Come and join us to the Kenyan Independence Day On Saturday 14th December for some fun! This is part of Back to our roots program!
A fabulous event not to be missed!
A fantastic day in Bedford to learn more about Polish history and heritage! With delicious food and music.
An amazing event not to be missed, with food, dance, culture and atmosphere!
As we continue to remember the Holocaust yearly, we also remember other subsequent Genocides. We need remember over one million Tutsis who were murdered in one hundred day. The Rwandan Community in Bedford, Higgins Bedford and Queen’s Park community organisation have joined forces to organise the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Bedford resident and Survivor, Chantal Uwamahoro, who might have heard recently on BBC radio 4, has dedicated her life to tell her story by giving lectures, talk and assemblies in schools and many public places. This event is the opportunity to come and meet survivors and the community and listen to their stories
A chance to meet and greet member of the D/Hard of Hearing community and their charity Access Bedford!
We are delighted to be supporting the open day King’s Oak Primary School with children activities. If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers, please get in touch admin@qpco.org.uk or call 07824035000. #partnerworking #farmday #educationforall
The feedback we have had from the deaf and hard of hearing community in Bedford is that not many businesses are able to communicate via BSL in Bedford town centreand we wanted to change that trend. Our aim is to enable as many people as possible to gain some knowledge of British Sign Language to help support the Deaf and hard of hearing community, and ensure they feel more welcome/comfortable using our town centre shops and services. To do this we will also be organising a deaf awareness day on the Sunday 12th May between 2 to 4pm at the Harpur suite in Bedford Town centre. More
information to follow.
The course is open to everyone; you might be an employee of a business in town or a business owner, you could be working for a charity or a statutory body, working for Bedfordshire Police or you just want to learn BSL to help people to feel more included, as long as you interact with Bedford town, this is the course for you!
We ask that you only book if you can commit to all six weeks of classes, in order to get the most from this opportunity. Spaces are limited and will be filled on first come first serve basis. Please find attached the flyers. Please note that you can park for free at the Allhallows car park, Brace St, Bedford MK40 1LX. It is only a short walking distance to both the venues.
Join our community and connect with us on our other social media channels to stay in the loop with our latest news, events, and stories from people just like you - because everyone is welcome here!
Delighted to be invited to attend the Bangladesh Heritage Day #BijoyDibosh organised by ILearn Bedford ! A vibrant event, full of color, sari and joy ❤! Amazing performances from all other the UK. Many women volunteered to show case different sarees from different part of Bangladesh. Lovely to see @highsheriffofbedfordshire as well as @rosebudssisters! #WomenEmpowerment ##CommunityEngagement #weareqpco
Delighted to be invited to attend the Bangladesh Heritage Day #BijoyDibosh organised by ILearn Bedford ! A vibrant event, full of color, sari and joy ❤! Amazing performances from all other the UK. Many women volunteered to show case different sarees from different part of Bangladesh. Lovely to see @highsheriffofbedfordshire as well as @rosebudssisters! #WomenEmpowerment ##CommunityEngagement #weareqpco
A short snippet into our event celebrating Kenya’s 61st Independence Day🇰🇪. This event was organised in collaboration with the Kenyan community in Bedford. Thank you @june_mwari_wa_chifo for leading the organising, and thank you for attending @yasinforbedford , @highsheriffofbedfordshire and Mayor Tom @bedfordboroughcouncil . #kenyanindependence #weareqpco #b2or #kenya
A short snippet into our event celebrating Kenya’s 61st Independence Day🇰🇪. This event was organised in collaboration with the Kenyan community in Bedford. Thank you @june_mwari_wa_chifo for leading the organising, and thank you for attending @yasinforbedford , @highsheriffofbedfordshire and Mayor Tom @bedfordboroughcouncil . #kenyanindependence #weareqpco #b2or #kenya
A lovely day celebrating Kenya’s 61st Independence Day🇰🇪. This event was organised in collaboration with the Kenyan community in Bedford.
Thank you to all of our dignitaries for joining us in celebration: @highsheriffofbedfordshire , the Lord Lieutenant of Bedford, Mayor Tom @bedfordboroughcouncil & @yasinforbedford . A special shout out to @june_mwari_wa_chifo for taking the lead in organising this event & thank you to @jameliaomar and Nasreen for supplying the wonderful traditional food.
#weareqpco #b2or #kenya #kenyanindependenceday
A lovely day celebrating Kenya’s 61st Independence Day🇰🇪. This event was organised in collaboration with the Kenyan community in Bedford.
Thank you to all of our dignitaries for joining us in celebration: @highsheriffofbedfordshire , the Lord Lieutenant of Bedford, Mayor Tom @bedfordboroughcouncil & @yasinforbedford . A special shout out to @june_mwari_wa_chifo for taking the lead in organising this event & thank you to @jameliaomar and Nasreen for supplying the wonderful traditional food.
