Our new Community Noticeboard, with the Harpur Trust

Bedford Radio | Monday 27th January 2025 10:55pm

Bedford Radio has teamed up with the Harpur Trust to give charities, community groups and organisations the chance to highlight their services on the station for free, as we launch on DAB on Friday (15 March).      

Our new Community Noticeboard allows charities and community groups the chance to broadcast a message that will run on the station throughout the day, offering a free and accessible platform for community engagement.

It can be used to help promote valuable services, raise awareness of new initiatives, or help community groups, voluntary organisations or charities recruit for volunteers. 

Bedford Radio will play an organisation's message every hour, and each message will run for several weeks at least. It's completely free to have a message on the noticeboard: all groups need to do is submit the details at www.bedford.radio/noticeboard, or record someone saying the message, no longer than 30 seconds and email it to [email protected]. 

Lucy Bardner, Harpur Trust Communities Programme Director, said: “We're delighted to partner with Bedford Radio and give local charities and groups a voice, so they can communicate the essential support they provide in Bedford.  

“Supporting the local community is a core part of what we do at The Harpur Trust and we hope charities and groups take up the opportunity to use the Community Noticeboard to help recruit volunteers, promote events and activities, or appeal for donations.” 

Martin Steers, Bedford Radion Station Manager, said: “As the local radio station for Bedford, which is itself not-for-profit, volunteer-based, and from the local community, we are excited to be working with The Harpur Trust to launch our Community Noticeboard to help local groups and charities get their message out there.

“We have so many fantastic organisations across the area that do so much for the people of Bedford. We want to do what we can to help promote what they are up to and what support they need which will ultimately benefit the wider community.”
 

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