Enterprise Toolkit can help. ‘Launch Your Own Successful Creative B...

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