#weareqpco #b2or #kenya #kenyanindependenceday
Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for making our project possible. We focus on Building capacity & increasing community resilience! For more information, go to our website, https://qpco.org.uk/projects/building-capacity/
#partnershipworking #CommunityEngagement #weareqpco #NationalLottery
Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund for making our project possible. We focus on Building capacity & increasing community resilience! For more information, go to our website, https://qpco.org.uk/projects/building-capacity/
#partnershipworking #CommunityEngagement #weareqpco #NationalLottery
Last night we had our end of year celebration!🎊.
Our end of year gathering brought together many different communities. Celebrating the year that has passed and looking forward to our next year of projects. Our mission is to make Bedford a more inclusive town🫶.
Thank you to cakebox for gifting us the wonderful cake!🍰 @eggfreecake
And thank you to all for attending last night❤️. @gngbedford @bedsboroughpcf @pbic_bedford . And those not on instagram: The Romanian community, The Bhagwan Valmik Sabha, The Kenyan community, Ilearn Bedford and Khush Haal.
We celebrated a very successful year of projects, to name some:
- Our domestic abuse program- Delivering d.i.y workshops to women in a refuge whom may be fearful to call tradespeople for help once they move into their own homes.
- Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. We’re bringing survivors testimonies to local schools to educate young people about this tragic event. (Part of our “Back To Our Roots” project)
- Hosting with the Romanian community Bedfordshire’s first celebration of National Romanian day! (December 2023). (Part of our “Back To Our Roots” project)
- BSL festival! Bringing awareness to the hard of hearing community and delivering free BSL workshops to local businesses to be more inclusive.
- Advocacy and outreach. Advocating and advising vulnerable families & individuals on a vast array of issues, for example: housing, financial, education, isolation and mental health.
- Capacity building. Supporting small voluntary groups to make a positive impact in their communities.
To read more about our work please visit the link in our bio to visit our website❤️.
Last night we had our end of year celebration!🎊.
Our end of year gathering brought together many different communities. Celebrating the year that has passed and looking forward to our next year of projects. Our mission is to make Bedford a more inclusive town🫶.
Thank you to cakebox for gifting us the wonderful cake!🍰 @eggfreecake
And thank you to all for attending last night❤️. @gngbedford @bedsboroughpcf @pbic_bedford . And those not on instagram: The Romanian community, The Bhagwan Valmik Sabha, The Kenyan community, Ilearn Bedford and Khush Haal.
We celebrated a very successful year of projects, to name some:
- Our domestic abuse program- Delivering d.i.y workshops to women in a refuge whom may be fearful to call tradespeople for help once they move into their own homes.
- Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. We’re bringing survivors testimonies to local schools to educate young people about this tragic event. (Part of our “Back To Our Roots” project)
- Hosting with the Romanian community Bedfordshire’s first celebration of National Romanian day! (December 2023). (Part of our “Back To Our Roots” project)
- BSL festival! Bringing awareness to the hard of hearing community and delivering free BSL workshops to local businesses to be more inclusive.
- Advocacy and outreach. Advocating and advising vulnerable families & individuals on a vast array of issues, for example: housing, financial, education, isolation and mental health.
- Capacity building. Supporting small voluntary groups to make a positive impact in their communities.
To read more about our work please visit the link in our bio to visit our website❤️.
Thank you Uwamahoro Marie Chantal for delivering a powerful testimony about the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda at @stmschoolbedford @stm_sixthform
Thank you @stm_sixthform for giving us this opportunity too.
Uwamahoro Marie Chantal ask young people to take away from her story that no form of discrimination is ever acceptable and that the color of our skin does not make us any different 🙏! #DiscriminationAwareness #partnershipworking #B2OR #weareqpco
Thank you Uwamahoro Marie Chantal for delivering a powerful testimony about the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda at @stmschoolbedford @stm_sixthform
Thank you @stm_sixthform for giving us this opportunity too.
Uwamahoro Marie Chantal ask young people to take away from her story that no form of discrimination is ever acceptable and that the color of our skin does not make us any different 🙏! #DiscriminationAwareness #partnershipworking #B2OR #weareqpco
Come and join the team! We are looking for 2 part time staff, an administration officer and a community engagement officer. For more information, go to our website https://qpco.org.uk/careers/!
We look forward to hearing from you! #CommunitiesTogether #workinginpartnership #CommunityEngagement #weareqpco #MakeADifference
Come and join the team! We are looking for 2 part time staff, an administration officer and a community engagement officer. For more information, go to our website https://qpco.org.uk/careers/!
We look forward to hearing from you! #CommunitiesTogether #workinginpartnership #CommunityEngagement #weareqpco #MakeADifference
A delightful evening at @stalbanscathedral organised by @@stalbansdio & @Grassroots! We had a stall explaining how we serve our communities. Lots of thought provoking questions followed by people sharing their experiences of coming together #interfaithdialogue ! Thank you to the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for coming to say hello! #InterFaithWeek #workinginpartnership #communities
A delightful evening at @stalbanscathedral organised by @@stalbansdio & @Grassroots! We had a stall explaining how we serve our communities. Lots of thought provoking questions followed by people sharing their experiences of coming together #interfaithdialogue ! Thank you to the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire for coming to say hello! #InterFaithWeek #workinginpartnership #communities
